Security Specialist

IntroductionA career in IBM Consulting is built on long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You’ll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you’ll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long-term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences.Your role and responsibilitiesAs a Security Specialist in Infrastructure Security, you will apply your technical expertise to implement and deploy Cloud & Infrastructure Security services for client billable services. You will utilize your expert knowledge in infrastructure security elements to secure cloud and infrastructure environments. Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Design and Execute Implementation Plans: Create proof-of-concepts, design and execute implementation plans, testing plans, and deployment plans using security technology and solutions to meet client requirements.
• Provide Technical Guidance: Offer technical guidance and assistance to clients and IBM personnel in multi-vendor, multi-protocol environments, ensuring the integrity and resilience of critical networks/systems.
• Collaborate with Development Teams: Work closely with development, services, and network teams to ensure the relevance and effectiveness of technical solutions provided for incident resolution.
• Deploy Security Solutions: Implement and deploy Cloud & Infrastructure Security services using assets and reference architectures.
• Ensure Solution Effectiveness: Support service products using expert knowledge in infrastructure security elements like Firewalls, SASE, WAF/DDOS, and Micro Segmentation.Required technical and professional expertise• Expert Knowledge in Infrastructure Security: Deep expertise in infrastructure security elements such as Firewalls, SASE, WAF/DDOS, and Micro Segmentation to secure cloud and infrastructure environments.
• Security Technology and Solutions: Experience with designing and executing implementation plans, testing plans, and deployment plans using security technology and solutions to meet client requirements.
• Multi-Vendor Environment Expertise: Deep understanding of multi-vendor, multi-protocol environments, with experience providing technical guidance and assistance to clients and personnel.
• Cloud and Infrastructure Security: Experience implementing and deploying Cloud & Infrastructure Security services using assets and reference architectures.
• Incident Resolution: Experience working with development, services, and network teams to ensure the relevance and effectiveness of technical solutions provided for incident resolution.Preferred technical and professional experience
• Advanced Security Architecture: Deep expertise in designing and implementing comprehensive security architectures for cloud and infrastructure environments, including Firewalls, SASE, WAF/DDOS, and Micro Segmentation.
• Multi-Protocol Environment Expertise: Experience providing technical guidance and assistance in complex multi-vendor, multi-protocol environments, ensuring the integrity and resilience of critical networks/systems.
• Cloud Security Solutions: Experience implementing and deploying Cloud & Infrastructure Security services using assets and reference architectures to meet client requirements. IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.