Staff Security Program Manager - Confluent

IBM Computing; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM Software in Barcelona, Spain is seeking a seasoned Security Architect to design business-driven IT security solutions ensuring function, protection, assurance, risk management, and compliance. You will lead security in networks, infrastructure, middleware, applications, and services, identifying threats and guiding secure engineering practices.

Responsibilities include evaluating components, developing deployment architectures, and ensuring adherence to standards and regulations through all

Qualifications

• Security-led design of IT solutions meeting function, protection, assurance and compliance requirements.
• Identify risks, threats, vulnerabilities, and plan mitigations.
• Guide secure engineering practices across hardware, software and processes.
• Evaluate and select components to meet security standards.
• Develop deployment architectures ensuring regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Define security processes for assurance, management, and compliance.
• Design integration and deployment architectures for security in networks and systems.
• Identify risks and threats and develop mitigation strategies.
• Provide guidance on secure design and deployment across components.
• Ensure deployment architectures meet security standards and regulations.

Skills

Security design

Risk assessment

Secure engineering

Component evaluation

Deployment architecture

Job description

Introduction

At IBM Software, we transform client challenges into solutions. Building the world’s leading AI-powered, cloud-native products that shape the future of business and society. Our legacy of innovation creates endless opportunities for IBMers to learn, grow, and make an impact on a global scale. Working in Software means joining a team fueled by curiosity and collaboration. You’ll work with diverse technologies, partners, and industries to design, develop, and deliver solutions that power digital transformation. With a culture that values innovation, growth, and continuous learning, IBM Software places you at the heart of IBM’s product and technology landscape. Here, you’ll have the tools and opportunities to advance your career while creating software that changes the world.

Your role and responsibilities

As a seasoned Security Architect, you will focus on designing business-driven Information Technology solutions to meet security requirements related to function, protection, assurance, risk management, and compliance. You will play a crucial role in ensuring the security and integrity of our systems and services.

Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Design Secure Solutions: Define security processes for assurance, management, and compliance, and design integration and deployment architectures for security in various systems, including Networks, Infrastructure, Middleware, Applications, and Systems & Service Management systems.

• Identify Risks and Threats: Collect and validate requirements, identify potential risks, threats, vulnerabilities, and anomalous flows and interactions, and develop strategies to mitigate them.

• Guide Secure Engineering Practices: Ensure secure engineering practices are followed in development, and provide guidance on secure design and deployment of hardware, software, process, and service components.

• Evaluate and Select Components: Perform evaluation and selection of components, and design secure solutions that meet business requirements.

• Develop Deployment Architectures: Design and assure deployment architectures for security solutions, ensuring compliance with security standards and regulations.

Required technical and professional expertise

Deep Expertise in Security Solution Design: Proven experience in designing business-driven Information Technology solutions to meet security requirements related to function, protection, assurance, risk management, and compliance. Ability to define security processes for assurance, management, and compliance.

Experience with Risk and Threat Identification: Skilled in collecting and validating requirements, identifying potential risks, threats, vulnerabilities, and anomalous flows and interactions. Adept at developing strategies to mitigate identified risks and threats.

Proficiency in Secure Engineering Practices: Experienced in guiding secure engineering practices in development, with expertise in secure design and deployment of hardware, software, process, and service components.

Component Evaluation and Selection: Proven ability to evaluate and select components, designing secure solutions that meet business requirements while ensuring compliance with security standards and regulations.

Deployment Architecture Development: Skilled in designing and assuring deployment architectures for security solutions, ensuring compliance with security standards and regulations.

Preferred technical and professional experience

Security Framework Knowledge: Familiarity with industry-recognized security frameworks and standards, such as NIST or ISO 27001, to inform security solution design and ensure compliance.

Cloud Security Expertise: Experience with cloud security architecture and design, including secure deployment and management of cloud-based systems and applications.

Emerging Threat Awareness: Knowledge of emerging threats and trends in the security landscape, with the ability to analyze and assess potential impact on the organization’s security posture.

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.