Employment:
Full Time
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
As a Security Specialist in the IBM Client Engineering, you will work along with the client CISO and/or Security SMEs to ensure security and compliance requirements are integrated into Minimum Viable Solution (MVS). You are a thought leader in DevSecOps practices and have hands on expertise with security practices across the infrastructure, applications, and networks.
To be successful in this role you will:
* Utilize the IT risk management discipline to define relevant policies, standards, & controls for the solution.
* Ensure requirements for security & data privacy controls are integral throughout all phases of the solution lifecycle.
* Design the innovative security architecture; ensure the security, reliability & integrity requirements are met as a part of the overall solution architecture. Ensure inter-dependencies with other functions are addressed.
* Understand Cloud Security Strategy, Risk and Compliance as well as a good understanding of multiple domains IAM, Security Operations Consulting, Application and Data Security and Infrastructure Endpoint, leveraging principles of Zero Trust security architectures, and cloud native & hybrid security solutions.
* Lead security component integration and delivery via hands-on experience addressing security issues for cloud-based applications, containers, infrastructure, and networks.
* Forge strong working relationships with the client, IBM Client Engineering teams, and the Product Owner.
* Understand the current IT security risk landscape; articulate security requirements, issues, and solutions in business terms for leaders.
* Apply consulting methodologies, problem-solving techniques, and industry knowledge to determine and address client’s security needs.
* Translate client business requirements to help define the structure of solutions and architectures, including systems, applications, and process components.
Required Professional and Technical Expertise:
* 5+ years of experience in at least 2 of the following: Security Info and Event Management (SIEM), Security Orchestration & Automation (SOAR), Encryption Implementations (PKI, Key Management, KYOK, etc.) , Firewalls/Segmentation/Secure Networks, Intrusion Detection/Prevention, Anti-Malware, DDoS Protection, Mobile Device Security, Endpoint Event Detection & Response, Security Patch Management, Incident Resolution, Identity Access & Management / SSO, IT Risk Management, IT Regulatory Compliance[JV1]
* Working experience of industry compliance and security standards for traditional on-premise security including PCI DSS, ISO 27001, NIST
* Working knowledge of key cloud security frameworks such as CSA CCM, SASE, ZTNA, etc.
* Knowledge of the cloud delivery, security and deployment models for IaaS offerings provided by at least one of IBM Cloud, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure platforms.
* An understanding of Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) into SaaS services and integration of CASB to SOC/SIEM services.
* Extensive track record in delivering large-scale, complex and multi-year security transformation programs / projects.
Preferred Professional and Technical Expertise:
* Cloud Certification in for at least one hyperscaler, security specialist certifications.
* Familiarity with IT regulatory concepts and their ramifications on security controls (HIPAA, EU-GDPR, …)
* 8+ years of experience as a Security Specialist
For more than six decades, IBM Middle East & Pakistan has played a vital role in shaping the information technology landscape of the region. Today, IBM is part of the region’s technological fabric, solving real-world business and societal challenges, through its offices in UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and Pakistan, and also a diversity of centers across the region.
Within the region, IBM currently has groundbreaking initiatives in cloud computing, analytics, mobile, security, as well as nanotechnology, eGovernment, healthcare and many more, collaborating with leading educational institutes and governments. IBM supports hundreds of clients to drive transformation through technology, contributes to regional research & development programs and has an active Corporate Service Corps (CSC) program.
Reinvention is a keyword in the company’s history and, today, IBM is much more than a “hardware, software, services” company. IBM is now emerging as a cognitive solutions and cloud platform company.
Source: Job Posting - gulftalent.com
