Security Database Administrator

Job Description

Job 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.

• 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.