Position : DB Security Specialist (DBA / Database Engineer SME) ||C2C

Position : DB Security Specialist (DBA / Database Engineer SME)

Location: Charlotte, NC / Chandler, AZ / Irving, TX / Iselin, NJ Onsite

Duration : Long term Contract C2C

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced DB Security Specialist / Database Engineer SME to support enterprise cyber security and database security initiatives across critical platforms. The role requires strong expertise in securing, administering, monitoring, and optimizing enterprise databases while ensuring compliance with organizational security standards and regulatory requirements.

The ideal candidate should possess strong hands-on experience in database administration, access control, vulnerability management, encryption, performance optimization, and security governance across large-scale enterprise environments.

Key Responsibilities

Manage and secure enterprise database environments across production and non-production systems
Implement database security controls, hardening standards, and access governance policies
Monitor database environments for security vulnerabilities, threats, and unauthorized access
Perform database patching, upgrades, vulnerability remediation, and compliance activities
Configure and manage encryption, masking, auditing, and privileged access controls
Support incident response activities related to database security events
Collaborate with Cyber Security, Infrastructure, IAM, and Application teams on remediation initiatives
Perform performance tuning, backup/recovery, disaster recovery, and high-availability activities
Ensure compliance with enterprise security standards, SOX, PCI-DSS, GDPR, and internal audit controls
Create technical documentation, SOPs, security standards, and operational runbooks
Mandatory Skills

· Database Technologies

· Strong hands-on experience with:

· Oracle DBA

· MS SQL Server

· PostgreSQL

· MySQL / MariaDB

· MongoDB (preferred)

· Experience managing enterprise-scale database environments.

· Database Security

· Database hardening and security best practices

· Database activity monitoring (DAM)

· TDE (Transparent Data Encryption)

· Data masking/tokenization

· Role-based access control (RBAC)

· Privileged access management

· Audit logging and compliance monitoring

· Vulnerability assessment and remediation

· Cyber Security & Compliance

Knowledge of:

CIS benchmarks
NIST
SOX
PCI-DSS
GDPR
Cyber security governance frameworks
Experience handling security incidents and audit findings.
Cloud & Infrastructure
Experience with cloud database platforms:
AWS RDS
Azure SQL
Tools/Technologies:

IBM Guardium
Imperva DAM
CyberArk
HashiCorp Vault
SIEM integrations (Splunk/QRadar)
Additional exposure:

Dev SecOps and Infrastructure as Code
Kubernetes / containerized database security
Banking / Financial Services domain experience
Certifications Preferred
CISSP
CEH
Security+
Oracle Certified Professional (OCP)
Ideal Candidate Profile
Strong mix of Database Administration + Cyber Security expertise
Hands-on production support experience in enterprise environments
Ability to work across Infrastructure, Security, Audit, and Engineering teams
Strong troubleshooting and incident management capability
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills