Associate Director, Cloud Security Architect

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KPMG is currently seeking an Associate Director, Senior Cloud Security Architect to join our Global Information Solution Group which is part of KPMG International.

Responsibilities:

• Incorporate security best practices and principles into application design and development, ensuring solution teams follow the secure solutions development lifecycle
• Develop high quality artifacts such as reference architectures, pattern documents, whitepapers and more, facilitating a repeatable and secure design of products and solutions
• Perform application threat modeling to identify potential security weaknesses and risks in application architecture
• Execute security assessments of systems and applications: design reviews, security test scoping, and complete risk assessments
• Create and maintain regular reports on security posture of applications and infrastructure, including assessment metrics, KPIs, vulnerabilities status
• Develop and maintain security standards, and guidelines to ensure compliance with relevant regulations
  
  

Qualifications:

• Minimum ten years of recent experience with at least three of the following: Security Architecture, threat modelling experience, identity management and authentication, software development, cryptography, penetration testing, cloud security, mobile security, and network security
• Bachelor's degree in computer science from an accredited college/university or related field; or equivalent work experience
• Advanced knowledge and understanding of security engineering, system and network security, authentication and security protocols, cryptography, or application security
• Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, Azure Cybersecurity Expert, or equivalent are highly desirable with strong knowledge of cloud platforms (e.g. Azure, AWS, Google Cloud) and their security features
• In-depth understanding of cloud security principles, best practices and industry frameworks (e.g. CSA, CIS, NIST, ISO)
• Experience in security assessment tools, techniques and methodologies, integrating security into CI/CD solutions, enabling a secure delivery model (e.g. GitHub Actions)
  
  

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California Salary Range: $124000 - $259000

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