IBM Guardium Security Engineer - It Services | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Role overview

Key accountabilities

• Configure, monitor, and maintain IBM Guardium environments; manage policies, alerts, reports, and dashboards.
• Monitor database activity and identify suspicious or unauthorized access.
• Support database discovery, classification, vulnerability assessment, and auditing; troubleshoot Guardium Collectors, Aggregators, S-TAPs, and related components.
• Work with database and cybersecurity teams to investigate and respond to security incidents.
• Support database security and data protection compliance and audit requirements; prepare reports and security recommendations.
• Assist with Guardium upgrades, deployments, integrations, and ongoing maintenance.
• Document configurations, procedures, incidents, troubleshooting, and technical changes; improve monitoring and protection processes.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 1–2 years of hands-on experience with IBM Guardium or a similar Database Activity Monitoring solution.
• Basic understanding of database technologies such as Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, or PostgreSQL.
• Knowledge of database security, auditing, access controls, and data protection.
• Familiarity with Guardium S-TAP, Collectors, policies, reporting, and monitoring.
• Troubleshooting, analytical, communication, collaboration, and security-event investigation abilities.

Additional qualifications

• IBM Guardium or relevant IBM security certification.
• Experience with SIEM integration and security monitoring.
• Knowledge of DLP, DAM, vulnerability management, and security compliance frameworks.
• Experience in a cybersecurity service provider, SOC, or security operations environment.
• Exposure to enterprise database security implementations and monitoring.

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