Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. First Citizens Bank is a financial institution seeking a Database Engineer Consultant for a remote role. This position leads the development and support of infrastructure for the Bank's database technologies, acting as a technical lead and providing consultative guidance across the organization.
Responsibilities
- 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, etc.)
- Integrate masking and data provisioning into CI/CD pipelines, enabling secure-by-design development workflows
- Conduct risk assessments of non-production environments to identify residual data exposure and drive remediation
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize masking performance, data consistency, and operational reliability
- 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
- 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
Skills
- 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
- 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
- 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.)
- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical and semi-technical 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 knowledge-sharing skills
- Mentorship and leadership capabilities within technical teams
Benefits
- Benefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at https://jobs.firstcitizens.com/benefits.
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