What are the responsibilities and job description for the Data Security Engineer - IBM Guardium position at DataFactZ?
Job Title: Data Security Engineer - IBM Guardium profiles with strong SQL and Python
Location: Remote (U.S.)
Employment Type: Contract
Job ID: DFZ-2026-915
About DataFactZ
DataFactZ is a data and analytics consulting company headquartered in Northville, Michigan, with delivery teams in the United States and India. For more than two decades, we've helped organizations turn their data into better decisions through data engineering, cloud data platforms on Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud, business intelligence and visualization, advanced analytics, and AI. Our consultants work on high-impact programs for fortune 500 clients, and we invest in their growth through certifications, hands-on learning, and meaningful work. Curiosity drives everything we do.
Required Skills:
- Hands-on experience deploying and supporting IBM Guardium for on-premises data discovery and classification, including DAM and Vulnerability Assessment
- Experience with Palo Alto Prisma Cloud DSPM (Prisma Cloud Data Security), including CSPM and CWP
- Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Experience with ServiceNow for incident, request, and change management
- Strong SQL/database experience (SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL)
- Strong understanding of data security, including data discovery, classification, and protection of sensitive data (PII, PHI, PCI)
- Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
- Experience working in Agile delivery teams
- Experience validating telemetry and log flows across enterprise security platforms (Splunk, Snowflake/EDW)
- Ability to execute and document runbooks and SOPs with audit-quality evidence
- Experience coordinating onboarding across multiple business units, subsidiaries, and diverse network environments
- Experience supporting highly regulated industries, preferably Healthcare and Insurance
Note:
- Must be comfortable with client travel and hands-on delivery
- Strong communication skills and enterprise consulting experience are highly preferred