Senior Database Security Specialist

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London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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BCM Industry

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09/02/2026

Req. VR-120869

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Project description

Our customer is a top-tier investment bank with client assets of hundreds of billion globally.

Reason to join us
• We offer the opportunity to work in a highly professional environment where you will work with high-level financial instruments
• We want you to be part of our success story and give you reasons to be proud of what you achieved as part of our fabulous team
• We give you the opportunity to develop yourself and evolve in your career via our fantastic technical, business-related or soft skills training
• We encourage creative-thinking in our great open-minded work environment. Frequently the relaxation rooms are the place where the most ambitions ideas are born.
• We are not just professional teams, we are also friends that have fun working together
• If you are an active person and you feel motivated by the creation/development of the software solutions, then this is the place to be, you will not get bored.

Responsibilities
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Develop and maintain secure configuration baselines and hardening standards for enterprise databases (Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, cloud-native databases).

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Conduct database security assessments, architecture reviews, and technical risk evaluations for new and existing platforms.

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Implement and manage encryption, key management, and secure data‑handling practices across the Bank's data landscape.

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Design and enforce strong authentication, authorization, and privileged‑access models in collaboration with Identity & Access Management (IAM) teams.

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Deploy and optimize database activity monitoring (DAM) tools to detect and respond to unusual or unauthorized behavior.

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Investigate data‑security incidents and provide expert input into incident response activities.

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Perform vulnerability assessments, patch and configuration gap analysis, and support remediation planning.

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Ensure compliance with internal security controls and external regulations (ISO 27001, SOX, GDPR, NIST).

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Support cloud security initiatives across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud for database services and certificate/secret management workflows.

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Collaborate with engineering, architecture, application teams, and governance stakeholders to embed secure design principles.

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Produce clear documentation, security guidelines, risk reports, and recommendations for technical and business stakeholders.

Skills

Must have

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BSc. / MSc. in Computer Science or equivalent.

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8+ years of experience in database security, cybersecurity engineering, or database administration.

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Strong knowledge of enterprise database technologies and security principles.

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Experience with encryption, secure configuration, and secure access controls.

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Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their managed database offerings.

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Understanding of security frameworks such as NIST, CIS Benchmarks, ISO 27001.

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Experience in analyzing logs, alerts, and security events.

Nice to have

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n/a

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Languages

English: C1 Advanced

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Seniority

Senior

London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Req. VR-120869

Other Scripting Languages

BCM Industry

09/02/2026

Req. VR-120869

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