Database Engineer Consultant

Data Masking - NonProduction Environments (Delphix)

• Architect and implement data masking and virtualization solutions to protect sensitive data in development, testing, and QA environments.
• Lead the design of masking algorithms, rulesets, and policies for PII, PHI, PCI, and other regulated data types.
• Configure and manage Delphix environments across multiple database platforms (Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, DB2, Netezza, VSAM, File masking).
• Integrate masking and data provisioning into CI/CD pipelines, enabling secure-by-design development workflows.
• Conduct risk assessments of nonproduction environments to identify residual data exposure and drive remediation.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize masking performance, data consistency, and operational reliability.

Dynamic Data Masking - Production Environments

• Understanding design and implementation of dynamic data masking to redact data in production.

Stakeholder Engagement, Education & Enablement

• Work closely with application owners, developers, DBAs, infrastructure teams, and testers to understand business workflows and data usage patterns.
• Clearly explain why data must be masked or encrypted, how the controls reduce risk, and how they support regulatory and enterprise compliance.
• Educate teams on how TLS and data masking technologies work, including limitations, tradeoffs, and best practices.
• Influence adoption through collaboration rather than enforcement-balancing security, usability, and performance.
• Serve as a trusted advisor during onboarding of new applications, platforms, and integrations.

Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement

• Develop, maintain, and improve documentation, runbooks, standards, and technical guidance.
• Support audits and regulatory inquiries with clear evidence of implementation and control effectiveness.
• Automate monitoring, testing, and validation of encryption and masking controls where possible.
• Stay current on emerging data protection threats, technologies, and industry best practices, recommending enhancements as needed.
• Provide mentoring and technical guidance to junior engineers and operational teams.

Bachelor’s Degree and 8 years of experience in Database Technologies OR High School Diploma or GED and 12 years of experience in Database Technologies

Technical Skills

• Strong expertise in TLS, HTTPS, certificates, PKI, and encryption protocols
• Hands-on experience with Delphix data masking and virtualization
• Deep understanding of relational databases and data classification/masking strategies
• Understanding of dynamic data masking
• Have knowledge in cloud environment and Delphix deployment in Azure or AWS
• Experience integrating security controls into CI/CD and DevOps pipelines
• Proficiency with scripting/automation (Python, PowerShell, SQL, etc.)
• Knowledge of regulatory and compliance frameworks (PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, etc.)
• Familiar with using ServiceNow and Jira service requests

Professional & Soft Skills

• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to nontechnical and semitechnical audiences
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence without authority
• Collaborative mindset with experience working across application, infrastructure, security, and compliance teams
• Risk-based thinking-able to balance security requirements with business needs
• Excellent documentation, presentation, and knowledgesharing skills
• Mentorship and leadership capabilities within technical teams, First Citizens Bank is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles), color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military membership, application, or obligation, or any other legally protected status.