Security Consultant in London

The Client Innovation Centre (CIC) is an innovative and exciting part of IBM, built to deliver high-value technical services to world-renowned clients. All employees work in a consultancy environment on a variety of projects across different sectors, enabling them to build their experience, skillset, and network.

As a Security Consultant Associate, you will help analyse business and technical requirements, support enterprise-wide access management processes, and advise clients on how to secure their most valuable data and IP. You will be part of a collaborative security team, learning fast and delivering value.

Your role and responsibilities:

• Collaborate with clients and internal teams to identify security requirements and help design the right security solutions.
• Participate throughout the design cycle — from requirements and architecture through implementation.
• Support the development of secure processes, systems, and applications.
• Gain hands-on experience across different platforms, technologies, and security architectures.
• Learn and contribute to areas like access management, vulnerability analysis, and security operations.

Required technical and professional expertise:

• Familiarity with network design, network security, authentication, authorization, and encryption standards.
• Exposure to at least one security domain such as Identity & Access Management, Data Security, Infrastructure and Endpoint Security, or Security Strategy, Risk & Compliance.
• Understanding of security concepts across application development, mobile development, software engineering, and identity technologies.
• Experience or exposure to programming languages such as Java, Python, C/C++, Ruby, Go/Golang, Bash, or C#.
• Awareness of network security tools used for scanning, monitoring, intrusion detection, anomaly detection, and firewall management.

Professional Skills:

• Outcome-focused and resilient — able to stay adaptable in changing environments.
• Strong analytical thinking and ability to work through complex problems.
• Ability to collaborate with multiple teams and communicate clearly.
• Growth mindset, curiosity, and willingness to learn across different security areas.
• Flexibility to contribute wherever needed to deliver value.

Required Education Qualifications:

• Predicted a 2:1 Bachelor’s Degree or achieved in a STEM, Economics, Statistical degree or similar.

Eligibility Requirements:

All applicants must hold British Nationality, UK work permit or visa valid for a two-year period prior to applying along with at least 5 years UK residency and preferably 10 years. Unfortunately, we do not offer visa sponsorship and have no future plans to do so.

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.