Director, Cyber Architecture and Engineering

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KPMG is currently seeking a Director, Cyber Architecture and Engineering to join our Enterprise Security Services organization. This is a remote work opportunity organization.

Responsibilities:

• Apply specialist-level knowledge of IT security and architecture to lead the development and implementation of a comprehensive information security strategy that aligns with the firm's goals and addresses evolving threats
• Serve as a senior trusted advisor, providing security consulting services across multiple technical domains, explaining security risk trade-offs, and solving complex problems with compensating control alternatives
• Design secure applications, platforms, and security controls across data centers, public and private cloud environments (Azure, AWS, GCP), and technologies including IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, Kubernetes, and Generative AI
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with internal federated technology groups and cloud vendors, advocating for product enhancements and informing stakeholders of new features; promote collaboration and standardization across internal technology groups
• Stay updated on emerging trends and technologies in information security, leading internal skills development and providing technical leadership to a team of security architects; promote a culture of innovation and continuous improvement within the security architecture team
• Provide coaching, mentoring, and knowledge-sharing with junior staff, contributing to short-term planning and potentially managing a mid-sized to small team; participate in internal focus groups to provide security expertise on new and emerging technologies
  
  

Qualifications:

• Minimum ten years of recent experience in security architecture, preferably within a professional services firm or similar environment; extensive experience leading security architects in performing security design reviews, collaborating with multiple federated IT organizations, development and implementation of security best practices, and fostering a culture of security providing added value for the business
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university is preferred; certifications in CISSP and either CCSP or CCSK are preferred; other certifications of importance: Azure Security Engineer Associate, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer, AWS Certified Security - Specialty, AWS Certified Solutions Architect
• Deep technical expertise across multiple domains, including application development, cloud computing, security, identity and access management, IT infrastructure, and emerging technologies such as Generative AI
• Experience in designing and securing solutions in a complex and regulated enterprise environment; ability to define security requirements and help teams implement them through collaborative architecture and engineering, ensuring security is integrated into all aspects of solution design and implementation; capability to justify potential costs and reasoning for security controls to senior leadership and understand impacts to operations
• Strong understanding of cloud computing architecture, technical design, and implementations, including IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, and containerized delivery models across multiple cloud vendors; experience with Agile and DevSecOps methodologies, incorporating security into the system development lifecycle
• Define, document, review, and provide feedback on technical security standards (cloud, OS, application, wireless); proven experience with security-related regulatory requirements (NIST, PCI, ISO 27001, HIPAA); excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills to foster high-performance teams and influence all levels across the organization
• 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)
  
  

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