Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) Engineer

Location: Phoenix, AZ (100% onsite)

About the Role

The contractor will function as an operations and engineering resource within the Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) team, supporting the implementation and day-to-day management of data security controls across the enterprise. Responsibilities include working with IGDC/1touch for on-premises environments and Cortex for cloud platforms to onboard data sources, maintain integrations, and ensure effective data discovery, classification, and policy enforcement.

Contractors will collaborate with internal team members, infrastructure teams, and vendor partners to troubleshoot issues, optimize configurations, and ensure stable and secure operations aligned with enterprise standards. They will also support ongoing DSPM operations by monitoring system health, resolving incidents, and driving continuous improvements in tool performance and coverage.

Additional duties include coordinating with cross-functional teams to implement enhancements, manage updates, address data security risks, contribute to operational documentation and reporting, and provide engineering support for scaling DSPM capabilities across both on-premises and cloud environments while ensuring alignment with organizational security and compliance objectives.

Responsibilities

• Onboard data sources and maintain integrations for on-premises (IGDC/1touch) and cloud (Cortex) environments.
• Ensure effective data discovery, classification, and policy enforcement.
• Collaborate with internal teams and vendor partners to troubleshoot issues and optimize configurations.
• Monitor system health, resolve incidents, and drive improvements in DSPM tool performance.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to implement enhancements and manage updates.
• Address data security risks identified through DSPM tooling.
• Contribute to operational documentation, reporting, and metrics.
• Provide engineering support for scaling DSPM capabilities across on-premises and cloud environments.
• Ensure alignment with organizational security and compliance objectives.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity, data security, or data engineering with a strong focus on data discovery, classification, or SSPM.
• Strong expertise in modern data architectures (data lakes, warehouses, distributed systems).
• Experience with structured and unstructured data ecosystems.
• Knowledge of data classification methodologies and regulatory frameworks (PCI, PII).
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale integrations, including:
  • Data catalog platforms
  • ITAM / CMDB systems
  • SIEM / SOAR or security analytics platforms
• Strong technical skills in:
  • APIs and integration patterns (REST, event-driven architectures)
  • Programming/scripting (Python preferred)
  • Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)