This role involves building and leading an enterprise cybersecurity countermeasures program across the full technology lifecycle, defining its strategy, scope, priorities, funding needs, governance, and measures to prevent, detect, contain, and reduce exploitable weaknesses across various environments. It focuses on operationalizing a countermeasures and multi-cloud security program through repeatable processes and integrated workflows, ensuring reliable coverage and control-effectiveness monitoring. The Associate Director will also direct preventive countermeasures during development and deployment to mitigate attack path and control gap risks.
Responsibilities
Build and lead an enterprise cybersecurity countermeasures program across the full technology lifecycle
Define the strategy, scope, priorities, funding needs, governance, and measures required to prevent, detect, contain, and reduce exploitable weaknesses across applications, cloud services, infrastructure, endpoints, and data environments
Operationalize a countermeasures and multi-cloud security program through repeatable processes, integrated workflows, clear ownership, service-level objectives, risk-based prioritization, exception management, validation standards, and executive reporting
Maintain reliable coverage, data quality, access governance, lifecycle management, and control-effectiveness monitoring
Direct preventive countermeasures throughout development and deployment to mitigate attack path and control gap risks, and convert technical exposure into a solution to buy time to remediate risk
Establish and maintain interim controls that reduce exploitability and limit business impact while infrastructure and application teams correct underlying weaknesses
Define expiration dates, monitoring requirements, escalation paths, and evidence needed to confirm that temporary controls remain effective
Oversee the integration of GCP and Workbench security tooling integration, automations, and processes while keeping current with the latest cybersecurity practices and technologies
Develop operating plans and governance models that support multi-cloud and federated remediation
Define accountability, decision rights, compensating-control requirements, risk-acceptance criteria, escalation thresholds, and executive metrics that hold distributed teams accountable for sustained exposure reduction
Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG's respectful and courteous work environment
Requirements
Minimum eight years of recent experience in security architecture, preferably with a specialization in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) security (data loss prevention and SecOps) and the Wiz product suite (Code, Cloud, Defend, Exposure Management), and security tooling integration
Deep technical expertise across multiple technical domains, including security incident response
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Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university is preferred; minimum of a high school diploma or GED is required
Certifications in Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer are preferred
Experience leading and managing information technology (IT) security resources and/or projects with demonstrated ability to define, document, and peer review technical security standards
Experience with security related regulatory requirements, such as National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), ISO 27001, and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) plans, project estimations and budgeting
Capability to influence without authority in a matrixed environment and develop resource plans, project plans, project estimations and budgeting
Ability to foster the development of high-performance teams and interface with all levels of the organization
Ability to participate in development of resource plans and structures and influence organizational priorities
Excellent verbal/written communication, collaboration, analytical and presentation skills to lead an environment driven by customer service and teamwork
Must be able to set goals and participate in strategic initiatives for a team
Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future
Benefits
Comprehensive, competitive benefits package, with options designed to help you make the best decisions for yourself, your family, and your lifestyle
Available benefits are based on eligibility
Depending on job classification, standard work hours, and years of service, KPMG LLP provides a Total Rewards Package that includes 401(k) and medical and may include dental, vision, disability and life insurance, personal well-being and Personal Time Off
Each year KPMG publishes a calendar of holidays to be observed during the year depending on your job classification and entity affiliation
Important Details
Application deadline: Candidates are considered as they apply, until the opportunity is filled
About the Company
KPMG provides audit, tax and advisory services for organizations in today's most important industries. It is known for being a great place to work and build a career, with growth driven by delivering real results for clients. KPMG's culture encourages individual development, embraces an inclusive environment, rewards innovative excellence, and supports its communities. It is consistently ranked among the best companies to work for by Fortune Magazine, Consulting Magazine, Seramount, Fair360 and others.
