BigID Engineer

BigID Engineer Target rate $65/hr w2 1 year contract. Remote - All work must be done in the USA. Only candidates currently living in the US and able to work on our W2 will be considered. No Sponsorship available. • • • We CANNOT work with OPT-EAD’s or student Visa’s, please do not apply • • • Candidates must work on our W2 without needing sponsorship. • • • We do not work with Corp to Corp in any manner including any form of referral bonus. Please refrain from applying if: • You work through a company i.e. Corp to Corp; We will not work with agencies in any manner. We are only permitted to work with w2 employees that do not require sponsorship. • You do not truly fit the requires skills. Job Description: BigID Engineer Position Summary: hands-on experience in developing and implementing solutions using BigID, along with strong foundational knowledge of cloud platforms such as Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Amazon Web Services (AWS). The ideal candidate will work on data discovery, classification, and privacy initiatives, contributing to our data governance/compliance strategy. Responsibilities: • Design, develop, and maintain BigID integrations with enterprise systems (databases, cloud storage, data warehouses, APIs) for automated discovery and classification of sensitive data. • Customize BigID data discovery policies, classifiers, and connectors to meet regulatory, privacy, and security requirements (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA). • Implement and optimize data discovery workflows using BigID’s configuration tools, APIs, and scripting capabilities for scalability and performance. • Develop custom metadata enrichment rules to improve data context, and governance. • Work closely with data governance, privacy, and security teams to align BigID solutions with business compliance frameworks. • Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to BigID platform performance, data ingestion, classification accuracy, and connector reliability. • Write and maintain technical documentation for BigID configurations, custom scripts, and integration patterns. • Lead code reviews and mentor junior team members on BigID best practices, scripting • Collaborate with BigID product support and vendor teams to escalate and resolve platform-level issues or request feature enhancements. • Stay updated with BigID platform updates and emerging data privacy regulations, applying changes to maintain compliance and technical efficiency. Required Skills & Qualifications: • Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent • Proven experience with BigID platform (development, configuration, deployment). • Strong understanding of cloud technologies – primarily GCP and AWS. • Knowledge of data classification, data governance, and privacy frameworks (e.g., GDPR, CCPA). • Hands-on experience with data connectors, APIs, and cloud storage integrations. • Familiarity with cloud basics, including IAM, networking, and storage fundamentals. • Ability to work in an agile environment with minimal supervision. • BigID Certification (extra credit). • Experience with scripting languages such as Python or Shell. • Prior experience working in data privacy or security-focused projects.