Enterprise Security Architect

IBM; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM Consulting is seeking a Security Architect with a Design Specialty to support multi-tower bids and complex security engagements for clients across industries. You will design and integrate security solutions that align with client needs, leveraging IBM's hybrid cloud, AI capabilities, and Red Hat partnerships to deliver secure, scalable outcomes.

The role emphasizes collaboration with pursuit teams, requirements gathering, and cross-domain security across international programs.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and implementing security solutions for client needs.
• Ability to integrate security across technical and business solutions.
• Experience evaluating components to design deployment architectures.
• Experience gathering security requirements.
• Proven ability to work on multi-tower, cross-domain security programs.

Responsibilities

• Design Security Solutions: define the Security Subsystem and Architecture within the solution.
• Evaluate Solution Components: assess hardware, software, process, and services for deployment.
• Support Sales Efforts: collaborate with clients to understand their security needs.
• Develop Integrated Solutions: ensure security is integrated across technical and business layers.
• Gather Requirements: collect client needs to inform security design.

Skills

Security design

Technical integration

Solution evaluation

Requirements gathering

Cross-domain security

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

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.

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 Architect with a Security Solution Design Specialty, you will play a crucial role in supporting engagement pursuit teams in complex, multi-tower, cross-line of business, and international bids. You will utilize your area subject matter expertise to design and implement security solutions that meet the specific needs of our clients.

Your Primary Responsibilities Will Include

• Design Security Solutions: Define the Security Subsystem and Security solution architecture, and integrate security across the technical and business solution to ensure the right level of security and protection for clients’ businesses.
• Evaluate Solution Components: Assess and select solution components, including hardware, software, process, and service components, to ensure deployment architectures for complex, competitive, winning, integrated solutions.
• Support Sales Efforts: Collaborate directly with clients to understand their security needs and provide expertise to support sales efforts.
• Develop Integrated Solutions: Ensure security solutions are integrated across the technical and business solution to meet the specific needs of our clients.
• Gather Requirements: Perform requirements gathering to inform the design of security solutions that meet client needs.

Preferred Education

Bachelor's Degree

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

• Security Solution Design Expertise: Experience with designing and implementing security solutions that meet specific client needs, ensuring the right level of security and protection for their businesses.
• Technical Integration Knowledge: Experience in integrating security across technical and business solutions, including defining Security Subsystems and Security solution architectures.
• Solution Component Evaluation: Experience with evaluating and selecting solution components, including hardware, software, process, and service components, to ensure deployment architectures for complex solutions.
• Security Requirements Gathering: Experience with performing requirements gathering to inform the design of security solutions that meet client needs.
• Cross-Domain Security Expertise: Experience in designing security solutions for complex, multi-tower, cross-line of business, and international environments.

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

• Cross-Domain Security Knowledge: Experience with designing security solutions for complex, multi-tower, cross-line of business, and international environments, with the ability to adapt to diverse client needs.
• Advanced Technical Integration: Experience in integrating security across technical and business solutions, including defining Security Subsystems and Security solution architectures, to deliver comprehensive security solutions.
• Competitive Solution Evaluation: Experience with evaluating and selecting solution components, including hardware, software, process, and service components, to ensure deployment architectures for complex, competitive solutions.