Key Responsibilities:
- Able to implement IBM Guardium infrastructure, including collectors, aggregators, S-TAPs, and Guardium agents.
- Configure policies, data activity monitoring (DAM), vulnerability assessments, and compliance controls.
- Integrate Guardium with SIEM tools, ticketing systems, and other enterprise security platforms.
- Analyze Guardium alerts and reports to detect suspicious activity and potential data breaches.
- Conduct database vulnerability scans and recommend remediation measures.
- Support investigation of database-related security incidents and provide forensic analysis.
- Manage software patches, version upgrades, and system performance tuning.
- Maintain configuration documentation and provide user training to relevant teams.
Skills & Qualifications:
- Strong knowledge of IBM Guardium architecture, components, and policies.
- Experience with DAM, classification, and vulnerability assessment features.
- Understanding of relational databases (Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.).
- Familiarity with regulatory compliance frameworks (PCI DSS, HIPAA, SOX).
- Integration experience with SIEM tools.
- Strong troubleshooting, performance tuning, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and documentation skills.
Preferred Background:
- Experience in database security or related roles.
- IBM Guardium certification (e.g., IBM Certified Administrator – Guardium) would be good.