IBM Labs

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.