Security Data Architect
Location: Chicago, IL (Hybrid)
Job Type: W2 Contract
Schedule: Monday – Friday, 1st shift
Pay Rate: Starting at $78/hourly with optional benefits packages including PTO, medical insurance, and 401k
Job Summary:
This contract role is accountable for architecting and operationalizing the design phase of our client’s Unified Vulnerability Management (UVM) and Security Data Lake initiative. The analyst will define the canonical data model, normalization patterns (Bronze/Silver/Gold), and integration approach across scanners, asset sources, and remediation workflows to deliver a unified view of the vulnerability landscape. The role partners with Security Architecture, Vulnerability Management, AppSec, and Enterprise Data teams to evaluate platform options (e.g., Axonius vs. broader data platforms), ensure vendor-agnostic data portability, and prepare the program for 2026 delivery stages.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the decision/design phase of the project by producing target-state architecture, integration patterns, and a delivery roadmap aligned with the UVM + Security Data Lake business case.
- Define the canonical data model for vulnerability, asset, and exposure data using the Bronze/Silver/Gold (medallion) normalization approach.
- Establish data quality rules, metrics, and SLAs across sources; define controls for lineage, cataloging, and business definitions.
- Evaluate tooling strategy with a vendor-agnostic posture, including Axonius and alternative data services; document integration points and trade-offs.
- Design and prototype ingestion/mapping for key systems; define normalization schema and harmonized identifiers.
- Specify a prioritization methodology that fuses external severity with internal business risk factors.
- Define integration patterns to ServiceNow for ticket creation, assignment, and status telemetry.
- Ensure architecture and data flows comply with Vulnerability Management Standards and Security Architecture guidance.
- Specify flexible reporting for technical and leadership stakeholders; define certified semantic layers and downstream access.
- Contribute to vendor and platform due diligence, including market scans and structured evaluations with success criteria and migration considerations.
- Create a runbook and handoff plan to operations and engineering teams for 2026 delivery stages.
Required Skills:
- Data Architecture & Modeling: Expertise in canonical modeling, medallion/Delta patterns, data contracts, and MDM/ER techniques.
- Security Data Domain: Working fluency with vulnerability, asset, and security datasets and their role in CTEM outcomes.
- Integration & Pipelines: Hands-on experience with ingestion frameworks and schema evolution for scanners and asset sources.
- Governance & Quality: Proven ability to define data quality rules, metrics, lineage, cataloging, and common definitions.
- Workflow/ITSM: Familiarity with ServiceNow data models and ticket orchestration.
- Communication & Influence: Ability to align diverse stakeholders around a unified architecture and phased plan.
Education & Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline, or equivalent work experience.
- Minimum of 7 years of technical experience in data analytics, security vulnerability analysis, remediation management, data architecture, or security data strategy.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in consulting or technical account management.
- Certifications: CISSP, CCSP, PMP, Network+, Security+.
- Experience with asset aggregation platforms such as Axonius, ArmorCode, TenableOne, Brinqa, or Kenna Security.
- Familiarity with vulnerability and remediation management data analysis.
- Experience with cloud data platforms (e.g., BigQuery, Power BI, Tableau).