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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
Key Responsibilities:

  • Incident Response:

    • Investigate and respond to DLP alerts, incidents, and potential data breaches.
    • Perform detailed root-cause analysis to understand the cause of DLP incidents.
    • Escalate critical incidents to senior analysts and management, providing detailed analysis and recommendations.
    • Track and document incident resolutions and work to improve response times.

  • Policy Configuration & Tuning:

    • Assist in the creation, configuration, and tuning of DLP policies based on organization’s needs and best practices.
    • Analyze DLP rules and refine them to minimize false positives while ensuring proper data protection.
    • Collaborate with other teams to implement changes in DLP settings, ensuring policies are aligned with business requirements.

  • Monitoring & Reporting:

    • Monitor DLP dashboards and tools to ensure the ongoing effectiveness of data protection measures.
    • Generate and analyze regular reports on DLP incidents and provide detailed insights to management.
    • Maintain metrics on DLP performance and use data to drive improvements in policies and procedures.

  • Collaboration:

    • Work closely with IT, security, compliance, and other business units to align DLP strategies with business objectives.
    • Assist in training and mentoring junior DLP staff, ensuring a continuous learning environment.

  • Tools Management:

    • Manage and support DLP tools (e.g., Symantec, McAfee, Digital Guardian, Forcepoint, etc.), ensuring that they are properly configured and functioning as expected.
    • Stay updated with the latest advancements in DLP technologies and trends in data protection.

  • Continuous Improvement:

    • Stay up-to-date with emerging data security threats, vulnerabilities, and best practices in the DLP field.
    • Provide feedback on improving security processes, methodologies, and strategies for data protection.
 
Required education
Technical Diploma
Required technical and professional expertise

  • 1-3 years of experience working in Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Information Security, or a related field.
  • Experience with DLP tools such as Symantec DLP, McAfee DLP, Forcepoint, Digital Guardian, or similar platforms.
  • Basic knowledge of data security principles and frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001).
  • Familiarity with incident response, risk management, and security operations procedures.
  • Understanding of common data protection issues, such as data leakage, data breaches, and intellectual property protection.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues.
  • Knowledge of encryption, access control, and other data protection techniques.
Preferred technical and professional experience
  • DLP Imperva.
  • Proven Communication skill

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.

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