Security Solution Architect

International Business Machines Corporation; United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM Consulting is seeking a Security Architect with a Security Solution Design Specialty to support multi-tower, cross-line of business bids and complex engagements. You will design security subsystems and architectures, evaluate components, and work with clients to translate security needs into integrated solutions that protect business value.

You'll collaborate with sales teams, gather requirements, and ensure security is embedded across both technical and business layers for diverse

Qualifications

• Security solution design expertise in creating protective architectures.
• Knowledge of integrating security across technical and business solutions.
• Experience evaluating hardware, software, processes, and services for deployment architectures.
• Experience gathering security requirements to inform design decisions.
• Proven ability to design security for multi-tower, cross-line of business, international environments.

Responsibilities

• Design Security Solutions: Define the Security Subsystem and security architecture across the solution.
• Evaluate Solution Components: Assess hardware, software, process, and service components for deployment architectures.
• Support Sales Efforts: Collaborate with clients to understand security needs and support sales.
• Develop Integrated Solutions: Ensure security is integrated across technical and business solutions.
• Gather Requirements: Perform requirements gathering to inform design of security solutions.

Skills

Security design

Technical integration

Component evaluation

Requirements gathering

Cross-domain security

Education

Bachelor's Degree

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.

Your role and responsibilities

As a Security Architect with a Security Solution Design Specialty, you will play a crucial role in supporting engagement pursuit teams in complex, multi-tower, cross-line of business, and international bids. You will utilize your area subject matter expertise to design and implement security solutions that meet the specific needs of our clients.

Your primary responsibilities will include:

• Design Security Solutions: Define the Security Subsystem and Security solution architecture, and integrate security across the technical and business solution to ensure the right level of security and protection for clients' businesses.
• Evaluate Solution Components: Assess and select solution components, including hardware, software, process, and service components, to ensure deployment architectures for complex, competitive, winning, integrated solutions.
• Support Sales Efforts: Collaborate directly with clients to understand their security needs and provide expertise to support sales efforts.
• Develop Integrated Solutions: Ensure security solutions are integrated across the technical and business solution to meet the specific needs of our clients.
• Gather Requirements: Perform requirements gathering to inform the design of security solutions that meet client needs.

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• Security Solution Design Expertise: Experience with designing and implementing security solutions that meet specific client needs, ensuring the right level of security and protection for their businesses.
• Technical Integration Knowledge: Experience in integrating security across technical and business solutions, including defining Security Subsystems and Security solution architectures.
• Solution Component Evaluation: Experience with evaluating and selecting solution components, including hardware, software, process, and service components, to ensure deployment architectures for complex solutions.
• Security Requirements Gathering: Experience with performing requirements gathering to inform the design of security solutions that meet client needs.
• Cross-Domain Security Expertise: Experience in designing security solutions for complex, multi-tower, cross-line of business, and international environments.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Cross-Domain Security Knowledge: Experience with designing security solutions for complex, multi-tower, cross-line of business, and international environments, with the ability to adapt to diverse client needs.
• Advanced Technical Integration: Experience in integrating security across technical and business solutions, including defining Security Subsystems and Security solution architectures, to deliver comprehensive security solutions.
• Competitive Solution Evaluation: Experience with evaluating and selecting solution components, including hardware, software, process, and service components, to ensure deployment architectures for complex, competitive solutions.

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.

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