Thales is a global technology leader trusted by governments, institutions, and enterprises to tackle their most demanding challenges. From quantum applications and artificial intelligence to cybersecurity and 6G innovation, our solutions empower critical decisions rooted in human intelligence. Operating at the forefront of aerospace and space, cybersecurity and digital identity, we’re driven by a mission to build a future we can all trust.
Present in India since 1953, Thales is headquartered in Noida and has other operational offices and sites spread across Delhi, Gurugram, Bengaluru and Mumbai, among others. Over 2200 employees are working with Thales and its joint ventures in India. Since the beginning, Thales has been playing an essential role in India’s growth story by sharing its technologies and expertise in Defence, Aerospace and Cyber & Digital sectors. Thales has two engineering competence centres in India - one in Noida focused on Cyber & Digital business, while the one in Bengaluru focuses on hardware, software and systems engineering capabilities for both the civil and defence sectors, serving global needs. The Group has also established an MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul) facility in Gurugram to provide comprehensive avionics maintenance and repair services to Indian airlines and support the growth of the local aviation industry.Requirements:
We are looking for talented and passionate engineers to join our team in protecting enterprise infrastructures and data from cyber-attacks. The job requires a very high degree of ownership and independence in making technical, architectural, and product decisions.
The team is responsible for evaluating security risks across all RDBMS, NoSQL, and Big Data services within the organization. It serves as the central authority for database security expertise and risk assessment.
You will develop a deep understanding of secure configurations to protect customer data and database services end-to-end. To safeguard our customers, you will design and implement security policies that detect, alert on, and mitigate real-time database attacks.
In this role, you will gain comprehensive knowledge of security threats across diverse database technologies and guide customers in configuring their systems to prevent data loss, data breaches, denial-of-service attacks, and other vulnerabilities. You will ensure customers remain compliant with DISA and CIS Benchmarks, as well as regulatory standards such as PCI, HIPAA, FISMA, SOX, and GDPR.
Your responsibilities will include tracking security patches, researching new vulnerabilities, validating proofs of concept, and advising on mitigation strategies for known CVEs. For every new database release, the team will analyze features and assess associated risks.
As a leader in data security, you will proactively deliver updates that keep customers ahead of emerging threats, surpassing community and industry standards. You will also analyze database commands to anticipate potential attacks and contribute to developing automated tools for testing and resolving security issues across multiple environments.
B.Tech in Computer Science or equivalent from a known university;
6+ years of experience in different RDBMS databases (specifically Oracle, MySQL, SQL Server and DB2) is a must.
Deep knowledge of Linux environment
Proven experience with shell scripts in Windows & Linux (batch, bash) — advantage (basic knowledge enough)
Strong SQL skills -must
Knowledge & Experience with all different tasks of database maintenance including performance tuning, backups, user management, audit configuration, database installation and patch installation. — advantage
Proven experience with a variety of regulations, including PCI, SOX, GDPR, FISMA, HIPAA — advantage
Proven experience with implementing security regulations based on DISA/CIS — advantage
Experience with Big Data (MongoDB, Cassandra, Hadoop) — advantage
Regular expression — must
Information Security
Knowledge and understanding of REST;
Cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP and Azure - basic understanding of concepts;
Knowledge of CI/CD tools and processes;
Experience with Golang/Python — an advantage;
At Thales, we’re committed to fostering a workplace where respect, trust, collaboration, and passion drive everything we do. Here, you’ll feel empowered to bring your best self, thrive in a supportive culture, and love the work you do. Join us, and be part of a team reimagining technology to create solutions that truly make a difference – for a safer, greener, and more inclusive world.
