Certified Cloud Architect
Novalink Solutions LLC · Madison
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Jul 27, 2026
Madison
Jul 29, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A time-and-materials contract engagement (~1,800 hours over 12 months) with the State of Wisconsin's Bureau of Security, placing a senior security engineer and strategic advisor alongside the CISO to operationalize an Accelerated Exposure Reduction Plan. The work spans hands-on DevSecOps pipeline engineering, AI toolchain integration, automated vulnerability remediation workflows, and knowledge transfer to internal staff — transitioning the state from manual vulnerability management to a continuous, AI-assisted authorization posture.
Senior level · Madison, WI · Contract
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 1 people in the Madison, WI area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (information security analysts). range 1–1
Applicant volume Light — Few people clear these requirements, so an application that does clear them gets looked at. Worth applying to even if you miss a nice-to-have.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $106,399 (middle half $89,547–$133,196).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (9)
This is a time-and-materials contract for approximately 1,800 hours over 12 months — a one-time initiative, not a permanent hire.
The SOC classification is a genuine judgment call: the role is primarily security-focused (vulnerability management, SI-2 operationalization, threat tooling) but involves substantial hands-on engineering (data pipelines, CI/CD gates, automation playbooks), making 15-1252 Software Developers a credible alternative. Security analysis and governance are the stated primary objectives, so 15-1212 was chosen.
Google Threat Intelligence and VirusTotal are listed as alternatives in the posting ('Google Threat Intel or VirusTotal'), so they are captured as a single requirement with VirusTotal as the alternative.
Gemini and Anthropic AI frameworks are listed together as a single requirement; Anthropic Claude is captured as the alternative.
Splunk, Google, Microsoft, and AWS appear only under the 'Nice to have Skills' section and are marked as preferred accordingly.
No compensation figures are stated anywhere in the posting.
No minimum years of overall experience is explicitly stated; the posting uses qualitative language ('proven', 'documented success', 'comprehensive expertise') without attaching a year count.
Location is inferred as Madison, WI based on the State of Wisconsin DOA/DET client; the posting does not explicitly state a work location or confirm remote eligibility.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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