Senior Associate, Content Development, Detection Engineering & Automation

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 a Senior Associate, Content Development, Detection Engineering & Automation to join our Enterprise Security Services organization. Responsibilities: - Execute the end-to-end engineering lifecycle (design, development, testing, deployment, and tuning) for security detection content, utilizing CI/CD pipelines (Detection-as-Code) - Collaborate closely with Threat Intelligence, SOC, and Incident Response teams to map detections and automated workflows directly to the MITRE ATT&CK framework - Design, write, and optimize high-fidelity detection rules, analytic alerts, and threat-hunting queries using Kusto Query Language (KQL) in Microsoft Sentinel/Azure Data Explorer, while continuously analyzing alert performance and tuning queries to reduce false positives - Architect, build, and maintain automated incident response playbooks and custom integrations within Cortex XSOAR, while designing and managing scalable security data pipelines utilizing OpenTelemetry (OTel) to standardize the collection, routing, and processing of logs, metrics, and traces - Support and streamline Cyber Operations by actively automating repetitive tasks, threat intelligence enrichment, and other cybersecurity functions to drive down Mean Time to Respond (MTTR) - Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG's respectful and courteous work environment Qualifications: - Minimum three years of recent security operations and incident response experience, preferably within a professional services environment - Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university is preferred; minimum of a high school diploma or GED required; Certifications like SANS, CEH, GIAC, or Certified XSOAR Engineer highly preferred - Demonstrated hands-on experience in the administration, configuration, and integration of Security Operations tools (such as Azure Sentinel, XDR, CrowdStrike, XSOAR, ServiceNow, and Splunk) with core IT infrastructure, including proxies, mail servers, Active Directory, workstations, and mobile devices - Maintain strong technical knowledge of SIEM, IDS, EDR, DPI, SOAR, OpenTelemetry (OTel), scripting languages, and API usage to support security workflows - Serve as the final escalation point to manage and troubleshoot complex detection issues, resolving problems quickly to keep security visibility intact - Exhibit strong verbal and written communication skills to interact with individuals at all levels of authority - Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future; KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa) KPMG LLP and its subsidiaries ("KPMG") complies with all local/state regulations regarding displaying salary ranges. If required, the ranges displayed below or via the URL below are specifically for those potential hires who will work in the location(s) listed. Any offered salary is determined based on relevant factors such as applicant's skills, job responsibilities, prior relevant experience, certain