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Your role and responsibilities
We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Data Security Specialist to protect our organization's digital assets and sensitive information. The ideal candidate will be responsible for implementing and maintaining security protocols, monitoring systems for vulnerabilities, and ensuring compliance with data protection regulations.Roles and Responsibilities:
Core Responsibilities:
  • Develop and enforce data security policies, procedures, and standards.
  • Monitor networks and systems for security breaches, incidents, and anomalies.
  • Conduct regular security audits and risk assessments.
  • Implement and manage encryption, firewalls, antivirus, and intrusion detection systems.
  • Respond to and investigate security incidents and breaches.
  • Collaborate with IT and compliance teams to ensure secure data storage and transmission.
  • Maintain up-to-date knowledge of cybersecurity threats, trends, and technologies.
  • Ensure compliance with data protection laws (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, CCPA).
  • Train staff on data security best practices and awareness.
Strategic Responsibilities:
  • Design and implement data loss prevention (DLP) strategies.
  • Evaluate and recommend new security tools and technologies.
  • Participate in disaster recovery and business continuity planning.
  • Support secure software development practices (DevSecOps).
Required education
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred education
Master's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise
  • Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles and best practices.
  • Proficiency in security tools (e.g., SIEM, IDS/IPS, antivirus, firewalls).
  • Experience with data encryption, access control, and authentication protocols.
  • Knowledge of regulatory frameworks (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR).
  • Familiarity with cloud security (AWS, Azure, GCP).
  • Incident response and forensic investigation skills.
  • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
  • Strong communication and documentation abilities.

 

Preferred technical and professional experience
  • Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CEH, CompTIA Security+, or GIAC.
  • Experience with scripting languages (Python, PowerShell, Bash).
  • Background in ethical hacking or penetration testing.
  • Experience with data classification and governance tools.

 

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM 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.

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.

 

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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.

IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.


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