IBM

Security Consultant-SOC Analyst

Posted On

Nov. 13, 2024

Location

Pune, Maharashtra

Experience Level

Entry Level

Job Type

Permanent

Apply By

Nov. 29, 2024

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

Monitor and analyze security events and incidents.
Establish foundational operations and procedures for SOC.
Manage and improve threat detection and response processes.
Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure alignment on security needs.
Generate reports and dashboards for tracking SOC performance.
Oversee process improvement programs for SOC operations.
Act as a security advisor, providing expertise on security matters.
Guide analysts in protocol adherence and supervise team members.
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of cybersecurity developments.
Regularly review SOC operations and ensure compliance with established processes.
Manage escalation procedures efficiently and ensure timely resolutions.
Monitor and review incident and case records for compliance and efficiency.
Track timeline adherence for SOC activities and enhance efficiency.
Continuously assess and improve SOC team processes and procedures.
Develop and assess metrics to gauge SOC team performance.
Recommend log sources to include or remove from monitoring scope.
Coordinate with external teams during incident management events.
Develop, implement, and maintain SOC policies, procedures, and documentation.
Manage and schedule 24x7x365 SOC operations to ensure resource availability.
Guide the L1 team in use-case development and configuration on SOC monitoring tools.
Provide leadership and oversight for SOC operations, owning the Security Incident Management process.
Integrate SOC, Threat Intelligence, and related processes for operational control.
Deliver client-facing services, managing expectations and service delivery.
Design and track reporting metrics to measure SOC activity effectiveness.
As a Subject Matter Expert (SME) on Cybersecurity, advise on Security Incidents and Threats.
Collaborate with internal and external contacts to remediate security incidents.
Proactively mitigate cybersecurity risks, enhancing detection and response protocols.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

5+ years of SOC experience, including 1+ year in a team lead role.
Strong proficiency with Linux-based systems.
Experience in security device management and SIEM (e.g., Wazuh, IBM QRadar).
In-depth understanding of security concepts (cyber-attacks, threat vectors, risk management, incident management).
Expertise in analyzing logs, particularly using Wazuh SIEM tools.
Proven experience in SOC or Managed Security Services management.
Advanced knowledge of cybersecurity threats, tools, and techniques.
Proficiency with SIEM, SOAR, and Threat Intelligence platforms.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

Knowledge of diverse operating systems, applications, databases, and middleware to address security threats.
Familiarity with digital forensics.
Desirable professional certifications (e.g., Security+, CCSE, CCSP, TICSA, MCSE).

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.

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.

Location Statement

When applying to jobs of your interest, we recommend that you do so for those that match your experience and expertise. Our recruiters advise that you apply to not more than 3 roles in a year for the best candidate experience.

For additional information about location requirements, please discuss with the recruiter following submission of your application.

Being You @ IBM

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and 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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