Introduction
We are seeking a highly skilled and forward-thinking AI Cybersecurity Consultant to lead the integration of Artificial Intelligence and Large Language Models (LLMs) into advanced cybersecurity solutions. This role combines strategic advisory, technical design, and hands-on implementation to enhance threat detection, response automation, and intelligence capabilities across client environments. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in cybersecurity, AI/ML, and LLM frameworks, with a passion for innovation and stakeholder enablement.
Your role and responsibilities
Strategic Advisory- Assess client security architectures, SOC workflows, and threat management processes to identify opportunities for AI and LLM integration. Provide Subject Matter Expertise on Generative AI adoption and Impactful deployment for cybersecurity for internal architecture, third party integration, and custom models.
- Perform Market Research to identify new opportunities, ideas and technology trends for adoption. Collaborate with Vendors and Industry leaders to accelerate adoption of latest technology trends and ideas that have strong business impact
- Develop AI adoption roadmaps aligned with business, security, and compliance objectives.
- Advise on AI-driven security architecture, including SIEM/SOAR platforms, threat intelligence, threat hunting and endpoint protection.
Solution Design & Implementation- Design and deploy ML models for advanced threat detection, incident triage, including anomaly detection, , phishing detection, data leak prevention and behavioral analytics.
- Build and integrate LLM-based security agents for automated alert triage, incident enrichment, and adversary simulation using IBM WatsonX and agnostic frameworks (e.g., Langgraph , Other LLMs).
- Customize models to meet specific threat landscapes and regulatory requirements.
Data Engineering & Model Lifecycle- Collaborate with data scientists and engineers to curate security telemetry, threat intelligence feeds, and log data for model training.
- Apply MLOps/LLMOps practices for model deployment, monitoring, and retraining.
- Ensure data privacy and compliance throughout the AI/ML lifecycle.
Threat Intelligence & Automation- Enhance threat hunting, vulnerability prioritization, and predictive analytics using AI and LLMs.
- Automate SOC workflow such as alert triage, incident classification, and playbook execution.
- Develop and maintain AI-powered threat intelligence feeds.
Governance & Risk Management- Conduct risk assessments for AI/LLM models, addressing bias, adversarial robustness, and model drift.
- Ensure compliance with standards such as GDPR, NIST, and ISO 27001.
- Establish governance frameworks for ethical AI use in cybersecurity.
Stakeholder Engagement & Enablement- Educate clients and internal teams on AI/LLM capabilities and limitations.
- Lead workshops, demos, and training sessions to build AI literacy.
- Collaborate with vendors and partners to evaluate third-party AI/LLM security solutions.
This Job can be Performed from anywhere in the US.Required education
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred education
Bachelor's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise
Core Competencies- Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles, threat landscapes, and security frameworks.
- Proven experience in AI/ML development for security use cases, including NLP and LLM applications for threat detection and SOC automation.
- Familiarity with threat hunting, incident response, and security data transformation.
Technical Expertise- Proficiency in Python (required); C# (desirable).
- Experience with AI/ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, Scikit-learn, Kubeflow).
- Working knowledge in LLM models like Gemini, Llama, GPT, DALL-E and frameworks like LangChain & Vector databases like Faiss, Pinecone etc.
- Understanding of RAG architectures, vector databases, and prompt engineering.
- Familiarity with LangGraph , REACT frameworks and agent-based LLM design for SOC automation.
Operational Knowledge- Hands-on experience with security platforms (e.g., Splunk, XSIAM, Sentinel, Cortex XSOAR) and threat intelligence tools.
- Familiarity with cloud environments (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform) and their security services.
- Knowledge of MLOps/LLMOps tools and practices for model lifecycle management.
Soft Skills- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Ability to translate complex AI/ML concepts into actionable cybersecurity strategies.
Preferred technical and professional experience
- Experience with IBM WatsonX, Open AI, CoPilot or similar enterprise AI/LLM platforms (preferred).
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OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILSIBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:
- Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being
- Financial programs such as 401(k), cash balance pension plan, the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs
- Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law
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This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role.
IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.
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