IBM Hiring Co-Op Security Consultant (University Park)

Join IBM Consulting, where long-term client relationships and close collaboration drive success. Work with visionaries across industries to enhance hybrid cloud and AI journeys for the world's most innovative companies. Your ability to accelerate impact is supported by our strategic partner ecosystem and robust technology platforms, including Software and Red Hat.

Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge are key to success in IBM Consulting. You'll be encouraged to challenge norms, explore ideas beyond your role, and develop creative solutions that deliver groundbreaking results for a wide network of clients. Our culture of evolution and empathy focuses on long-term career growth and development, embracing your unique skills and experience.

To maximize your chances, apply only to roles that match your skills and experience rather than applying broadly. You'll receive a status update for each application, so monitor your IBM Careers account regularly for a centralized view of active applications.

During this co-op, you'll enhance your knowledge and gain professional experience by working on client projects. This role offers an exceptional opportunity to build a compelling portfolio, acquire new skills, gain insights into diverse industries, and embrace novel challenges. At IBM, we prioritize continuous learning, skill development, and personal growth within a coaching and mentorship culture. As a co-op, you may advance to our associate program based on results and performance.

Work Experiences You Could Be Exposed To

• Market Dynamics: Immerse yourself in primary research and collaborate with dynamic teams to help clients navigate market trends and refine competitive strategies.
• Operational Excellence: Support operational improvement by designing models for a seamless client experience, contributing to heightened efficiency and effectiveness.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Support workshops, meetings, and interviews to understand and document requirements, collaborating with diverse teams to capture and synthesize essential information.
• Project Exposure: Gain hands-on experience shadowing product teams and enterprise-wide data integrations. Contribute to data analytics assessments and participate in cloud migration and system implementations across major platforms.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a university degree with a track record of academic success in Cybersecurity or related studies.
• Outcome-focused with a high level of resilience, demonstrating flexibility and resolve to achieve success across consultative contexts.
• Familiarity with network design, network security, authentication, authorization techniques, and encryption protocols and standards.
• Knowledge in network design and security, web or custom application development, mobile development, software engineering, and identity and authentication technology.
• Familiarity with network security tools for vulnerability scanning, network monitoring, network sniffing, routers, firewalls, intrusion detection and protection, anomaly detection, and encryption standards.
• Ability to work in-office, on-site in State College, PA during the academic year.
• Ability to work up to 20 hours per week during fall and spring semesters, with potential to work up to 40 hours per week during academic breaks (e.g., summer).
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Federal clearance if necessary for your client assignment.
• Can understand clients' needs and challenges, applying a creative and logical approach to identify solutions.
• Experience in one or more security domains: Threat Management (including Security Intelligence & Operations Consulting), Data and Application Security, Identity & Access Management, Cloud and Infrastructure Security, and/or Strategy and Risk.
• Exposure to software tools such as Java, Python, C/C++, Ruby, GO, Golang, bash, C#, SharePoint, software code testing, and test automation is helpful.