Security Architect - Threat Management

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
Responsibilities:
·  Support consulting services to clients including SIEM system architecture, design, implementation, system integration and troubleshooting to ensure successful solution delivery
·  Support the creation of detailed solution documentation to include architecture diagrams, SIEM strategy and governance processes, and SOC processes
·  Support consulting services to clients including SOC assessment, design, transformation, transition and optimization
·  Conduct interviews, review and generate documentation on functional and non-functional requirements, technical architecture, process flows and narratives, system design and configuration
·  Configure SIEM systems based on system design and use case requirements
·  Analyse SOC activities and processes and make improvement recommendations
·  Manage and increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the SOC, through improvements to each function as well as coordination and communication between support and business functions.
·  Play a significant role in long-term SOC strategy and planning, including initiatives geared toward operational excellence.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

·  Experience in infrastructure security technologies, including the role of SIEM technologies within security organizations, proficiency in information security frameworks and compliance regulations
·  Experience in SOC and demonstrated experience in at least one network infrastructure security
·  The Senior SIOC consultants in the Security Services practice should be advisors and pragmatic management consultants that can speak to the security landscape with senior members of a client management or executive teams.
·  The consultants should have depth of knowledge and experience in SOC Operations but should be able to speak to the breadth of the landscape as well.
·  The consultants will provide subject matter expertise in the form of workshops, and consulting engagements, which assess a client’s security capabilities, which could be in the people, Process, technology, or organizational areas, identify gaps and recommend cost effective best practices to reduce client risk and increase their handle on security risk.
·  The individual would be responsible for providing overall direction, life cycle management and leadership for Information Security architecture and technology solutions. The individual would be involved in the identification, analysis, evaluation, life-cycle management, and adoption of security technologies.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

·  Strong communication and presentation skills
·  The ability to lead large groups and be a primary facilitator.
·  Strong written skills
·  Comfortable working in a project based / client serving model.
·  Ability to lead and shape client expectations.
·  Help drive pursuits and engage in complex deals, matching outcomes to expectations.
·  Ability to work easily with diverse and dynamic teams.
·  Ability to work in a matrix management model