Technical Consultant - Security Administrator

Introduction
At IBM work is more than a job – it’s a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better but to attempt things you’ve never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world’s most challenging problems? If so lets talk.

Your Role and Responsibilities

• Conduct risk assessments and vulnerability scans of cloud infrastructure and applications.
• Develop and implement mitigation strategies to address identified risks and vulnerabilities across cloud infrastructure environments.
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulatory requirements and industry standards (e.g. GDPR HIPAA PCI DSS) in cloud deployments. Implement and maintain cloud governance frameworks to enforce security policies and procedures.
• Develop the risk management strategy for the overall Vulnerability and Patch management ensuring the holistic security posture of the environment to the senior leadership
• Implement Data Encryption tokenization and other data protection measures to protect sensitive information stored on the cloud.
• Design and develop IAM controls and policies to safeguard the cloud infrastructure against unauthorized access and breaches
• Collaborate with internal and external SMEs IBM Cyber Security Teams and customers to determine the best courses of action in preparation for IT audits risk assessments and regulatory requirements
• Coordinate with customers and proactively response on the ITSM tickets
• Engage with the Build team and Architects to investigate security incidents identify underlying causes and implement effective solutions.
• Communicating the security status effectively to key stakeholders through detailed reports and presentations facilitating informed decision-making and risk mitigation strategies.
• Excellent proficiency in both verbal and written communication
• Proficient in organizing and facilitating planning sessions and demonstrations ensuring effective coordination and communication among team members for successful project outcomes
• Maintaining flexibility in working hours to ensure availability for supporting the team whenever required fostering collaborative and responsive teamwork.
• Demonstrating quick learnability adept at tracking managing and ensuring timely completion of project tasks contributing to efficient project execution.
• Willing to work in shifts.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Bachelor’s Degree with 4 + year of experience in IT Security
• CISSP AWS Certified Security CySA+ Security+ CE SSCP CND or other Cloud Security certifications is highly desirable
• Strong understanding of cloud security principles best practices and emerging trends.
• Experience with Security standards – NIST PCI DSS HIPAA and ISO27K cloud security compliance standards
• Good understanding of the Cloud environments(Azure/AWS/GCP) with hands on experience in designing developing and implementing cloud security architecture solutions
• In depth knowledge of the Cloud Security principles to develop a secured environment and proactively mitigate the security vulnerabilities and zero day threats
• Proficiency in scripting and automation languages (e.g. Python PowerShell Ansible) for security automation.
• Extensive practical experience with ITSM tools like ServiceNow etc. is a plus
• Well versed with the end to end security lifecycle from product inception to implementation and ongoing maintenance
• Possess thorough understanding of Identity and Access management (IAM) across cloud solutions

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Knowledge of any of these is a big plus
• Qradar splunk Openshift/Kubernetes Turbonomics Guardium