Data Security Engineer – Database Activity Monitoring

About the role

We are looking for a Data Security Engineer specialized in Database Activity Monitoring (DAM) to protect sensitive healthcare data across on‑premise and cloud environments. The role will design, deploy and operate DAM solutions, ensuring full visibility of privileged database activity.

Key responsibilities

• Deploy, configure and monitor DAM agents or agent‑less collectors on all in‑scope database instances.
• Maintain an accurate inventory of databases and ensure complete coverage.
• Define and tune monitoring policies for logins, DDL/DML/DCL, schema changes, privilege modifications and sensitive data access.
• Provide session‑level monitoring of privileged users and service accounts.
• Adjust anomaly‑detection baselines to minimise false positives.
• Set up real‑time alerts for unauthorized access, privilege escalation, after‑hours activity and bulk data extraction.
• Guarantee audit‑trail integrity through tamper‑resistance, cryptographic verification and segregation of duties.
• Manage log retention, archiving and evidence handling for incident response.

Required profile

• 5+ years of security engineering or database security operations experience, with at least 3 years focused on DAM or database audit technologies.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Engineering or a related field; postgraduate qualifications are a plus.
• Relevant certifications such as Imperva DAM/SecureSphere, Microsoft/Azure database or security, CISSP or Security+.
• Hands‑on experience with SQL Server, Oracle or PostgreSQL administration.

Required skills

• Imperva DAM or equivalent monitoring platform.
• SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL and cloud database fundamentals.
• Database activity policies, privileged monitoring and anomaly detection.
• SIEM, SOAR, PAM and ITSM integrations.
• Log integrity, retention, troubleshooting and evidence handling.