IBM Internship – Cybersecurity Strategy, Risk & Compliance

Support the company'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.

Your Role and Responsibilities

• Support the development of cybersecurity strategies, roadmaps, operating models, and maturity improvement plans; research trends, emerging threats, regulatory requirements, and best practices; prepare presentations, reports, and executive summaries.
• Assist in 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Requirements

• 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 Experience

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

Location
Doha, Ar Rayyān, Qatar

Work Arrangement
Hybrid