Technical Lead DBA DB Research

Thales is a global technology leader trusted by governments institutions and enterprises to tackle their most demanding challenges. From quantum applications and artificial intelligence to cybersecurity and 6G innovation our solutions empower critical decisions rooted in human intelligence. Operating at the forefront of aerospace and space cybersecurity and digital identity were driven by a mission to build a future we can all trust.

Requirements:

We are looking for talented and passionate engineers to join our team in protecting enterprise infrastructures and data from cyber-attacks. The job requires a very high degree of ownership and independence in making technical architectural and product decisions.

The team is responsible for evaluating security risks across all RDBMS NoSQL and Big Data services within the organization. It serves as the central authority for database security expertise and risk assessment.

You will develop a deep understanding of secure configurations to protect customer data and database services end-to-end. To safeguard our customers you will design and implement security policies that detect alert on and mitigate real-time database attacks.

In this role you will gain comprehensive knowledge of security threats across diverse database technologies and guide customers in configuring their systems to prevent data loss data breaches denial-of-service attacks and other vulnerabilities. You will ensure customers remain compliant with DISA and CIS Benchmarks as well as regulatory standards such as PCI HIPAA FISMA SOX and GDPR.

Your responsibilities will include tracking security patches researching new vulnerabilities validating proofs of concept and advising on mitigation strategies for known CVEs. For every new database release the team will analyze features and assess associated risks.

As a leader in data security you will proactively deliver updates that keep customers ahead of emerging threats surpassing community and industry standards. You will also analyze database commands to anticipate potential attacks and contribute to developing automated tools for testing and resolving security issues across multiple environments.

• in Computer Science or equivalent from a known university;

• 6 years of experience in different RDBMS databases (specifically Oracle MySQL SQL Server and DB2) is a must.

• Deep knowledge of Linux environment

• Proven experience with shell scripts in Windows & Linux (batch bash) advantage (basic knowledge enough)

• Strong SQL skills -must

• Knowledge & Experience with all different tasks of database maintenance including performance tuning backups user management audit configuration database installation and patch installation. advantage

• Proven experience with a variety of regulations including PCI SOX GDPR FISMA HIPAA advantage

• Proven experience with implementing security regulations based on DISA/CIS advantage

• Experience with Big Data (MongoDB Cassandra Hadoop) advantage

• Regular expression must

• Information Security

• Knowledge and understanding of REST;

• Cloud platforms such as AWS GCP and Azure - basic understanding of concepts;

• Knowledge of CI/CD tools and processes;

• Experience with Golang/Python an advantage;

At Thales were committed to fostering a workplace where respect trust collaboration and passion drive everything we do. Here youll feel empowered to bring your best self thrive in a supportive culture and love the work you do. Join us and be part of a team reimagining technology to create solutions that truly make a difference for a safer greener and more inclusive world.