Associate Director, Cyber Operations (Countermeasures)

Known for being a great place to work and build a career, KPMG provides audit, tax and advisory services for organizations in today's most important industries. Our growth is driven by delivering real results for our clients. It's also enabled by our culture, which encourages individual development, embraces an inclusive environment, rewards innovative excellence and supports our communities. With qualities like those, it's no wonder we're consistently ranked among the best companies to work for by Fortune Magazine, Consulting Magazine, Seramount, Fair360 and others. If you're as passionate about your future as we are, join our team. KPMG is currently seeking an Associate Director, Cyber Operations (Countermeasure) to join our Enterprise Security Services organization. Responsibilities: * Build and lead anenterprise cybersecurity countermeasures program across the full technologylifecycle; Define the strategy, scope, priorities, funding needs, governance,and measures required to prevent, detect, contain, and reduce exploitableweaknesses across applications, cloud services, infrastructure, endpoints, anddata environments * Operationalize acountermeasures and multi-cloud security program through repeatable processes,integrated workflows, clear ownership, service-level objectives, risk-basedprioritization, exception management, validation standards, and executivereporting; Maintain reliable coverage, data quality, access governance,lifecycle management, and control-effectiveness monitoring * Direct preventive countermeasures throughoutdevelopment and deployment to mitigate attack path and control gap risks, andconvert technical exposure into a solution to buy time to remediate risk * Establish andmaintain interim controls that reduce exploitability and limit business impactwhile infrastructure and application teams correct underlying weaknesses; Define expiration dates, monitoring requirements, escalation paths, andevidence needed to confirm that temporary controls remain effective * Oversee theintegration of GCP and Workbench security tooling integration, automations, andprocesses while keeping current with the latest cybersecurity practices andtechnologies * Develop operating plans and governance models thatsupport multi-cloud and federated remediation; Define accountability, decisionrights, compensating-control requirements, risk-acceptance criteria, escalationthresholds, and executive metrics that hold distributed teams accountable forsustained exposure reduction * Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG's respectful and courteous work environment Qualifications: * 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 technicalexpertise across multiple technical domains, including security incidentresponse * Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university is preferred; Minimum of a high school diploma or GED is required; certifications in... For full info follow application link. KPMG is an equal opportunity employer. KPMG complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws regarding recruitment and hiring. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. The attached link "https://assets.kpmg.com/content/dam/kpmg/us/pdf/2018/09/eeo.pdf? "contains further information regarding the firm's compliance with federal, state and local recruitment and hiring laws. No phone calls or agencies please.