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KPMG Cybersecurity professionals assist clients to address their concerns around Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability of their technology, business systems, and information assets. Using a holistic view of how Technology and Business integrate, the Cyber team performs technology-risk focused assessments, technology compliance, IT/operational process reviews, and design of information risk & cyber security solutions.
Cyber team members regularly interact with C-Suite clients, such as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Chief Information Officer (CIO), Chief Operating Officer (COO), Chief Risk Officer (CRO) and their direct reports. Hence, a client centric mind-set, understanding of IT within a Business context, and well-developed communication skills are essential.
The Role Involves
As a director within the Cyber Defence team, you will lead red team activities, improve the team's capabilities, interact with organizations and advise them on their security programs. You will mature and improve the outcomes of the red team and other ethical hacking services as well as coaching and leading team members on their assignments, developing them and growing the team's capability.
- Engage with clients to identify business opportunities for red teaming, penetration testing and other technical assurance activities, and working with clients to scope and deliver those services.
- Being a spokes person for KPMG being able to represent KPMG and our Cyber team to a broad range of clients and other stakeholders.
- Fulfilling a leadership role within the Cyber Defence team, taking responsibility for driving enchantments of our services, processes, knowledge and skills.
- Leading complex red teaming and other technical engagements, as the primary contact taking responsibility for delivery on time and to budget.
- Horizon scanning looking for opportunities to develop new techniques for use in our work and opportunities to enhance our services and develop new services.
- Working with team members, you will develop services new services for delivery to clients and take responsibility for maintenance of existing services.
- You will act as a technical leader to the team, providing formal training and mentoring to the team.
- Being comfortable with associated disciplines of Security Policy and Governance
The Ideal Candidate Should Possess
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Computer/Electrical Engineering, Information Technology or equivalent.
- A highly motivated individual in information security and excellent communicator with strong analytical and good problem-solving skills.
- Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in ethical hacking and red teaming.
- In depth knowledge of ethical hacking tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) used by a threat actors to develop threats and engage in cyberattacks and the ability to emulate these TTPs as part of red teaming and ethical hacking engagements.
- Proven technical knowledge gained through demonstratable experience, training and professional qualifications, as a minimum OSCP and preferably high qualifications such as CCSAM, CTL, OSEP and OSED.
