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Introduction

The Cybersecurity Solution Design Global Department is seeking a highly skilled and motivated professional to join our team as a Solution Consultant / Technical Solution Manager (SC/TSM) in the field of IT Security.

This role is ideal for experienced Engineer, Architect or Consultant with a strong background in designing comprehensive cybersecurity solutions.

The successful candidate will possess the ability to analyze technical documentation, understand customer expectations, and translate business requirements into technically and financially viable solutions.

In this role, you'll work in one of our IBM Consulting Client Innovation Centers (Delivery Centers), where we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients around the world. Our delivery centers offer our clients locally based skills and technical expertise to drive innovation and adoption of new technology.

Your role and responsibilities

• - Collaborate with architects, sales teams, and clients to design tailored cybersecurity solutions.
• - Analyze customer requirements and develop high-level and detailed technical designs.
• - Prepare and deliver key technical documentation, including:
• - Technical Solution Documents (TSD/iSBD)
• - Statements of Work (SoW)
• - Service Designs
• - Detailed cost estimations
• - Provide expert guidance on solution implementation, including:
• - Infrastructure and labor sizing
• - Hardware and software selection
• - Deployment strategies and systems integration
• - Stay current with cross industry-trends, emerging technologies, and the evolving cybersecurity landscape – especially in the era of Generative AI.

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education

Master's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• - Proven experience in High Level Design (HLD) of IT Security solutions;
• - Ability to design solutions from the ground up, including sizing and cost estimation
• - Pre-sales experience, including collaboration with sales teams, partners and clients.
• - Readiness to work under time pressure and be able to adjust quickly to architecture or project change;
• - Strong communication and presentation skills, with a business-oriented mindset.
• - Familiarity with financial modeling and costing methodologies
• - Understanding of outsourcing models and delivery frameworks
• - Ability to work independently, and be self-sufficient to organize work according to schedule;
• - Comfortable working in a multicultural, global team environment
• - Willingness to travel up to 25% annually;
• - Bachelor's Degree;
• - English: Fluent (written and spoken), Czech: Native with citizenship
• - Minimum 5 years of experience in a Security-related Specialist/Designer/Consultant role
• - Minimum 3 years of experience in a Pre-sales role
• - Technical expertise in at least four of the following areas:
• - Networking (LAN/WAN, VPN, SDN)
• - Managed Security Services
• - Consultancy Security Services
• - Security products (XDR, SIEM, IDPS, FW, WAF, Endpoint protection, SASE, SOAR)
• - Security in the Cloud environments
• - AI Security
• - Regulatory Compliance
• - Physical Security
• - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
• - Data Encryption
• - Business Resiliency

Preferred technical and professional experience

• - 3+ years of hands-on experience as Security Engineer or Specialist
• - 2+ years of experience in Project Management or Service Delivery
• - Demonstrated success in large-scale, complex pre-sales engagements
• - Excellent communication and presentation skills, verbal and written fluency in English.
• - Advanced knowledge of networking and IT infrastructure
• - Experience in Low-Level Design (LLD) and architectural documentation
• - Familiarity with the IBM Cybersecurity Portfolio, including Gen AI and Cloud Solutions
• - Relevant certifications (e.g. PMP, CISA, CISSP, CCNP, AWS, Palo Alto) are a strong advantage
• - Proficiency in additional foreign languages is a plus