Security Consultant-Cloud Security Services

IBM; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM Consulting in Chennai seeks a Cloud Security Consultant to help client executives strategize security for hybrid and multi-cloud environments. You will design and implement security services across risk, compliance, data, endpoint, and network domains, and guide clients on best practices to manage cloud security posture.

Master's degree and strong delivery experience are preferred as you collaborate with stakeholders to drive secure cloud journeys and measurable impact.

Qualifications

• Experience defining business drivers and designing security services across cloud domains.
• Experience implementing security services on hybrid and multi-cloud platforms.
• Exposure to risk, compliance, and security across applications, data, network, and endpoints.
• Ability to guide clients on best practices and compliance in cloud security.
• Experience delivering security solutions with stakeholders across the project lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Define security strategies aligned with client business objectives.
• Design and implement cloud security services across domains (risk, compliance, data, network, endpoint).
• Deliver security solutions and provide guidance on best practices and risk management.
• Collaborate with clients to address security challenges and requirements.

Skills

Cloud Security Strategy

Multi-Cloud Security

Security Domain Knowledge

Technical Solution Delivery

Cloud Security Best Practices

Education

Master'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.

Your Role And Responsibilities

As a Cloud Security Consultant, you will help client IT and business executives understand and strategize security across hybrid and multi‑cloud platforms. You will design and implement associated security services across various domains, including risk and compliance, application, data, endpoint, and network. Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Define Business Drivers: Identify and articulate business needs and objectives to inform cloud security strategies and solutions, ensuring alignment with client goals and priorities.
• Design Security Services: Develop and implement comprehensive security services across multiple domains, addressing native and non‑native security concerns in cloud environments.
• Implement Security Solutions: Apply technical expertise to deliver cloud security solutions, collaborating with clients to address their unique security challenges and requirements.
• Provide Security Guidance: Offer expert guidance on cloud security best practices, risk management, and compliance to help clients make informed decisions about their cloud security posture.

Preferred Education

Master's Degree

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

• Cloud Security Strategy Development: Exposure to defining business drivers and designing associated security services across domains such as risk and compliance, application, data, endpoint, and network.
• Multi-Cloud Security Implementation: Experience working with hybrid and multi-cloud platforms to implement comprehensive security services, addressing native and non‑native security concerns.
• Domain-Specific Security Expertise: Exposure to developing and implementing security services across various domains, including risk and compliance, application, data, endpoint, and network.
• Technical Solution Delivery: Experience applying technical expertise to deliver cloud security solutions, collaborating with stakeholders to address unique security challenges and requirements.
• Cloud Security Best Practices: Exposure to providing expert guidance on cloud security best practices, risk management, and compliance to inform decision‑making.

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

• Cloud Security Architecture Knowledge: Exposure to designing and implementing comprehensive security services across multiple domains, including risk and compliance, application, data, endpoint, and network, in hybrid and multi‑cloud platforms.
• Advanced Threat Protection: Experience working with cloud security solutions to address native and non‑native security concerns, including risk management and compliance.
• Cloud Security Frameworks Familiarity: Exposure to cloud security best practices, frameworks, and standards to inform decision‑making and guide clients in their cloud security posture.