Security Analyst

International Business Machines Corporation; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM Consulting in Ottawa is seeking an Infrastructure Specialist: System Administration to deliver 24/7 support for cloud-based solutions, and to build, configure, and maintain cloud infrastructure and networking across Windows, Linux, and Unix environments.

The role involves managing Dev, Test, and Production environments, enabling auto-scaling, and handling APIs, IaaS/PaaS/SaaS, containers, and security tooling such as SIEM and PKI to protect critical systems.

Qualifications

• Senior Security Analyst or Architect with 10+ years of security architecture experience.
• Experience with implementation or service support.
• Current Government of Canada Secret clearance preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide 24/7 technical support for cloud-based solutions and maintain secure systems.
• Build, configure, and maintain cloud infrastructure and networking.
• Administer Dev, Test, and Production environments across Windows, Linux, and Unix servers.
• Identify and resolve issues involving APIs, IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, and containers, including Kubernetes nodes.
• Provide regular service management reports and ensure DR and redundancy capabilities.

Skills

Security architecture

Cloud security

Government clearance

Citrix Thin-Client architecture

SIEM

PKI

Tools

SIEM

Citrix Thin-Client

PKI

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.

Your role and responsibilities

As an Infrastructure Specialist: System Administration, you will provide 24/7 technical support for cloud-based solutions, ensuring seamless operations across various applications, DevOps, middleware, security, and infrastructure components. You will play a critical role in building, setting up, and maintaining cloud applications, infrastructure, and networking.

Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Ensure Seamless Operations: Provide 24/7 technical support for cloud-based solutions, identifying and resolving technical problems, and installing software updates and fixes to ensure systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats.


• Develop and Configure Infrastructure: Build, set up, and maintain cloud applications, infrastructure, and networking, including developing and configuring infrastructure and configuration as code using Ansible and Terraform.


• Manage Cloud Applications: Administer Dev, Test, and Production environments hosted on Windows, Linux, and Unix servers, and ensure cloud elasticity by auto-scaling resources based on business requirements.


• Identify and Resolve Issues: Identify and resolve issues involving APIs, application services, IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, microservices, containers, Kubernetes nodes, ICP management, middleware components, network, security, and infrastructure problems.


• Provide Service Management Reports: Provide regular service management reports to keep clients informed, and manage Application ID, ensuring DR and manual redundancy failover capabilities.

Required technical and professional expertise

The position is for a Senior Security Analyst or Architect with over 10 years of relevant security architecture experience and expertise in implementation and or in service support to join an exciting opportunity. A current and valid Government of Canada Secret clearance is required. Requires a minimum 18 months of project duration in the last 60 months, supporting a solution which is comprised of two (2) or more integrated software applications in a virtual 3 tier (UI, Logical and Data layers) or greater environment/platform, and leverages a) Citrix Thin-Client architecture, b) Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), and c) Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). Requires demonstrated experience configuring and managing Security areas, for a minimum of 3 years.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Experience working in Canadian Federal Government or with an eco-system partner on a previous contract/project.


• A valid/current VCR.


• Ability to facilitate security workshops.


• An ITIL Certification.

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.