IT Security Specialist

IBM

Boston (MA)

Hybrid

USD 69,000 - 94,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

IBM Consulting is seeking a Security Specialist in Infrastructure Security to design and deploy Cloud & Infrastructure Security services for client billable engagements. You will collaborate with development, services, and network teams to ensure effective incident resolution and align with client requirements.

You will bring expertise in Firewalls, SASE, WAF/DDOS, and micro-segmentation, plus experience across multiple cloud environments to secure infrastructure and meet security goals.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree required.
Experience with infrastructure security elements (Firewalls, SASE, WAF/DDOS, micro-segmentation).
Experience in multi-vendor environments and providing technical guidance.

Responsibilities

Design and execute security implementation plans, testing plans, and deployment plans.
Provide technical guidance to clients and IBM personnel in multi-vendor environments.
Collaborate with development, services, and network teams to ensure effective incident resolution.
Support service products using reference architectures for Cloud & Infrastructure Security.

Skills

Infrastructure Security

Multiple Vendors

Cloud Security

Incident Resolution

Security Guidance

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Firewalls

SASE

WAF+DDOS

Micro Segmentation

Job description

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 Specialist in Infrastructure Security, you will apply your technical expertise to implement and deploy Cloud & Infrastructure Security services for client billable services. You will work closely with development, services, and network teams to ensure the relevance and effectiveness of technical solutions provided for incident resolution.

Your primary responsibilities will include:

Implement Security Solutions: Design and execute implementation plans, testing plans, and deployment plans using security technology and solutions to meet client requirements. This involves creating proof-of-concepts and ensuring the integrity and resilience of critical networks/systems.
Provide Technical Guidance: Offer technical guidance and assistance to clients and IBM personnel in multi-vendor, multi-protocol environments, leveraging expert knowledge in infrastructure security elements such as Firewalls, SASE, WAF/DDOS, and Micro Segmentation.
Collaborate with Teams: Work closely with development, services, and network teams to ensure the relevance and effectiveness of technical solutions provided for incident resolution.
Support Client Requirements: Apply technical expertise to support service products using assets and reference architectures, meeting client requirements for Cloud & Infrastructure Security services.

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

Exposure to Infrastructure Security: Experience working with infrastructure security elements such as Firewalls, SASE, WAF/DDOS, and Micro Segmentation to secure cloud and infrastructure environments.
Implementation Planning: Exposure to designing and executing implementation plans, testing plans, and deployment plans using security technology and solutions to meet client requirements.
Multi-Vendor Environment: Experience working in multi-vendor, multi-protocol environments, providing technical guidance and assistance to clients and personnel.
Cloud & Infrastructure Security: Exposure to applying technical expertise to support service products using assets and reference architectures for Cloud & Infrastructure Security services.
Incident Resolution: Experience working with development, services, and network teams to ensure the relevance and effectiveness of technical solutions provided for incident resolution.

Preferred technical and professional experience

Advanced Security Technologies: Exposure to emerging security technologies and trends in Cloud & Infrastructure Security, including threat intelligence, advanced threat protection, and security orchestration.
Multi-Cloud Environments: Experience working with multiple cloud providers, such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, and securing infrastructure in these environments.
Scripting and Automation: Exposure to scripting languages, such as Python or PowerShell, and automation tools, such as Ansible or Terraform, to automate security tasks and workflows.

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Consulting is IBM’s consulting and global professional services business, with market leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients’ businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

ABOUT IBM

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM 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, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

Must have the ability to work in Canada without sponsorship. For additional information about location requirements, please discuss with the recruiter following submission of your application.

The salary range for the position is based on a full-time schedule. Your ultimate salary within this range may vary depending on your job-related skills and experience for this position.

Job Title

IT Security Specialist

Job ID

121913

City / Township / Village

Markham, Toronto, Ottawa

State / Province

Country

Canada

Work arrangement

Hybrid

Area of work