Full Job DescriptionIntroduction
Software Developers at IBM are the backbone of our strategic initiatives to design, code, test, and provide industry-leading solutions that make the world run today – planes and trains take off on time, bank transactions complete in the blink of an eye and the world remains safe because of the work our software developers do. Whether you are working on projects internally or for a client, software development is critical to the success of IBM and our clients worldwide. At IBM, you will use the latest software development tools, techniques and approaches and work with leading minds in the industry to build solutions you can be proud of.
Your Role and Responsibilities
We have a team of security compliance leaders overseeing solutions for this complex environment, collaborating with security architects and Cloud DevOps teams internally and around IBM. The security compliance leader’s role is to determine the secure operation of the all computer systems, servers, and network connections in accordance with our policies, procedures, and compliance requirements.
A security compliance leader in our team will participate in some or all of the following:
Providing subject matter expertise in the creation, implementation, and maintenance of appropriate enterprise programs, policies, and procedures to be compliant with all applicable regulations including ISO, SOC, HIPAA, PCI, FedRAMP/FISMA
Having the ability to utilize working knowledge of information security best practices such as: NIST 800 series, ISO 27000 series, GDPR, etc
Interpreting standards, requirements, and their application to the enterprise Cloud environment in the most reasonable and cost-effective manner
Developing, implementing, maintaining, and overseeing enforcement of security policies
Collaborating with security architects and technical security teams to define and implement security processes and procedures based on industry-standard best practices and compliance requirements. Defining the requirements and validating the procedures and audit testing methodology
Conducting regularly scheduled audits on systems and hosting third-party audits as required in order to maintain certifications and compliance certificates.
Working with the DevOps teams to prepare ongoing client reporting, information for prospective clients, and marketing materials
Providing training to teams as needed
Assisting team members and internal clients in addressing highly complex security issues applicable to enterprise environment
Required Technical and Professional Expertise
6+ years of Experience in multiple of the following areas is required:
Ability to utilize working knowledge of information security best practices such as: NIST 800 series, ISO 27000 series, GDPR, etc
Experience with compliance programs such as FFIEC or FedRAMP/ FISMA, HIPAA, GDPR, SOC 2, or PCI
Experience in risk assessment processes, policy development, proposals, work statements, product evaluations, and delivery of technology
Ability to understand enterprise business computing operations/requirements, and in particular, Cloud
Ability to stand firm on issues yet be flexible and creative when working with customers to find effective solutions
Ability to understand and interpret laws and regulatory requirements related to information protection and develop and implement appropriate processes to achieve and maintain compliance and reduce risk.
Education considerations include
Computer science BSc or equivalent
Security/privacy specific training such as CIPT, CRISC, CISSP.
Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
Experience in multiple of the following areas is desirable:
Master’s in computer science or equivalent degree is preferred
Working in a change-controlled production environment.
Administering systems that are internet facing.
Diagnosing the root cause of problems and propose solutions: Examples would be failed patches, tooling issues, false positives on system tests, authentication problems.
Expertise in system configuration, especially privilege control (for example sudoer configuration), and system level firewall (iptables)
An understanding of basic networking concepts: ipsec tunnels, firewalls, routers, public and private addressing.
Project Management knowledge and experience a strong plus
Experience with operations of data centres or Cloud, and networking security including security systems such as firewalls, intrusion detection, vulnerability scanning, OS patching, health checking.
Experience with container-based architectures and implementations such as kubernetes, docker, etc
About Business UnitIBM Cloud Computing is a one-stop shop which provides all the cloud solutions & cloud tools the industries need. IBM Cloud portfolio includes infrastructure as a service (IaaS), software as a service (SaaS) and platform as a service (PaaS) offered through public, private and hybrid cloud delivery models, in addition to the components that make up those clouds.
IBM Cloud ensures seamless integration into public and private cloud environments. The infrastructure is secure, scalable, and flexible, providing customized enterprise solutions that have made IBM Cloud the Hybrid Cloud Market leader with our market leading IAAS and PAAS Platforms. The IBM Cloud platform is the public cloud offering from IBM providing services to global enterprises. IBM Cloud is the Cloud for Smarter Business, built on Open Technology with Developer Tools and supports solutions by Industry. We run the services and workloads from Watson, Blockchain, Services, Security, and IoT.
Ready to help drive IBM’s success in the Cloud market? This is your chance to research and learn new Cloud related technology products and services, as well as to design and implement quick Cloud based prototypes while advancing your career in leading edge technology.
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About IBMIBM’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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