Security Consultant-Infrastructure Security

Introduction

Build a career in IBM Consulting rooted in long-term client relationships and close global collaboration. You’ll partner with leading organizations across industries to help them advance their hybrid cloud and AI initiatives. Backed by strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you’ll be equipped to create meaningful change and accelerate client outcomes. At IBM Consulting, curiosity drives success—you’ll be encouraged to question the status quo, pursue new ideas, and build innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy supports your long-term career development while recognizing and valuing your individual skills and experiences.

Your Role And Responsibilities

As a Security Consultant specializing in Infrastructure Security, you enable client IT and business executives to understand Cloud & Infrastructure Security challenges, risks, and vulnerabilities. You leverage security and zero trust principles to design infrastructure security strategies that align with the client’s business requirements.

Your Primary Responsibilities Will Include

• Conduct Client Assessments: Lead interviews, workshops, and assessments to uncover potential security issues and deliver consulting services to analyze and resolve security incidents.
• Develop Security Strategies: Use deep expertise in secure infrastructure and hybrid cloud applications to create infrastructure security programs, incident response plans, and remediation recommendations and roadmaps.
• Analyze Security Incidents: Provide consulting services to analyze and address security incidents, helping clients strengthen their security posture and manage security incidents effectively.
• Deliver Tailored Solutions: Create infrastructure security solutions based on the client’s business needs, applying security and zero trust principles.
• Implement Incident Response Plans: Develop and implement incident response plans so clients can handle security incidents effectively.
  
  

Preferred Education

Master's Degree

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

• Exposure to Cloud Security: Understand cloud security challenges, risks, and vulnerabilities, including experience working with hybrid cloud infrastructure and applications.
• Secure Infrastructure Knowledge: Demonstrate knowledge of secure infrastructure principles, including hands-on experience applying security and zero trust principles in an infrastructure security setting.
• Incident Response Experience: Have exposure to analyzing and resolving security incidents, including experience developing and implementing incident response plans.
• Security Consulting Skills: Provide consulting services to clients, including conducting interviews, workshops, and assessments to identify potential security issues.
• Hybrid Cloud Applications: Be familiar with secure applications of hybrid cloud, including experience building infrastructure security strategies and programs tailored to business needs.
  
  

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

• Cloud Security Frameworks: Exposure to recognized cloud security frameworks and standards, including understanding compliance requirements and regulatory mandates.
• Advanced Threat Analysis: Familiarity with advanced threat analysis and incident response methodologies, including experience using threat intelligence and security analytics tools.
• Zero Trust Architecture: Understanding zero trust architecture principles and implementation approaches, including experience designing and deploying secure infrastructure solutions.