Security Consultant – Security Strategy, Risk & Compliance Internship

About the role

Join IBM Consulting’s Cyber Strategy & Risk team as a Security Consultant intern. You will support client engagements focused on cybersecurity strategy, risk management, and governance/compliance, helping organisations strengthen their security posture.

Key responsibilities

• Assist in developing cybersecurity strategies, roadmaps, operating models and maturity improvement plans.
• Research emerging threats, regulatory requirements and best practices; benchmark capabilities against NIST CSF, ISO 27001, CIS Controls and other standards.
• Support risk assessments, document risk registers, treatment plans and remediation tracking.
• Review policies, standards and procedures; help with compliance assessments against frameworks such as ISO 27001, NIST, PCI DSS and Qatar NIA.
• Prepare workshops, meeting notes, action trackers and client‑ready deliverables.
• Maintain project documentation, status updates and issue logs; perform data analysis and quality assurance on deliverables.

Required profile

• Qatari national currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Cybersecurity, IT, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, Risk Management or a related field.
• Strong interest in cybersecurity governance, risk, compliance and consulting.
• Good understanding of basic cybersecurity concepts (threats, vulnerabilities, controls, identity management, incident response, data protection, security awareness).
• Excellent analytical, research and documentation abilities.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team.
• Strong English communication skills; Arabic is a plus.

Required skills

• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Familiarity with NIST Cybersecurity Framework
• Familiarity with ISO 27001
• Familiarity with CIS Controls
• Familiarity with PCI DSS
• Familiarity with Qatar NIA requirements