Job Description

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

• Good Communication Skills
• Good grasp of basic security principles like confidentiality, authentication, access control and privacy, security vulnerabilities, physical security issues, protocol design flaws, malicious code, implementation flaws, configuration weaknesses, user errors, user indifference.
• Work well under pressure handling multiple tasks.
• Having 2+ Years of experience in Incident response and Threat intelligence
• Monitor security alerts and notifications from various sources, including security information and event management (SIEM) systems, intrusion detection systems (IDS), and endpoint protection solutions.
• Perform real-time analysis of security alerts and determine the severity and impact of potential security incidents.
• Lead and coordinate the response to security incidents, including identification, containment, eradication, and recovery.
• Conduct root cause analysis to determine the origin and impact of incidents and develop recommendations to prevent future occurrences.
• Document and report incidents, including the creation of detailed incident reports and timelines.
• Having good knowledge in Investigation Technologies such as EDR, XDR, Email Security, VA, Sandboxing, Threat Intelligence, Deception, DFIR and SOAR.
• Experience with SIEM, IDS/IPS, endpoint protection, and forensic tools.
• Participate in the continuous improvement of incident response playbooks and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Perform digital forensics investigations on compromised systems to collect and analyze evidence.
• Stay updated on the latest cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and attack vectors.
• Analyze and interpret threat intelligence to identify potential risks and improve incident detection and response capabilities.
• Collaborate with threat intelligence teams and external partners to share information and enhance situational awareness.


Who you are: Incident Responder

What you'll do: Incident Responder to assist our 24/7 Incident Management Team



Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• SIEM Tools: Qradar, Securonix, ArcSight, Splunk, Sentinel One (any of one).
• Security Tools: Smokescreen, TIP, Wireshark, EDR, XDR, Antivirus, Virus Total.
• Language (Optional): Python, PowerShell, Shell Scripting, JS, VB



Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Bachelor's degree relevant to Information Technology, Computer Science/Engineering (or equivalent).
• Certification: CEH, CompTIA Security+, AZ-200, AZ-900, SIEM Fundamentals, CERT-Certified Computer Security Incident Handler (CERT-CSIH)



About Business UnitIBM 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.

This job requires you to be fully COVID-19 vaccinated prior to your start date and proof of vaccination status will be required before your start date. During the Onboarding process you will be asked to confirm your vaccination status, in case you are unable to get vaccinated for any reason, you can let us know at that stage. Please let us know if you are unable to be vaccinated due to medical or religious reasons. IBM will consider such requests on a case by case basis subject to submission of required proof by the candidate before a stipulated date.

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