Email Security Engineer Job at (0147) International Business Machines Corporation, Austin, TX

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  • (0147) International Business Machines Corporation
  • Austin, TX

Job Description

Overview

The CISO Cybersecurity Operations Platform (CSOP) team is looking to add an engineer to the Analytics and Data Exploitation team. The Platform provides the technology, services and expertise required by IBMs Cyber Threat Detection and Response teams. We support the Advanced Threat Detection (threat hunting, intelligence, incident response), Vulnerability Detection and Response, Remediation, Security Operations Centers and Command Centers teams to deliver enterprise-wide security. We process tens of billions of events per day, making effective analysis and data exploitation critical. This is a technical position within the Analytics and Data Exploitation team who employ commercial, open source and in-house developed tools to deliver critical cybersecurity services such as event processing, automation, complex analytics and support to digital investigations. The role operates across development, test, pre-production and production networks to create, maintain and improve services an important component of which is fault-finding and the ability to work within complex, dynamic environments.

The right candidate thrives in high-pressure situations and has practical experience with Big Data technologies (e.g., Spark, Hadoop and Elasticsearch). The role requires knowledge of container orchestration technologies specifically Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift. The work includes design and optimization of container-deployed systems, day-to-day engineering and administration of the orchestration environment, including cluster management, Pod assignment/configuration, application routing, security, container image registry management and runtime engine optimization. Knowledge of data ingestion, extraction, transformation and loading technologies is important (including Streamsets and Flink). The role also includes software development tasks related to cybersecurity using Java, SQL, Python and automation scripting; experience with DevSecOps methods is highly advantageous. The Platform team uses hybrid cloud hosting including IBM Cloud, AWS and Microsoft Azure.

About the Team
The CSOP team is looking to add an Email Security Engineer. The CSOP provides the technology, services and expertise required by IBMs Cyber Threat Detection and Response teams. We support the Advanced Threat Detection (threat hunting, intelligence, incident response), Vulnerability Detection and Response, Remediation, Security Operations Centers and Command Centers to deliver enterprise-wide security to IBM.

Your role and responsibilities

Job Duties:

  • Contribute to the day-to-day work that supports our critical cybersecurity analysis and data processing workflows
  • Protect the organization against phishing, spoofing, malware, and advanced threats while maintaining user experience and compliance
  • Familiarity with Exchange, ProofPoint Email Solutions, Powershell, Azure, and M365 suite
  • Design, implement and maintain secure email solutions within the Microsoft 365 tenant and related services
  • Monitor and respond to email-related security incidents, phishing attempts, and compromise events
  • Support the team leadership to improve overall exploitation of technologies that best serve our requirements
  • Partner with CIO and CISO teams to develop email security policies, rules, and playbooks
  • Work as part of a deeply technical, passionate team of engineers to tackle significant IT challenges

Education

Required education: Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education: Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise
  • 3 or more years experience in an email security engineer or similar role
  • Experience with Microsoft 365 Exchange or Proofpoint email solutions
  • Hands-on experience with SPF, DKIM, and DMARC configuration and rollout at an enterprise level
  • Experience with working in a fast-paced environment where success is defined by external factors and the ability to adapt quickly in a dynamic environment
  • Strong experience with incident response processes for phishing and email-based threats
  • Experience with IBM Cloud, AWS, Azure or similar cloud environments
  • Strong understanding of email protocols (ISSMTP, IMAP, POP3) and security controls
  • Familiarity with SIEM tools for monitoring and automation on email threats
  • Excellent problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills
Preferred technical and professional experience
  • Experience with secure email gateways (Proofpoint, M365, etc)
  • Knowledge of zero trust frameworks and modern authentication methods (MFA, conditional access)
  • Familiarity with cloud-native security tools (Sentinel, Defender, XDR)
  • Understanding of email encryption solutions (TLS, S/MIME, PGP)
  • Experience in large enterprise environments with hybrid Microsoft Exchange deployments
  • Ansible experience is a strong advantage
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OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

IBM offers a competitive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:

  • Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health and 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 performance-based incentive programs
  • Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave and other Paid Care Leave programs
  • Training and educational resources on IBMs learning platform to grow skills and obtain certifications
  • Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups and discounts on products and services

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

This position was posted on the date cited 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. You must be able to work without a visa sponsorship.

The compensation range is based on a full-time schedule for a full year. Salary varies by skills, experience and location. Pay may be pro-rated for starting mid-year or part-time roles.

Job Title

Email Security Engineer

Date posted

18-Sep-2025

Job ID

59694

City

Armonk, Austin, Herndon

State

United States

Work arrangement

Hybrid

Area of work

Software Engineering

Employment type

Regular

Contract type

Regular

Projected Minimum Salary per year

111,000.00

Projected Maximum Salary per year

191,000.00

Position type

Professional

Up to 20% or 1 day a week

Company

(0147) International Business Machines Corporation

Shift

General (daytime)

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Job Tags

Full time, Contract work, Temporary work, Part time, Shift work, 1 day per week,

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