Description Security-focused Database Administrator responsible for protecting enterprise Oracle and IBM DB2 environments. This role owns database hardening, least-privilege access control, activity monitoring, and audit/compliance readiness across on-premises and cloud platforms. The ideal candidate blends deep DBA fundamentals with a security-first mindset and hands-on experience with database security tooling.
Key Responsibilities- Administer and secure production and non-production Oracle and IBM DB2 databases, with security controls as a primary responsibility rather than an afterthought.
- Manage Oracle Data Safe end to end: security assessments, user risk assessments, sensitive data discovery, data masking, activity auditing, and SQL Firewall policy management.
- Design, implement, and maintain row-based access controls - Oracle Virtual Private Database (VPD), Oracle Label Security, and Real Application Security; DB2 Row and Column Access Control (RCAC) and Label-Based Access Control (LBAC).
- Own user maintenance and access governance: account provisioning and deprovisioning, roles, privileges, grants/revokes, profiles, and password/authentication policies.
- Conduct periodic access reviews and recertification; enforce separation of duties and least-privilege principles.
- Deploy, configure, tune, and monitor Imperva (Database Activity Monitoring / Data Security Fabric / database firewall): policies, alerting, blocking rules, and audit reporting.
Requirements - 5+ years of database administration experience, including hands-on support of Oracle and IBM DB2 environments.
- Strong experience securing production and non-production database environments in enterprise settings.
- Deep knowledge of Oracle database administration, security configuration, and access control.
- Strong working knowledge of IBM DB2 administration and database security capabilities.
- Hands-on experience with Oracle Data Safe, including:
- Security assessments
- User risk assessments
- Sensitive data discovery
- Data masking
- Activity auditing
- SQL Firewall policy management
- Experience implementing and administering row-based and label-based security controls, including:
- Oracle Virtual Private Database (VPD)
- Oracle Label Security
- Oracle Real Application Security
- DB2 Row and Column Access Control (RCAC)
- DB2 Label-Based Access Control (LBAC)
- Experience managing database identity and access administration, including:
- User provisioning and deprovisioning
- Roles and privilege management
- Grants and revokes
- Profiles
- Password and authentication policy enforcement
- Proven experience conducting periodic access reviews, recertifications, and separation-of-duties controls.
- Hands-on experience deploying and administering Imperva database security tools, such as:
- Database Activity Monitoring (DAM)
- Database firewall controls
- Policy configuration
- Alerting and blocking rules
- Audit reporting
- Strong understanding of least-privilege principles, database hardening, and audit/compliance readiness.
- Experience supporting databases across both on-premises and cloud environments.
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