IBM Guardium DAM Engineer – Database Security

Location: Doha, Qatar

Work Arrangement: Onsite

Experience: 3–5 Years

Salary: Up to QAR 16,000 per month

Job Category: Information Technology (IT) & Software;
Banking & Insurance;
Legal & Compliance

An opportunity is available for an experienced Database Activity Monitoring (DAM) Engineer specializing in IBM Guardium to work onsite in Doha, Qatar. The role focuses on database security, activity monitoring, privileged access monitoring, sensitive data protection, and compliance reporting.

The ideal candidate will have 3–5 years of hands‑on experience with IBM Guardium DAM or equivalent database security platforms. Strong technical expertise in Guardium Collectors, Aggregators, Central Manager, S‑TAP deployment and troubleshooting, and security policy configuration is required. Experience working with multiple database platforms and integrating monitoring tools with SIEM solutions is also important.

This position is suitable for database security professionals who can investigate security alerts, support compliance requirements, and help protect sensitive data across enterprise database environments. A bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical discipline and the mandatory IBM Guardium certification are required as specified in the vacancy.

The original announcement focuses on the following technical areas. Specific daily duties may be confirmed with the employer.

• Deploy, configure, and troubleshoot IBM Guardium Collectors, Aggregators, Central Manager, and S‑TAP components.
• Configure Guardium policies for database activity monitoring, privileged access monitoring, and sensitive data protection.
• Monitor database activities and support database security auditing.
• Work with Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, DB2, and MongoDB environments.
• Analyze SQL activity and investigate database security alerts.
• Support compliance reporting for PCI-DSS, SOX, and GDPR.
• Use Python or Bash scripting and Guardium REST APIs for automation and integration.
• Support Splunk and other SIEM integrations.
• Investigate incidents involving database security, network segmentation, encryption, and related controls.
• Support monitoring of cloud database environments where applicable.

• 3–5 years of hands‑on experience with IBM Guardium DAM or an equivalent database security platform.
• Strong expertise in Guardium Collectors, Aggregators, Central Manager, and S‑TAP deployment and troubleshooting.
• Experience configuring security policies, privileged access monitoring, sensitive data protection, and activity auditing.
• Knowledge of Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, DB2, and MongoDB, including SQL analysis.
• Experience with PCI-DSS, SOX, and GDPR compliance reporting.
• Hands‑on experience with Python or Bash scripting, Guardium REST APIs, and Splunk/SIEM integration.
• Understanding of incident investigation, database security alerts, TCP/IP, network segmentation, and encryption.
• Exposure to AWS RDS/Aurora, Azure SQL, or Google Cloud SQL is an advantage.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering, or an equivalent qualification.
• Mandatory: IBM Certified Deployment Professional – Security Guardium.
• Preferred: IBM Certified Administrator – Security Guardium.
• Additional advantageous certifications include Oracle or SQL Server database certifications, CompTIA Security+, CySA+, CEH, or CISSP.

Salary:
Up to QAR 16,000 per month.

The employer has not specified additional benefits, allowances, training provisions, or certification reimbursement.

The position offers an opportunity to strengthen expertise in enterprise database security, activity monitoring, privileged access controls, SIEM integration, and regulatory compliance. These skills can support further professional development in database security engineering, cybersecurity operations, and information security.