Senior SQL and Cloud Engineer
Posted on: 6 Oct 2021
Cary, NC
Job Description
Role Value Proposition:
The Senior Data Security Admin will identify, develop, and implement cloud database security solutions to enhance MetLife’s policy and controls environment. This hands-on position also requires strong global collaboration skills to work with cross functional teams, to ensure that the design of cloud database technology solutions comply with MetLife’s information risk and security policies and regulatory obligations.
Key Responsibilities:
Ability to continuously monitor cloud database services to ensure the latest security improvements can be implemented. Ability to remediate issues around misconfigurations that might arise out of improper practices.
Willingness to learn new technologies/Cloud Platforms and ability to understand how security controls are implemented in the Cloud.
Some experience on cloud instance/storage design, provisioning and performance monitoring
On-prem to cloud migrations
Perform Technical Security Reviews, and Risk Assessments
Ensure all database environments at MetLife are secure and appropriately monitoring for risk and vulnerabilities. Database environments include SQL, Oracle, MongoDB, Hadoop, Sybase, DB2, and UDB.
Partnering with architecture, engineering, application, security, and operational staff to identify and drive resolution on database security gaps.
Handling operations and maintenance, while integrating output from these tools into daily security operations.
Interfacing with vendors to ensure the appropriate tools, configurations, and workflows are in place.
Essential Business Experience and Technical Skills:
Required:
5+ years of solid experience with designing, implementing, supporting and scaling SQL Server.
Experience in Information Security domains with any of the major public Cloud platforms (Azure preferred) and ability to translate different security domains into controls.
Experience with Postgres/CosmosDB and other cloud databases
Technologist that can pick things up very quickly, be independent, and become an expert.
Willingness to learn. Possess strong communication skills and be able to document and explain technical details clearly and concisely.
Accomplished change management leader, able to operate effectively in a highly matrixed environment
Preferred:
Certification in one or more of the following technologies: Microsoft Azure Security Engineer, Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer, AWS Certified Security Specialty, CCSP, CISSP, CISA, or CISM.
BA/BS in related field
Strong record of success in supporting large scale programs, preferably in a global organization.
Business Category
IT Risk & Security
Number of Openings
1
MetLife
New York, New York
MetLife, Inc. is the holding corporation for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MLIC), better known as MetLife, and its affiliates. MetLife is among the largest global providers of insurance, annuities, and employee benefit programs, with 90 million customers in over 60 countries. The firm was founded on March 24, 1868 MetLife ranked No. 43 in the 2018 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue.
On January 6, 1915, MetLife completed the mutualization process, changing from a stock life insurance company owned by individuals to a mutual company operating without external shareholders and for the benefit of policyholders. The company went public in 2000. Through its subsidiaries and affiliates, MetLife holds leading market positions in the United States, Japan, Latin America, Asia's Pacific region, Europe, and the Middle East. MetLife serves 90 of the largest Fortune 500 companies. The company's principal offices are located at 200 Park Avenue, New York City in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, though it retains some executive offices and its boardroom in the MetLife Building, located at 200 Park Avenue, New York City, which it sold in 2005.
In January 2016, the company announced that it would spin off U.S. Retail business, including individual life insurance and annuities for the retail market, in a separate company called Brighthouse Financial. They will maintain the MetLife name on MetLife Stadium. On March 6, 2017, the separated U.S. Retail business launched Brighthouse Financial – an independent company focused on life insurance and annuities.
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IndustryInsurance
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No. of Employees49,000
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