Project Deputy Director

IBM; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM Consulting seeks a Security Consultant with expertise in Intelligence & Operations to help Client IT understand and address security vulnerabilities. You will develop security strategies, perform threat hunting, and articulate value of security investments.

Required capabilities include deep knowledge of security intelligence, hands-on QRadar experience, and experience driving threat intelligence and operations. A Top Secret clearance is expected for the role.

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of security intelligence and operations and their application.
• Hands-on experience with security tools and threat mitigation.
• Experience in threat hunting and intelligence-driven defense strategies.
• Understanding financial implications of security investments and outcomes.
• Experience driving threat intelligence and operations to address key issues.

Responsibilities

• Develop security strategies, programs, and mitigation measures.
• Enhance security posture through proactive threat hunting and intelligence-driven defense.
• Articulate IBMs SIOC and SIEM perspectives, including financial implications.
• Analyze cyber threats and develop effective mitigation measures using tools like QRadar.
• Drive threat intelligence and operations to identify and address security exposures.

Skills

Security intelligence

Security operations

Threat hunting

QRadar

Security tools

Financial implications

Threat intelligence

Defense strategies

Education

Bachelors Degree

Tools

QRadar

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 Consultant with expertise in Intelligence & Operations, you play a crucial role in helping Client IT understand and address key security issues, exposures, and vulnerabilities. You possess deep knowledge of security intelligence and operations, enabling you to articulate effective security strategies and mitigation measures.

Your Primary Responsibilities Will Include

• Develop Security Strategies: Develop and recommend effective security strategies, programs, plans, and mitigation measures by applying security principles, counter-threat intelligence, and your understanding of security intelligence and operations.
• Enhance Security Posture: Enhance Client IT’s security posture through proactive threat hunting and intelligence-driven defense strategies, leveraging your expertise in security intelligence and operations.
• Articulate IBM’s SIOC and SIEM: Articulate IBM’s SIOC and SIEM points of view, including financial implications, to help clients understand the value of security intelligence and operations.
• Analyze Cyber Threats: Analyze various cyber threats and develop effective mitigation measures, utilizing your hands‑on experience with tools like QRadar.
• Drive Threat Intelligence: Drive threat intelligence and operations to identify and address key security issues, exposures, and vulnerabilities.

Preferred Education

Bachelor's Degree

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

• Deep Knowledge of Security Intelligence and Operations: Possess in-depth understanding of security intelligence and operations, including security principles, counter-threat intelligence, and their application in developing effective security strategies and mitigation measures.
• Hands‑on Experience with Security Tools: Have hands‑on experience with security tools like QRadar, with the ability to analyze various cyber threats and develop effective mitigation measures.
• Expertise in Threat Hunting and Defense: Possess expertise in proactive threat hunting and intelligence-driven defense strategies, with the ability to enhance an organization's security posture.
• Understanding of Financial Implications: Have a deep understanding of the financial implications of security intelligence and operations, including the ability to articulate the value of security investments.
• Experience with Threat Intelligence and Operations: Have experience driving threat intelligence and operations to identify and address key security issues, exposures, and vulnerabilities.

This role requires an active Top Secret clearance.

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

• Advanced Threat Analysis: Experience with analyzing complex cyber threats and developing effective mitigation measures, utilizing expertise in security intelligence and operations.
• Financial Acumen: Deep understanding of the financial implications of security intelligence and operations, including the ability to articulate the value of security investments and drive business outcomes.