Introduction

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

Support IBM's Cyber Strategy & Risk team on client engagements in cybersecurity strategy, risk management, and governance/compliance. The intern will assist consultants and cybersecurity professionals with research, documentation, assessments, analysis, and the development of client-ready deliverables.

Cybersecurity Strategy: support development of cybersecurity strategies, roadmaps, operating models, and maturity improvement plans; research trends, emerging threats, regulatory requirements, and best practices; benchmark capabilities against NIST CSF, ISO 27001, CIS Controls and other standards; prepare presentations, reports, and executive summaries.

Risk Management: support risk assessments (threats, vulnerabilities, business impacts, control gaps); document risk registers, treatment plans, and remediation tracking; analyze risks against business processes, critical assets, third parties, and technology; prepare risk dashboards and management reports.

Governance, Risk & Compliance: review policies, standards, and procedures; support compliance assessments against frameworks and regulations; collect and organize audit evidence; map controls across ISO 27001, NIST, PCI DSS, Qatar NIA, and other requirements.

Project & Delivery Support: prepare workshops, meeting notes, action trackers, and client deliverables; maintain project documentation, status updates, and issue logs; perform data analysis, document review, and QA on deliverables.

Eligibility: This internship is open to Qatari Nationals only.

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, Risk Management, or a related field. Strong interest in cybersecurity governance, risk, compliance, strategy, and consulting. Good understanding of basic cybersecurity concepts (threats, vulnerabilities, controls, identity management, incident response, data protection, security awareness). Strong analytical, research, and documentation skills. Good command of Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, and Excel. Ability to work independently and in a team. Strong English communication skills; Arabic is a plus.

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

Exposure to frameworks such as NIST CSF, ISO 27001, CIS Controls, Qatar NIA. Arabic language.

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