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Security Consultant for Rapid Response

IBM

IBM

IT
Posted on Friday, January 19, 2024
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
Cybersecurity Incident response team members will be responsible for quickly responding to and mitigating cybersecurity incidents
The following are examples, but not limited to, of the functions required by the Cybersecurity experts:
● Shall quickly deploy and respond to cyber incidents;
● Analyze the incidents, gathers evidence, determines and implement the mitigation measures;
● Build and maintain relationships with strategic partners and government agencies.
● Support clients with IR preparation, IR plan tests, sharing threat intelligence

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

-CISSP certification required.
-At least 10 years of progressive experience in the cybersecurity field and an advanced degree or 15 years of experience with a bachelor’s degree
-Demonstrated experience in various areas of cybersecurity and incident response;
-Demonstrated hands on experience with IR tools and fly away kits
-Demonstrated experience in managing stakeholder relationships at senior levels of government.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

-Proficiency in cybersecurity tools, techniques, and frameworks used for incident detection, analysis and response;
-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;
-Knowledge of 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