Your role and responsibilities

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Responsible for protecting an organization’s systems, networks, and data by implementing security controls, monitoring for threats, managing vulnerabilities, responding to incidents, enforcing security policies, ensuring regulatory compliance, and educating users on security best practices.

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Required education

Bachelor's Degree

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Required technical and professional expertise

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Solid programming/scripting fundamentals in at least one language (Python is strongly preferred).
Basic understanding of computer networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S, firewalls).
Familiarity with Linux/Unix command-line environments
Knowledge one of the cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure) through personal projects, coursework, or prior work.
Knowledge Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform.
Knowledge with containerization technologies such as Docker and/or orchestration with Kubernetes.

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About the company

IBM

Company overview

IBM is a global technology company that sells software, consulting services, and infrastructure products to large organisations. IBM’s current focus areas include hybrid cloud, AI, cybersecurity, automation, and enterprise IT modernisation. IBM also operates a large consulting arm that delivers transformation programmes for clients across industries. IBM works with customers worldwide, from governments and banks to retailers and manufacturers.

Locations and presence

IBM operates globally with offices and client sites across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and other regions, with headquarters in Armonk, New York. Working patterns vary by role and business unit, and public reporting shows IBM has required in-office or client-site presence (often at least three days a week) for some groups such as US managers and parts of the sales organisation.

Palpable Score

72.1

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IBM is a strong early-career option for people who want multiple entry doors, because IBM runs internships, apprenticeships, and named entry-level programmes alongside “entry level” job hiring. IBM is also more transparent than many large tech employers about the steps in the hiring process and how assessments work, including accommodations and asking for feedback. The main constraints are uneven pay transparency by country and role, plus limited public outcome data (conversion rates, promotion timelines) for early-career cohorts.

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