Co-Op Security Consultant - Cyber Strategy & Risk 2027

IBM; University Park (TX); On-site; USD 27,552,000 - 34,440,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM Consulting offers a Security Consultant Co-op in the United States for a May–July 2027 internship. You will work with senior consultants to collect and analyze business and technical requirements, solving complex client challenges with integrated people, processes and technologies to strengthen security postures.

You will gain knowledge across platforms and pursue ongoing learning, contributing to risk management, threat detection, and secure design within IBM's hybrid cloud and AI

Qualifications

• Enrollment in a Bachelor's degree program in Cybersecurity or related field.
• Consultative mindset and ability to solve client problems.
• Strong interest in cybersecurity and basic security concepts.
• Familiarity with Windows, Linux, and macOS.
• Knowledge of networking fundamentals and protocols.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical and critical-thinking skills.
• Strong communication and writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Work with senior security consultants to collect and analyze requirements.
• Design holistic security solutions across people, processes, and technologies.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Information Security

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Java

Python

C/C++

Go

Ruby

Job description

Introduction

In this role, you will join IBM Consulting via our world-class Co-op Program. As a Co-op at IBM Consulting, you will have the opportunity to work with a diverse range of clients. Our clients' technical and business needs are constantly evolving. We're hiring inspired, talented individuals who believe no problem is too big to solve.

In this role, you will join IBM Consulting via our world-class Co-op Program. As a Co-op at IBM Consulting, you will have the opportunity to work with a diverse range of clients. Our clients' technical and business needs are constantly evolving. We're hiring inspired, talented individuals who believe no problem is too big to solve. We focus on your professional development through ongoing learning, mentorship, development of technical skills, and continuous personal growth, all grounded in a culture of coaching and career advancement. If you see yourself as someone who never stops learning and who wants to unleash your potential, the IBM Co-Op Program is for you. A career in IBM Consulting is rooted in long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients. You'll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio, including Software and Red Hat. Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation for success in IBM Consulting. In your role, you'll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions that result in ground-breaking impact for a wide network of clients. Our culture of evolution and empathy centers on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience. To give yourself the best opportunity for success, we advise applying only to roles that align with your skills and experience, rather than applying broadly across all entry-level positions. You'll receive a status update email for each application, so be sure to check your IBM Careers account regularly — it's the best way to get a centralized view of which roles you have active applications against.

Your Role And Responsibilities

Working alongside more senior level security consultants, you will work to collect and analyze existing business and technical requirements to solve complex client challenges and provide holistic solutions that incorporate people, processes, and technologies to improve our clients’ security posture, teaming on all phases of engagement to monitor, detect, plan, build, implement, and support advanced security solutions. You will be an integral part of providing our clients with an integrated approach to business design and execution, turning strategies into actions, establishing new, flexible, and iterative approaches that only IBM can offer through our unique combination of skills, experiences, and capabilities. Leveraging a growth mindset, you are ready and willing to deliver business value, wherever needed.

Work You Could Do As An Security Consultant Co-op

• Work as a team member with client personnel and other IBM teams to identify functional requirements and subsequently working with or in some instances leading others in the identification, justification, and design of the client's solution.
• Participate in a wide range of design activities, from requirements analysis through systems, application and/or process design specification and implementation.

The primary internship program dates are May to July 2027 (10 weeks).

• Gain knowledge across multiple platforms, processes, or architectures.

Preferred Education

Bachelor's Degree

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

• Enrollment in a Bachelor's degree program in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Consultative mindset and ability to solve problems for clients and add value.
• Strong interest in cybersecurity and a basic understanding of security concepts.
• Familiarity with operating systems such as Windows, Linux, and macOS.
• Knowledge of networking fundamentals and protocols.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical and critical-thinking skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong writing skills

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

• Outcome focused, possessing a high level of resilience, you demonstrate the flexibility and resolve needed to achieve success across a broad range of consultative contexts.
• Familiarity with network design, network security, authentication, authorization techniques, and encryption protocols and standards.
• Experience in one or more of the following security domains: Threat Management including Security Intelligence & Operations Consulting, Data and Application Security, Identity & Access Management, Cloud and Infrastructure Security, and/or Strategy and Risk.
• Knowledge in Network Design and Security, Web or Custom Application Development, Mobile Development, Software Engineering, Identity and Authentication Technology.
• Exposure to software tools such as Java, Python, C/C++, Java, Ruby, GO, Golang or bash, C#, Sharepoint; Software code Testing and TestAutomation is helpful.
• Familiarity with network security tools for vulnerability scanning, network monitoring, network sniffing, routers, firewalls, intrusion detection and protection, anomaly detection and encryption standard.