Security Specialist - Cyber Strategy and Risk

Your role and responsibilities

As a Security Consultant, you'll unleash your exceptional technical prowess to gather and analyze business and technical requirements, skillfully crafting and implementing resilient Enterprise-wide Access Management processes and procedures.As an esteemed member of our collaborative advisory team, your pivotal contribution will be crucial in establishing comprehensive security measures, ensuring the safeguarding of our clients' invaluable intellectual property and assets. Your responsibilities may encompass:• Execute consulting engagements in the areas of Security Strategy Risk and Compliance.
• Conduct a continuous assessment of current IT security practices and systems and identify areas for improvement.
• Design and development of security policies, standards and procedures in accordance with Organisation goals.
• Evaluate and advise on the implementation and effectiveness of the cybersecurity safeguards to ensure that they provide the intended level of protection.
• Perform risk assessments to identify gaps in compliance to information security standards and policies and devise strategies and implement controls to minimize the risk
• Proactively identify risks and escalate to project stakeholders.
• Data security governance, data classification, data security design, security management, personal information compliance and protection consulting.
• Ensure quality delivery as per IBM/client requirements.
• Perform third party risk assessments
• .Actively establish & strengthen relationships with external and internal customers.
• Assist in developing knowledge assets such as methodologies, templates, white papers etc.
• Be a team player and develop junior members in the team.
• Identify potential business opportunities on existing consulting engagements.
• Suggest ideas on improving engagement productivity and identify opportunities for improving client service.

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education

Master's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• Approximately 6 to 8 years of experience in Cybersecurity & Risk Management

• In-depth knowledge and experience in various Information security standards / regulations / best practices (ISO-27001, COBIT, PCI-DSS, GDPR, HIPAA, SOC2, etc.)
• In depth knowledge and proven experience on security framework and architecture design, development and implementation of security policies, standards, procedures and guidelines, in accordance with organizational goals
• Experience in conducting risk assessments to identify gaps in compliance to information security standards and policies. Ability to devise strategies and implement controls to minimize the risk
• Good technical knowledge & relevant experience in security domains /technologies related to Infrastructure/Network security, IAM, Application Security, DLP, End-point security web filtering, vulnerability assessments, privacy and regulatory compliance
• Good understanding of cloud security requirements.
• Ability to use business knowledge, sound judgment, and resourcefulness to adapt existing policies to specific situations and select among varied courses of action

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Consulting is IBM's consulting and global professional services business, with market leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients' businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet.

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