SOC Lead

IBM; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM Consulting in India is seeking a Security Consultant specializing in Intelligence & Operations to help Client IT address security exposures and vulnerabilities. You will articulate effective security strategies and mitigation measures.

You will develop security strategies, enhance threat posture, explain SIOC and SIEM concepts, and apply threat intelligence with tools like QRadar to protect client environments.

Qualifications

• Security intelligence and operations experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop security strategies and mitigation programs.

Skills

Security Intelligence

Threat Analysis

Counter-Threat Intelligence

Security Strategy Development

Cyber Threat Understanding

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

QRadar

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 Consultant specializing in Intelligence & Operations, you play a crucial role in helping Client IT understand and address key security issues, exposures, and vulnerabilities. Your expertise in security intelligence and operations enables you to articulate effective security strategies and mitigation measures.

Your Primary Responsibilities Will Include

• Develop Security Strategies: Apply security principles, counter-threat intelligence, and knowledge of security intelligence and operations to develop and recommend effective security strategies, programs, plans, and mitigation measures.
• Enhance Security Posture: Utilize proactive threat hunting and intelligence-driven defense strategies to enhance Client IT’s security posture.
• Articulate IBM’s SIOC and SIEM: Clearly communicate IBM’s Security Intelligence and Operations Center (SIOC) and Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) points of view, including financial implications.
• Leverage Threat Intelligence: Apply hands‑on experience with tools like QRadar to analyze and mitigate various cyber threats.
• Collaborate with Clients: Work closely with Client IT to understand their security needs and deliver tailored security solutions.

Preferred Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

• Security Intelligence Knowledge: Exposure to security intelligence and operations, enabling articulation of effective security strategies and mitigation measures.
• Threat Analysis Experience: Hands‑on experience with tools like QRadar to analyze and mitigate various cyber threats.
• Counter-Threat Intelligence: Exposure to counter‑threat intelligence principles and practices to inform security strategy development.
• Security Strategy Development: Experience working with security principles to develop and recommend effective security strategies, programs, plans, and mitigation measures.
• Cyber Threat Understanding: Familiarity with various cyber threats and their potential impact on security posture.

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

• Advanced Threat Analysis Tools: Exposure to utilizing tools beyond QRadar for analyzing and mitigating complex cyber threats, further enhancing threat intelligence capabilities.
• Cybersecurity Frameworks: Familiarity with industry‑recognized cybersecurity frameworks, allowing for more comprehensive security strategy development and mitigation measures.
• Financial Impact Analysis: Experience with assessing the financial implications of security threats and vulnerabilities, informing more effective security investment decisions.

As a SOC lead should be able to manage and guide the team technically on SIEM activities and other tools as required.