Introduction
General responsibilities
Responsible for managing all the activities related to delivering engagements focusing on Data protection including Cryptography for the duration of their engagement, including but not limited to:
- Consulting - comfortable in facilitating workshops, giving presentations, producing high quality deliverables and managing large delivery engagements.
- Leadership - supporting all aspects of the solution, consulting colleagues, the technical team, managing client requirements and linking those requirements to IBM's solution,
- Experienced in data security, with a strong understanding of Cryptography
- Creating & delivering the solution element of Data Security and Cryptography proposals, this could be administrative, operational or technical,
- Supporting the definition and creation of a solution that meets the client's requirements
- Understanding the Data Security requirements of the client, including their drivers and appetite, risk, legal, regulatory and compliance drivers for the client
- Providing visibility and understanding the functional and non-functional requirements of the solution
- Assisting client facing colleagues with responding to requests for proposals
- Detailed knowledge of architecting and delivery of cloud native delivery methods and blueprints, security and deployment models for IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS across one or more hyperscale's.
- Strong understanding of Data Security framework and Cybersecurity governance models.
- Expertise in preparing Use Case Documents, High Level & Low-Level Architecture and Design
- Experience in Development & integration of API services for Key Management, Certificate, PKI etc
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Practice & People
• Contribute content and advice to the offering development process
• Help establish capability and skills models for the core domain, partner with wider team to develop expertise
Your role and responsibilities
The Data Security Consultant will be responsible for developing security design and implementation of Data security and Cryptography services for our clients in KSA and across MEA. This requires demonstrating thought leadership, delivery expertise and wide understanding of Data Security Controls, cloud native as well as hybrid/3rd party security controls.
This role mainly focuses on how to assist IBM clients with the transformation in Data Security and Cryptography security domains in a hybrid deployment model. These cover a range of consulting and technical engagements.
You'll engage clients and work to understand their business needs, works in levels of abstraction, apply industry knowledge, and leverage the appropriate business elements and information technology to address those needs. In addition, advise clients in understanding the desired future Data Security landscape and work collaboratively with them to develop a roadmap to achieve this goal and become a trusted advisor.
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Required education
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred education
Bachelor's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise
Required Technical and Professional Expertise:
• Bachelor's Degree
• Good Security Consulting Experience.
• Working experience of industry compliance and security standards including KSA NCA ECC, CSA CSM, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, NIST, CIS, etc.
• Working experience in conducting configuration reviews leveraging Security principles to identify security gaps and develop high-quality assessment reports.
- Experience and knowledge in Design & Architecture of Encryption, Key Management, HSM, Certificate, PKI & Secret management solutions like Thales & HasheCorp Vault etc
• Develop high-quality security projects design documentation, etc.
• Working experience on data protection in cloud service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS etc) and other cryptographic operations.
• Extensive track record in delivering large-scale, complex and multi-year security transformation programs / projects in various capacities (e.g. Data security Consultant, Crypto Consultant, senior delivery/technical lead)
• Experience working across diverse teams to facilitate solutions
• Readiness to travel 25-50%
• At least 3 years' experience in working in international deployment roles and interlocking with client on hybrid/multi cloud security engagements
• At least 5 years' experience in working with security consulting and/or architecture roles
• At least 8-10 years' experience overall, across IT and Cyber Security.
• English: Fluent.
Preferred technical and professional experience
Required Technical and Professional Expertise:
• Bachelor's Degree
• Good Security Consulting Experience.
• Working experience of industry compliance and security standards including KSA NCA ECC, CSA CSM, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, NIST, CIS, etc.
• Working experience in conducting configuration reviews leveraging Security principles to identify security gaps and develop high-quality assessment reports.
- Experience and knowledge in Design & Architecture of Encryption, Key Management, HSM, Certificate, PKI & Secret management solutions like Thales & HasheCorp Vault etc
• Develop high-quality security projects design documentation, etc.
• Working experience on data protection in cloud service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS etc) and other cryptographic operations.
• Extensive track record in delivering large-scale, complex and multi-year security transformation programs / projects in various capacities (e.g. Data security Consultant, Crypto Consultant, senior delivery/technical lead)
• Experience working across diverse teams to facilitate solutions
• Readiness to travel 25-50%
• At least 3 years' experience in working in international deployment roles and interlocking with client on hybrid/multi cloud security engagements
• At least 5 years' experience in working with security consulting and/or architecture roles
• At least 8-10 years' experience overall, across IT and Cyber Security.
• English: Fluent.
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