Cybersecurity Architect

IBM

IBM

IT

Barcelona, Spain

Posted on Apr 17, 2026
Introduction

A career in IBM Consulting is built on long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You’ll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you’ll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long-term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences.

Your role and responsibilities
As a Security Consultant, you will act as a trusted advisor to client IT and business executives, helping them navigate the complex landscape of modern cybersecurity. You will develop comprehensive security strategies that protect traditional on-premises environments, hybrid infrastructures, and multi-cloud platforms. Your goal is to align technical security controls with overarching business drivers to ensure resilience, compliance, and competitive advantage.
Key Responsibilities
  • Define Business Drivers & Strategy: Partner with stakeholders to identify business-critical assets and define security drivers. You will assess current security postures and identify opportunities for improvement across the entire enterprise ecosystem, including physical, virtual, and cloud-based environments.
  • Design Integrated Security Services: Architect and implement robust security services across multiple domains—such as Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC), application security, data protection, endpoint security, and network defense—ensuring they meet both industry standards and specific client objectives.
  • Hybrid & Multi-Cloud Security: Provide expert guidance on securing cloud-native workloads as well as hybrid and multi-cloud architectures. You will bridge the gap between legacy infrastructure and modern cloud services (AWS, Azure, GCP) to ensure seamless security coverage.
  • Implement Comprehensive Solutions: Lead the deployment of security technologies and processes. You will ensure that implemented solutions are scalable, maintainable, and effectively mitigate identified risks while remaining compliant with frameworks like ISO 27001, NIST, or SOC2.
  • Drive Security Excellence & Innovation: Act as a subject matter expert by staying ahead of emerging threats, regulatory changes, and technological shifts. You will provide thought leadership to clients, helping them adopt proactive defense postures and innovative security methodologies (e.g., Zero Trust).
Required education
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred education
Bachelor's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise
Experience & Background
  • Professional Experience: Minimum of 5 years of experience in cybersecurity consulting or similar strategic security roles.
  • Enterprise Exposure: Proven track record of delivering security projects for large-scale organizations (Enterprise level).
  • Sector Versatility: Demonstrated experience working across both Public and Private sectors, understanding the unique regulatory and operational nuances of each.

Technical & Strategic Competencies
  • Security Strategy & Governance: Deep expertise in developing comprehensive security strategies that encompass on-premises, hybrid, and multi-cloud platforms, ensuring a unified defense posture.
  • Full-Stack Security Design: Extensive experience designing and implementing security services across multiple domains, including GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance), application security, data protection, endpoint, and network security.
  • Business-Security Alignment: Proven ability to define business drivers and translate complex business requirements into technical security roadmaps that improve the overall security posture.
  • Solution Implementation: Deep expertise in the end-to-end implementation of security solutions (both cloud-native and third-party) that align with international industry standards (e.g., NIST, ISO, CIS).
  • Threat Landscape & Innovation: Expert-level knowledge of emerging trends, evolving cyber threats, and modern technologies. Must be able to provide forward-looking guidance on topics like Zero Trust, DevSecOps, and automated threat response.
  • Communication & Advisory: Strong ability to communicate complex security risks to both technical teams and C-suite executives, acting as a strategic partner to the business.

*Fluency in both English and Spanish is required

Preferred technical and professional experience

•Advanced Certifications
The ideal candidate will hold one or more of the following industry-recognized certifications, demonstrating a commitment to professional excellence:
• Strategic Leadership: Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or Certified Information Security Manager (CISM).
• Architecture Excellence: CISSP-ISSAP (Architecture Professional) or GIAC Defensible Security Architect (GDSA).
• Cloud-Specific Expertise: * Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert or Azure Security Engineer Associate.

AWS Certified Security – Specialty.
Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer.

Desirable Technical & Industry Skills
• Holistic Infrastructure Knowledge: Deep understanding of security across diverse environments, including legacy data centers and multi-cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Compliance & Regulatory Frameworks: Advanced familiarity with global and industry-specific security standards such as GDPR, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, and local public sector regulations (e.g., ENS in Spain or similar frameworks).
• Modern Security Stack Mastery: Hands-on experience with advanced security technologies, including:
Network & Perimeter: Next-Gen Firewalls (NGFW), Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA).
Cloud-Centric Tools: CASB (Cloud Access Security Brokers), CSPM (Cloud Security Posture Management), and CWPP (Cloud Workload Protection Platforms).
Identity & Data: Identity and Access Management (IAM) and advanced Data Loss Prevention (DLP) strategies.
• Consulting Soft Skills: Previous experience in a client-facing consultancy role, with a proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and lead digital transformation initiatives. Multi-Cloud Security Knowledge: Deep expertise in cloud security across multiple cloud platforms, including AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and others, is beneficial for this role. • Industry-Specific Security Standards: Familiarity with industry-specific security standards and regulations, such as HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and GDPR, is advantageous in designing and implementing security services.
• Advanced Security Technologies: Experience with advanced security technologies, such as cloud security gateways, cloud access security brokers, and cloud workload protection platforms, is desirable.

*Catalan is considered a plus.

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