Sr. Associate, Cyber Security - SecOps

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KPMG is currently seeking a Sr. Associate, Cyber Security - SecOps for our KPMG Consulting practice.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee planning, design, implementation, testing, and operation of cyber security processes and systems
• Provide guidance on security architecture for threat detection and response systems used as a part of the overall security operations and fusion centers
• Provide direction of business process and security architecture design as it relates security analyst tools for security incident management
• Administer security configuration for threat management platforms for a wide array of large-scale environments including security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR) and security information and event management (SIEM) tools
• Develop next generation threat detection solutions leveraging machine learning and AI
• Present firm-based approaches and messaging at internal training classes, external events, and client meetings
• Present firm-based approaches and messaging at internal training classes, external events, and client meetings

Qualifications:

• A minimum of three years of experience in Information Security or in a technology related field
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university or equivalent experience; CISSP, CEH, CPT, CISM, CISA, CIPP, GIAC, GSEC, and/or GCFW certifications is preferred
• Functional certification such as MCSE, CCNA, CNE, CCIE, ServiceNow, and/or Splunk is preferred
• Ability to collaborate, learn and work with cross functional teams like Data Engineers and Machine Learning Engineers to develop AI-enabled cyber solutions with a desire to learn ETL, scripting, and ML technologies including but not limited to Splunk, Python, Alteryx and/or Tensorflow
• Ability and willingness to travel and work in a fast paced, results driven environment, grasp new technology, and contribute at a rapid pace
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future

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