Senior Consultant- Cyber Defence

Overview You’ve got big plans. We have opportunities to match, and we’re committed to empowering you to become a better you, no matter what you do. When you join KPMG, you’ll be one of over 227,000 professionals providing audit, tax, advisory and business enablement services across 146 countries. With the support to do things differently, grow personally and professionally and bring your whole self to work, there’s no limit to the impact you can make. Let’s do this! The opportunity KPMG leading cyber security practice provides a comprehensive suite of cyber security services, from cyber governance, strategy, defense and response, through to complete end-to-end cyber security transformation services. We are looking for a junior/entry level Cyber Security Professional to join our growing Cyber Security Services team as a Level 1 Triage Analyst within KPMG’s Managed Security Services practice. This is an exciting opportunity for talented, energetic people to join a practice that is experiencing significant growth. We are looking for candidates who have demonstrated academic, business and technical excellence, strong all-around capabilities, and fit with our culture. Individuals who can work in a dynamic, fluid and entrepreneurial environment will excel, and will find a wide range of opportunities within our growing practice. It is an excellent opportunity for those that are looking to work in a firm and department with great career progression opportunities and wanting to be part of building a premier cyber consulting team What you will do Receive escalation from L2 SOC analyst to determine increased risk to the business Review log data against security technology rules and filters to propose further improvements to threat detection Coordinate with SIEM Engineers to tune events, improve event correlation, performance, and alerts Develop, create and maintain incident response playbooks. This includes identifying areas of potential improvement by reviewing redundant tasks, security incidents and providing task automation suggestions Perform log analysis from multiple data sources to analyze technical data, extracting Tactics, Techniques, Procedures (TTP) and malware attributes Provide support in the analysis of critical events and security tickets to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the incident management process and develop any necessary improvement plans. Maintain up-to-date understanding of security threats, countermeasures, security tools and Cloud Security and SaaS technologies. What you bring to the role Highly technical with at least 7 years of relevant experience as an analyst in Cyber, IT Security or a SOC Any industry relevant(s) certifications such as CISSP, CISM, SANS, CISA, CompTIA Security+ or CompTIA CySA+, GIAC is required. Hands-on experience with Microsoft Sentinel or other SIEM and SOAR technologies, creating and running queries, and performing analytics examination of logs and console events. Hands-on experience with Microsoft Defender Endpoint, CSPM/CWP or any similar vendor technologies, ability to understand vulnerabilities with insights from industry-leading security research and provide recommendation to external clients Experience with Malware Analysis and reverse engineering through static or dynamic analysis. Experience and demonstrated success in business development activities, including research and analysis, processes development/improvement, proposal writing etc. Experience evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of various control frameworks and standards, including understanding process level risks, technology risks, assessing the adequacy of mitigating controls and providing opportunities for enhancement Experience in enterprise asset lifecycle management, with a strong understanding of relating security operations such as patch management, vulnerability management, security architecture, and endpoint management Experience and/or strong understanding of cloud transformation, cloud architecture, and cloud security operations. Experience leading and/or managing complex projects Effectively communicate and present strategies, solutions, insights, and reports to a mix of stakeholders at various levels Experience in a leadership role, providing engaged mentorship and knowledge sharing to the team and junior/intermediate level analysts Keys to your success KPMG individuals Deliver Impact | Seek Growth | Inspire Trust and understand that a diverse workforce enables us to deepen relationships and strengthen our business. Providing you with the support you need to be at your best For more information about KPMG in Canada’s Benefits and well-being, click here. 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