Database Security SME/Technical Lead

Description

MBL Technologies, Inc. offers a diverse set of management and technology consulting services to Federal government and commercial markets. Our solutions are tailored to support each client’s mission, accounting for their unique needs and operating environments to ensure success. We bring the right people, capabilities, and expertise together to assist our clients with enabling their mission. Together our individual differences drive successful business results.

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MBL Technologies is seeking an experienced Database Security Subject-Matter Expert (SME) / Technical Lead to support a federal cybersecurity initiative focused on safeguarding mission-critical data assets. The successful candidate will provide expert leadership in database vulnerability assessment, configuration management, and compliance monitoring across large-scale, enterprise environments. This role requires a deep technical understanding of database security controls, vulnerability management, and integration with broader cybersecurity monitoring tools and processes. 

This role is mostly remote; however, it will require occasional onsite meetings in the Bethesda, MD area. With no travel reimbursements allocated. This role is contingent based on contract award.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the planning, implementation, and continuous improvement of the federal client’s database security program.
• Operate and maintain automated vulnerability assessment and configuration compliance tools to identify and remediate database security weaknesses. 
• Analyze and interpret assessment results to develop actionable remediation plans addressing misconfigurations, missing patches, and other risks.
• Ensure consistent application of security baselines and hardening standards across multiple database platforms.
• Collaborate with system owners and administrators to implement and validate remediation actions within approved change control processes.
• Serve as the primary subject-matter expert for database security, providing guidance on security architecture, access controls, encryption, auditing, and compliance.
• Secure and manage enterprise-scale database systems, including Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and MySQL, across mixed production environments.
• Lead efforts to secure at least 1,000+ production databases, ensuring alignment with federal data protection and cybersecurity policies.
• Integrate database security tools with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platforms such as Splunk to enable continuous monitoring, alerting, and correlation.
• Collaborate with application developers, infrastructure teams, and cybersecurity operations to ensure database security throughout the system lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and vulnerability metrics to track remediation status, compliance posture, and risk trends.
• Perform risk analyses to assess the impact of identified vulnerabilities and prioritize remediation based on exploitability and mission impact.
• Identify and address systemic security issues and provide recommendations for improved data security architectures.
• Support the development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), database hardening guides, and best practices documentation.
• Stay current with evolving database threat landscapes, vulnerabilities, and emerging tools to strengthen the agency’s data protection posture.

Required Qualifications / Skills:

• 5+ years of experience in database security, administration, or information security roles within enterprise or large-scale environments.
• 3+ years of experience securing diverse database platforms (e.g., Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL) in production environments.
• Proven experience managing and securing 1,000+ production databases across mixed technologies.
• Proficiency with database vulnerability assessment and monitoring tools (e.g., IBM Guardium, Imperva, Oracle AVDF, or similar).
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and interpret scan results and coordinate effective remediation strategies.
• Experience integrating database security tools and audit logs with SIEMs (e.g., Splunk, ArcSight, QRadar) for enhanced threat detection and response.
• Strong understanding of NIST, FISMA, CISA directives, and federal cybersecurity frameworks.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications / Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field (preferred).
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CEH, CCSP, or Oracle Certified Professional (OCP).
• Hands-on experience with database encryption, access control, auditing, and compliance in federal or regulated environments.
• Familiarity with cloud-hosted database environments (AWS RDS, Azure SQL, or Google Cloud SQL).
• Experience supporting federal cybersecurity programs, Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) initiatives, or similar enterprise-scale security efforts.

MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY CODES (MOS codes):

170A, 170D, 17A, 17B, 17C, 17D, 24B, 25B, 47D, 94F, IT, 17 5309, 6203, 9735, 9740, 9890, 9891    

Corporate Citizen:

MBL Technologies’ vision is to make a positive difference – for our people, our customers, and our communities. As such, a commitment to service and excellence has been woven into the very fabric of our culture. MBL employees demonstrate a willingness to consistently go above and beyond and strive for excellence in all we do – championing, protecting, and celebrating the core business through the mission, vision, and values. All are expected to be good corporate citizens, supporting one another and internal corporate initiatives to build a stable business platform and ensure lasting company success.

Benefits:

MBL Technologies offers a competitive salary adjusted for candidate qualifications partnered with an industry-leading benefits package. This package includes incentive plans with corporate and individual-based performance bonuses, 401K, PTO, remote work, health and wellness programs, employee discounts, and learning and development reimbursement.

Eeo Statement:

MBL Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.

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