Security Consultant-Security Strategy, Risk & Compliance Services

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 seasoned Security Consultant for Security, Regulatory, Risk & Compliance Services, you will provide leadership support to clients and account teams in identifying and resolving security, regulatory, risk, and compliance issues. You will leverage your expertise to assess technical exposure and vulnerabilities in IT environments and help clients develop effective security strategies.

Your Primary Responsibilities Will Include

• Develop Security Strategies: Assess client security governance, including data privacy, third-party risk, and IT regulatory compliance needs and gaps, and develop tailored security strategies to address business challenges and objectives.
• Evaluate Technical Exposure: Identify and evaluate technical vulnerabilities in IT environments and provide recommendations for remediation and mitigation.
• Lead Security Program Development: Design and implement comprehensive security programs, including security education and training, to support client security, regulatory, and risk compliance needs.
• Collaborate with Clients: Work closely with clients to understand their security, regulatory, and risk compliance requirements and provide expert guidance and support to address their needs.

Assess Regulatory Compliance: Evaluate client compliance with relevant regulations and standards, identifying areas for improvement and providing recommendations for remediation.

Preferred Education

Bachelor's Degree

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

• Deep Expertise in Security Consulting: Proven experience in providing leadership support to clients and account teams in identifying and resolving security, regulatory, risk, and compliance issues, with a strong background in assessing technical exposure and vulnerabilities in IT environments.
• Demonstrated ability to help senior executives determine where to compete, how to differentiate, and how to innovate business models by taking advantage of digital and new technologies.
• Proven track record of team and client success, reflecting an ability to manage large and complex projects, lead and teach associates, and partner with client stakeholders to achieve common goals.
• Experience in selling high-value engagements by nurturing client and prospect relationships and tailoring offerings to achieve client and business goals
• Powerful communication and storytelling skills, successfully applying verbal and written communications to influence business leaders and team members by exposing and defending points of view.
• Experience with Security Strategy Development: A track record of developing effective security strategies, including evaluating existing security governance, data privacy, third-party risk, and IT regulatory compliance needs and gaps, and aligning them with business challenges and objectives.
• Comprehensive Knowledge of Security Program Development: Experience in designing and implementing comprehensive security programs, including security education and training, to support client security, regulatory, and risk compliance needs.
• Regulatory Compliance Expertise: In-depth knowledge of relevant regulations and standards, with experience in evaluating client compliance, identifying areas for improvement, and providing recommendations for remediation.