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Introduction

IBM is seeking a Security Architect specializing in AI and Automation to support the design, implementation, and enhancement of secure, scalable cloud solutions and automation frameworks. This role is ideal for a candidate with foundational experience in SecDevOps, cloud technologies, and automation development who is eager to learn, grow, and contribute to IBM’s mission of achieving compliance by design. The role offers the opportunity to work on innovative projects, develop technical expertise, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful results.

Your role and responsibilities

·      Assist in designing and implementing secure cloud solutions across AWS, Azure, IBM Cloud, and GCP.

·      Collaborate with SecDevOps teams to integrate security into CI/CD pipelines, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards like FedRAMP and NIST.

·      Collaborate with SecDevOps to automate cloud provisioning, configuration, and monitoring tasks, reducing manual overhead and improving reliability.

·      Troubleshoot and optimize network performance and security under the guidance of senior architects.

·      Ensure all automation and architectural solutions adhere to compliance frameworks such as FedRAMP, SOC2, and NIST standards.

·      Assist in documenting processes and workflows to align with audit and compliance requirements.

·      Partner with compliance, engineering, and program management teams to align technical solutions with broader organizational goals.

·      Communicate technical findings and proposals effectively to team members, stakeholders, and leadership.

·      Demonstrate curiosity and initiative by proactively learning how various teams and their missions align with IBM’s objectives.

·      Take ownership of assigned tasks, showing a commitment to delivering high-quality results within deadlines.

·      Display a growth mindset, seeking opportunities to improve skills and contribute meaningfully to the team’s objectives.

·      Effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Required education
None
Preferred education
None
Required technical and professional expertise

·      Demonstrated experience in cloud architecture, automation development, or SecDevOps roles.

·      Familiarity with public cloud platforms such as AWS, IBM Cloud, or Azure.

  • Develop and maintain automation scripts and workflows using Python, JSON, and Slack APIs to enhance operational efficiency.

·      Experience with DevOps and SecDevOps practices and tools like Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, or Jenkins.

·      Basic understanding of compliance standards such as FedRAMP, SOC2, and NIST CSF.

·      Certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Fundamentals, or similar are a plus.

·      Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across diverse teams.

Preferred technical and professional experience

·      Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Management Information Systems, or related discipline, or equivalent work experience.

·      Willingness to learn new processes and standards as they evolve and adapt current approaches to maintain a high level of execution.

·      Outstanding teammate but can work independently when required.

·      Ability to deeply understand security controls and help improve its implementation.

·      Demonstrated ability to work independently as a self-starter in a fast-paced environment.

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Software infuses core business operations with intelligence—from machine learning to generative AI—to help make organizations more responsive, productive, and resilient. IBM Software helps clients put AI into action now to create real value with trust, speed, and confidence across digital labor, IT automation, application modernization, security, and sustainability. Critical to this is the ability to make use of all data, because AI is only as good as the data that fuels it. In most organizations data is spread across multiple clouds, on premises, in private datacenters, and at the edge. IBM’s AI and data platform scales and accelerates the impact of AI with trusted data, and provides leading capabilities to train, tune and deploy AI across business. IBM’s hybrid cloud platform is one of the most comprehensive and consistent approach to development, security, and operations across hybrid environments—a flexible foundation for leveraging data, wherever it resides, to extend AI deep into a business.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

 

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

 

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

ABOUT IBM

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

 

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business. 

 

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

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