Security Consultant

Introduction
Information and Data are some of the most important organizational assets in today’s businesses. As a Security Consultant, you will be a key advisor for IBM’s clients, analyzing business requirements to design and implement the best security solutions for their needs. You will apply your technical skills to find the balance between enabling and securing the client's organization with the cognitive solutions that are making IBM the fastest growing enterprise security business in the world.

Your Role and Responsibilities
Who you are:

We are looking for an experienced and strategic Security Operations Center (SOC) Lead/Cybersecurity Manager to oversee our cybersecurity team and play a key role in enhancing the security posture of our organization. As a SOC Lead, you will be responsible for leading a team of SOC analysts, managing security technologies, and driving initiatives to detect, respond to, and mitigate security incidents. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of diverse security technologies and a proven track record in leading and mentoring a high-performing SOC team.

What you’ll do:
Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a team of SOC analysts/engineer, providing guidance and support.
• Foster a collaborative and high-performance culture within the SOC team.
• Oversee the configuration, management, and optimization of security technologies, including firewalls, VPNs, MFA, DLP, proxies, antivirus/EDR, NAC, CSPM Prisma, Office 365 security, WAF, email security, VA (Infrastructure and Application), cloud security, DDOS, Seclore IRM, link & server load balancers, SIEM, and SOAR.
• Develop and implement strategies for detecting and responding to security incidents.
• Lead the investigation and resolution of complex security incidents.
• Drive initiatives to enhance the overall security posture of the organization.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement security best practices.
• Work closely with other cybersecurity teams, IT teams, and business units to ensure effective communication and collaboration.
• Provide regular updates on the security landscape and incidents to relevant stakeholders.
• Integrate threat intelligence into SOC processes and workflows.
• Stay informed about emerging threats and vulnerabilities relevant to the organization.
• Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) for the SOC team and monitor performance against these metrics.
• Generate regular reports on SOC activities, incident trends, and key security metrics.
• Develop and deliver training programs for SOC analysts to enhance their skills.
• Stay abreast of industry trends and ensure the team remains updated on the latest cybersecurity developments.
• Implement continuous improvement initiatives within the SOC, optimizing processes and workflows.
• Proactively identify areas for improvement and drive necessary changes.
• Manage relationships with security technology vendors.
• Evaluate and recommend new security technologies to enhance the SOC's capabilities.
• Able to participate in internal audit and reporting in regulatory compliance.
• Able to define policy, procedure and guidelines as needed.
• Able to prepare reports, PPT deck or Dashboards in customer and management reviews.

Secondary Responsibilities:

• Project management

How we’ll help you grow:

• You’ll have access to all the technical and management training courses you need to become the expert you want to be
• You’ll learn directly from expert developers in the field; our team leads love to mentor
• You have the opportunity to work in many different areas to figure out what really excites you

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• In-depth knowledge of a broad range of security technologies and methodologies.
• Must be able to work in morning, evening, and general shifts – Mandatory.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering/information security, or a related field.
• Relevant certifications such as CEH, CISSP, CISM, CompTIA CASP+, or equivalent.
• Proven experience Cybersecurity program within a SOC environment.
• Proven experience in managing and responding to complex security incidents.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• None