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Data & Governance Consultant

Tekfortune Inc.Milpitas, CA🇺🇸United StatesPosted 1 Sept 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This role offers a fantastic opportunity to deepen your expertise in cutting-edge data security and governance solutions, working with leading platforms and diverse stakeholders. You'll thrive here if you're a proactive mid-senior professional eager to drive impactful technical assessments and recommendations within a collaborative environment. Apply now to shape the future of data governance!

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Work mode
On Site
Location
Milpitas, CA, United States
Posted
3 days ago
ComplianceRequirements GatheringRisk ManagementStakeholder ManagementVendor Management

Job Description

Role – Data & Governance Consultant

Location- Milpitas, CA (5 days work from office)

Job Title

Data & Governance Consultant – Data Security & Governance POC

Position Summary

The consultant will support the evaluation of enterprise Data Security Posture Management (DSPM), Data Governance, Classification, Access Governance, and AI Data Risk Governance solutions. The role involves coordinating with customers, OEM vendors, and internal stakeholders to execute a Proof of Concept (POC) comparing Microsoft Purview, Varonis, and BigID platforms and providing technical assessments and recommendations.

 

Key Responsibilities

POC Planning & Requirements Gathering
  • Participate in project kickoff and planning activities.
  • Conduct stakeholder interviews (up to 15 stakeholders).
  • Identify data assets, repositories, and governance use cases.
  • Define test datasets and document current-state governance controls.
Data Classification & Governance Evaluation
  • Assess data discovery, classification, and labelling capabilities.
  • Evaluate custom classifiers, sensitive information types (SITs), and auto-labelling policies.
  • Test governance capabilities across:
  • SharePoint Online
  • OneDrive for Business
  • Exchange Online
  • On-premises File Shares (CIFS/NFS)
 

Access Governance & DSPM Assessment
  • Evaluate permission analytics and entitlement visibility.
  • Assess excessive access detection and data ownership capabilities.
  • Review governance controls and remediation workflows.
  • Analyze policy enforcement mechanisms and DLP controls.
 

AI Data Risk Governance
  • Evaluate DSPM for AI capabilities.
  • Assess governance controls for Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, and enterprise AI applications.
  • Review AI policy enforcement, monitoring, and reporting functions.
  • Evaluate AI data exposure and risk management capabilities.
 

Vendor & Technical Coordination
  • Coordinate with Microsoft, Varonis, and BigID teams.
  • Review platform configurations and deployment approaches.
  • Validate use cases and technical outcomes across vendors.
  • Support environment readiness and testing activities.
 

Reporting & Recommendations
  • Consolidate findings from all governance pillars.
  • Develop comparative scoring and assessment reports.
  • Document platform strengths, weaknesses, and trade-offs.
  • Contribute to architecture recommendations (single vendor, hybrid, or best-of-breed approach).
  • Support executive presentations and knowledge transfer sessions.
 

Required Skills & Experience

Technical Skills

Microsoft Purview

Information Protection

Data Classification & Labeling

DSPM

DLP

Compliance Reporting

Varonis

DatAdvantage

Permission Analytics

Data Governance

Access Management
  • BigID
    • Data Intelligence
    • Data Discovery
    • Data Classification
    • AI Governance
  • Microsoft 365 Security & Compliance
  • Data Governance Frameworks
  • Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)
  • Access Governance & Identity Concepts
  • AI/GenAI Risk Governance
  • Compliance & Audit Reporting
Functional Skills
  • Stakeholder management
  • Requirements gathering
  • Technical evaluation and analysis
  • Comparative product assessments
  • Executive reporting
  • Documentation and presentation skills
  • Vendor management and coordination
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with Microsoft Security & Compliance solutions.
  • Knowledge of data classification, data protection, and governance programs.
  • Experience evaluating enterprise security platforms.
  • Understanding of AI governance and Copilot security controls.
  • Familiarity with hybrid cloud and Microsoft 365 environments.
 

Education
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Cyber Security, or related discipline.
  • Relevant certifications (preferred):
    • Microsoft Purview / Security Certifications
    • Data Governance Certifications
    • Information Security Certifications (CISSP, CISM, etc.)
 

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