Introduction
A 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 Responsibilities
As a Security Consultant specializing in Infrastructure Security, you play a crucial role in helping client IT and business executives comprehend Cloud & Infrastructure Security challenges, risks, and vulnerabilities.
You will apply security and zero trust principles to develop infrastructure security strategies, programs, and incident response plans tailored to the client’s business needs.
Primary Responsibilities
Conduct Client Assessments: Conduct interviews, workshops, and assessments to identify potential security issues and provide consulting services to analyze and resolve security incidents.
Develop Security Strategies: Develop infrastructure security strategies, programs, incident response plans, and remediation recommendations and roadmaps tailored to the client’s business needs.
Analyze Security Incidents: Provide consulting services to analyze and resolve security incidents, enabling clients to achieve a superior security posture and effectively manage security incidents.
Design Incident Response Plans: Apply security and zero trust principles to design incident response plans and remediation recommendations tailored to the client’s business needs.
Deliver Security Solutions: Deliver infrastructure security solutions that meet the client’s business needs, ensuring a proactive approach to security incident management.
Preferred Education
Master’s Degree
Required Technical And Professional Expertise
Solid experience in Cybersecurity, with hands‑on involvement in OT/ICS (Industrial Control Systems) projects.
Deep and practical regulatory knowledge of ISA/IEC 62443 standards (lifecycle, CSMS, zones and conduits) and NIST SP 800‑82.
Solid understanding of OT technical fundamentals, including automation architectures: PLC, DCS, SCADA, SIS, and HMI.
Knowledge of industrial communication protocols, such as: Modbus, DNP3, OPC UA/DA, Profinet, and Ethernet/IP.
Experience with risk assessment methodologies and security control frameworks.
Educational background: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Automation, Electrical, Computer Engineering), Computer Science, or related fields.
Advanced English proficiency.
Available for business travel.
Preferred Technical And Professional Experience
Hybrid Cloud Security Knowledge: Experience securing hybrid cloud infrastructures and applications, with solid understanding of security and Zero Trust principles.
Advanced Security Consulting: Experience conducting complex security assessments and providing consulting services to analyze and resolve security incidents.
Cloud & Infrastructure Security Exposure: Familiarity with Cloud and Infrastructure Security challenges, risks, and vulnerabilities, including the ability to support the analysis and resolution of security incidents.
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