A career in IBM Consulting is built on long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You’ll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you’ll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long-term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences.
Key Responsibilities
SOC Governance & Performance Management:
- Define & update security policies & procedures
- SCDs review and update
- NIST Framework Adoption & Alignment
- Unified Compliance Framework
- Configuration Review, Firewall, WAF, Proxy, NAC review as per SOP
- Automate policy management
- Evaluate risk management solutions
- Change Management Review, SLAs reporting
- Track, follow up and mitigate audit findings & regulatory observations, Root Cause Analysis.
- Ensure adherence to RBI, IRDAI, UIDAI, ISO 27001, IT Act 2000, NPCI, PCI-DSS, DPDPA
- Maintain documentation for regulatory audits, Continuous compliance monitoring & control testing
- Report cybersecurity posture to leadership & KRI & KPI dashboarding & reporting
- Tracking & follow-up on Exceptions Review (Change Request)
- Maintain risk acceptance tracker (Change Management Request)
- Create and maintain risk register (Cybersecurity domain)
- SOC Compliance & Audit:
- Serve as the primary point of contact for all internal and external audits related to SOC operations and tools.
- Ensure SOC processes and documentation meet the requirements of relevant frameworks and standards such as NIST CSF, NIST 800-53, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, and SOC 2.
- Manage the evidence collection process for audits, ensuring timely and accurate responses to auditor requests.
Security Tool Governance:
- Govern the lifecycle of SOC tools (Firewall, WAF, Proxy, NAC), including policy configuration, user access reviews, and license management.
- Ensure that detection content (rules, alerts, playbooks) is documented, updated, and aligned with the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
Strategic Reporting & Communication:
- Prepare and present monthly and quarterly SOC performance and risk reports to senior
- Translate technical SOC metrics into business-centric risk and impact language for non-technical stakeholders.
Required Professional and Technical Expertise*
Required: 6+ years of experience in information security, with at least 5 years in a IT GRC, IT security auditing.
Preferred: At Least one Relevant certification require:
• CRISC- Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control
• CGRC- Certified in Governance, Risk & Compliance
• GIAC GSEC (Security Essentials) or GCIH (Incident Handler)
• Experience with GRC platforms (e.g., ServiceNow IRC, RSA Archer).
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