Security Consultant-Data Security

IBM; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM Hyderabad is seeking a Security Consultant specializing in Data Security to help client executives understand data security issues, risks, exposures, and vulnerabilities, and to support incident analysis for a stronger security posture. You will conduct interviews, workshops, and assessments to identify issues, develop data security strategies and roadmaps, and implement data security solutions with clients.

Education: Bachelor's required; Master's preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in a relevant field.
• Master's degree preferred.
• 5–10 years of security consulting experience.
• Exposure to data security technologies and cloud security.
• Understanding of data security maturity models and best practices.
• Experience with security assessments and incident response.

Responsibilities

• Analyze security issues through interviews, workshops, and assessments.
• Develop data security strategies, roadmaps, and incident response plans.
• Resolve security incidents and improve client security posture.
• Deliver security solutions aligned with industry standards.
• Provide expert guidance to clients on data security matters.

Skills

Data security

Security assessments

Incident response

Security strategies

Data security governance

Cloud security

IT service management

Maturity models

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Your Role and Responsibilities:

As a Security Consultant specializing in Data Security, you will help client IT and business executives understand Data Security issues, risks, exposures, and vulnerabilities. You will provide consulting services to analyze and resolve security incidents and support clients in achieving a superior security posture.

Your Primary Responsibilities Will Include:

• Analyze Security Issues: Conduct interviews, workshops, and assessments to identify Data Security issues, risks, exposures, and vulnerabilities, and provide recommendations for improvement.
• Develop Security Strategies: Apply security principles and knowledge of Data security technologies, maturity models, and best practices to define business drivers and develop associated data security strategy, programs, incident response plans, and remediation recommendations and roadmaps.
• Resolve Security Incidents: Provide consulting services to analyze and resolve security incidents, and support clients in achieving a superior security posture.
• Deliver Security Solutions: Collaborate with clients to implement data security solutions, and ensure alignment with industry best practices and standards.
• Provide Expert Guidance: Offer expert guidance and support to clients on data security matters, and help them make informed decisions about their security posture.

Required Education:

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred Education:

Master's Degree

Required Technical and Professional Expertise:

• Exposure to Data Security Technologies: Familiarity with data security technologies, including their application and implementation in various environments.
• Knowledge of Maturity Models: Understanding of data security maturity models and best practices, with the ability to apply this knowledge in assessing and improving client security postures.
• Experience with Security Assessments: Exposure to conducting interviews, workshops, and assessments to identify data security issues, risks, exposures, and vulnerabilities.
• Understanding of Incident Response: Familiarity with incident response plans and remediation recommendations, with the ability to analyze and resolve security incidents.
• Application of Security Principles: Ability to apply security principles in defining business drivers and developing associated data security strategies and programs.

Preferred Technical and Professional Experience:

• Data Security Governance: Exposure to data security governance frameworks and standards, with the ability to apply this knowledge in assessing and improving client security postures.
• Cloud Security Knowledge: Familiarity with cloud security technologies and best practices, with the ability to analyze and resolve security incidents in cloud environments.
• IT Service Management: Understanding of IT service management frameworks, with the ability to apply this knowledge in developing and implementing data security strategies and programs.

Years of Experience:

5 - 10