Senior Associate Cyber Defense

@ KPMG US

About the Role

KPMG Advisory practice is our fastest growing practice. The Senior Associate Cyber Defense role supports our Consulting practice with monitoring, detecting, analyzing, and investigating threat activities for clients.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, detect, analyze, and investigate threat activities
• Support alert handling and event investigation for Incident Response
• Utilize SOC resources and IT groups
• Implement Security Monitoring and Incident Response methodologies
• Configure security controls including LM, SIEM, firewalls, IPS, AV, and DLP tools
• Leverage tools such as QRadar, ArcSight, Splunk, ThreatConnect, and open-source solutions
• Conduct comprehensive threat assessments and draft high-quality reports

Qualifications

• Minimum three years of experience in Information Security or related field
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline
• Proficiency in security monitoring, incident response, and configuration of security technologies
• Experience with SIEM, Log Management, SOC, and Incident Response
• Strong understanding of current threat landscape and intelligence gathering
• Availability for extensive travel (80-100%)
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship

Benefits & Work Environment

KPMG offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and personal well-being benefits. Opportunities for professional and personal growth are abundant with world-class training facilities and career development programs.

Key skills/competency

• Security Monitoring
• Incident Response
• SIEM
• SOC
• QRadar
• ArcSight
• Splunk
• Threat Assessment
• Log Management
• Cyber Defense