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
A Security Consultant within Cyber Strategy & Risk specializes in implementing security solutions for clients and stakeholders, while addressing security, regulatory, risk, and compliance issues. They maintain a current understanding of industry trends and hold multiple certifications in key cyber security areas. As a trusted advisor, they lead in identifying risks and developing mitigation plans, and define business-driven security strategies and roadmaps. This role requires a professional who can effectively communicate and collaborate with various stakeholders to ensure the successful implementation of security initiatives and the achievement of business objectives.

• Strong understanding of networking protocols, operating systems, and common security vulnerabilities;
• Previous experience in handling security incidents, ranging from identifying and analyzing incidents to containing and mitigating their impacts;
• Familiarity with digital forensics techniques to gather evidence reconstruct incidents and support investigations
• Experience using fly away kits to perform Incident response efforts
• Ability to support incident response and recovery via remote or in person
• Creating reports and analysis of incident response efforts to summarize the outcome to senior leaders
• Proficiency in cybersecurity tools, techniques, and frameworks used for incident detection, analysis and response;
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Federal security clearance

• Experience with incident response
• Experience with USAID / Eastern European region
• Experience using X-Ways, FTK, and related forensic tools
• Ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance (No clearance required to start)