Senior Security Consultant

International Business Machines Corporation; Cambridge (MA); Remote; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) Consulting seeks a Security Consultant specializing in Intelligence & Operations to help Client IT address security exposures and vulnerabilities. You will develop strategies, perform threat hunting, and articulate the value of security intelligence with focus on SIOC, SIEM, and EDR.

Role requires hands-on experience with threat analysis and mitigation, plus ability to guide clients on security posture and financial implications.

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of security intelligence and operations and ability to articulate mitigation measures and financial implications.
• Hands-on with AI/ML, SIEM, SOAR, EDR to analyze threats and develop mitigations.
• Counter-threat intelligence applying security principles to improve posture.
• Experience in security strategy development and program planning.
• Cyber threat analysis to develop actionable guidance.

Responsibilities

• Develop Security Strategies: develop and recommend security strategies, programs, and mitigation measures.
• Enhance Security Posture: strengthen Client IT security through proactive threat hunting and intel-driven defense.
• Articulate IBM's SIOC, SIEM, and EDR perspectives, including financial implications.
• Analyze Cyber Threats: assess threats and craft effective mitigation measures using tools like QRadar.
• Provide Expert Guidance: advise clients on security intelligence and operations.

Skills

Security Intel

Threat Hunting

AI/ML Tools

SIEM/EDR

Security Strategy

Tools

QRadar

SOAR

EDR

AI/ML

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 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: 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 deep knowledge of security intelligence and operations.
• Articulate IBM's SIOC and SIEM: Articulate IBM's SIOC, SIEM, and EDR 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.
• Provide Expert Guidance: Provide expert guidance to clients on security intelligence and operations, enabling them to make informed decisions about their security posture.

This job can be performed from anywhere in the US.

Required technical and professional expertise

• Deep Knowledge of Security Intelligence and Operations: Experience with security intelligence and operations, enabling the articulation of effective security strategies and mitigation measures, including financial implications.
• Hands-on Experience with Security Tools: Experience working with AI/ML, SIEM, SOAR, and EDR tools to analyze cyber threats and develop effective mitigation measures.
• Counter-Threat Intelligence: Experience with counter-threat intelligence, applying security principles to develop and recommend effective security strategies, programs, plans, and mitigation measures.
• Security Strategy Development: Experience developing and recommending effective security strategies, programs, plans, and mitigation measures to enhance security posture.
• Cyber Threat Analysis: Experience analyzing various cyber threats to develop effective mitigation measures and provide expert guidance on security intelligence and operations.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Advanced Threat Analysis: Experience with analyzing complex cyber threats, including hands-on experience with AI/ML, SIEM, SOAR, and EDR tools to develop effective mitigation measures and provide expert guidance on security intelligence and operations.
• Financial Implication Understanding: Experience articulating the financial implications of security intelligence and operations, enabling clients to make informed decisions about their security posture.
• Proactive Threat Hunting: Experience with proactive threat hunting and intelligence-driven defense strategies to enhance Client IT's security posture.

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and 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, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.