Cyber Operations Support Engineer (TS/SCI)

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. Your role and responsibilities As a Cyber Operations Support Engineer specializing in Collections Analysis, you will execute collections using well-defined strategies and within the priorities set by the collection management process. You will maintain a keen awareness of the evolving threat landscape by developing and implementing cyber indicators. Your primary responsibilities will include: Execute Collections Analysis: Perform collections using predefined strategies and priorities set by the collection management process, ensuring efficient and effective data gathering. Develop Cyber Indicators: Implement and maintain cyber indicators to stay aware of the evolving threat landscape, enabling proactive measures against potential threats. Analyze and Share Threat Assessments: Collect, process, analyze, and disseminate cyber threat/warning assessments to keep the organization informed and prepared for potential cyber threats. Maintain Threat Awareness: Continuously monitor and assess the threat landscape to identify emerging threats and provide actionable intelligence to stakeholders. This person will be required to come into the Fort Meade, MD office 5 days a week Required education High School Diploma/GED Preferred education Bachelor's Degree Required technical and professional expertise Exposure to Collections Analysis: Familiarity with executing collections using predefined strategies and priorities set by the collection management process, ensuring efficient and effective data gathering. Experience working with Cyber Indicators: Knowledge of developing and implementing cyber indicators to stay aware of the evolving threat landscape, enabling proactive measures against potential threats. Understanding of Threat Assessment Methodologies: Exposure to collecting, processing, analyzing, and disseminating cyber threat/warning assessments to inform stakeholders and support organizational preparedness. Familiarity with Threat Landscape Monitoring: Basic understanding of continuously monitoring and assessing the threat landscape to identify emerging threats and provide actionable intelligence to stakeholders. Experience with Data Analysis Tools: Exposure to utilizing tools and technologies for data analysis, processing, and dissemination in a threat intelligence context. Security Clearance: Active TS/SCI is required Preferred technical and professional experience Advanced Data Analysis Tools: Exposure to utilizing specialized tools and technologies for data analysis, processing, and dissemination in a threat intelligence context, enhancing the ability to efficiently gather and share threat assessments. Emerging Threat Identification: Familiarity with identifying emerging threats through continuous monitoring and assessment of the threat landscape, providing actionable intelligence to stakeholders. Cyber Indicator Development: Experience working with advanced cyber indicator development and implementation, enabling proactive measures against potential threats and staying ahead of the evolving threat landscape.

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IBM Consulting is IBM’s consulting and global professional services business, with market leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients’ businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet.

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IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world. Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business. At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world. IBM 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, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

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IBM 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 Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law. 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. The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year. Job Title Cyber Operations Support Engineer (TS/SCI) Date posted 26-Aug-2026 Job ID 130869 City / Township / Village Annapolis Junction State / Province Maryland Country United States Work arrangement Onsite Area of work Consulting Employment type Regular Contract type Regular Projected Minimum Salary per year 82,000.00 Projected Maximum Salary per year 125,000.00 Position type Entry Level Up to 20% or 1 day a week Company (0147) International Business Machines Corporation Shift General (daytime) Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position? #J-18808-Ljbffr IBM