Note: This position is open exclusively to candidates currently enrolled in the Hiring Our Heroes Fellows Program. Applications from individuals not participating in the program will not be considered.
Hiring Our Heroes - Strategy Fellowship
Locations: San Diego, Denver, Raleigh, Charlotte, Houston, Dallas, Orlando
Are you ready to leverage your military experience while exploring how to adapt your skills to the corporate sector? As a Hiring Our Heroes Strategy Fellow at KPMG, you'll have the chance to gain experience in our Strategy practice. This will give you a unique opportunity to work alongside our leaders and learn how KPMG helps our clients overcome complex challenges.
The Hiring Our Heroes Corporate fellowship program offers transitioning military members a 12-week fellowship while they remain employed by the Military. During this time, Fellows will engage in a learning experience crafted by KPMG that prepares them for a career outside of the military. Fellows will gain first-hand experience designed to help them determine if a corporate career is the right choice for them. Upon completing the 12-week fellowship, there may be opportunities for Fellows to be considered for a full-time position.
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Responsibilities:
- Lead advanced security event investigation and incident triage, including IOC validation, deep‑dive intrusion analysis, event correlation, forensic review, and determining when events meet incident thresholds to engage Incident Response.
- Oversee and mentor Level 1 Analysts, ensuring quality, consistency, and timely execution of SOC processes, shift metrics, and event handling across SIEM portals.
- Collaborate closely with MDR (Managed Detection & Response) Analysts on incident workflows, supporting detection, response, remediation activities, and cross‑team communication to drive proper incident resolution.
- Optimize SOC technology by creating and tuning SIEM filters, dashboards, monitors, and collaborating with SIEM Engineers to refine alert logic and improve correlation performance.
- Conduct proactive threat hunting, threat research, and leverage internal/external intelligence sources to enhance event enrichment, detection capability, and overall, SOC maturity.
- Troubleshoot and support IDS/IPS, firewalls, and security monitoring tools to resolve issues impacting detection quality, performance, or incident visibility.
- Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG’s respectful and courteous work environment.
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Qualifications:
- Minimum three years of recent technical experience in Information Security, System Administration, or Network Engineering, including experience in Information Security and MDR/SOC/Incident Response experience.
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university in computer science, engineering, information technology, cybersecurity, or a related field is required.
- Strong knowledge of network security fundamentals, intrusion detection, incident detection/response, malware analysis, cyber forensics, SIEM concepts, and security best practices.
- Proven hands‑on experience with scripting (PowerShell, Bash, Perl, Tcl, Lua), programming (C/C++, C#, Python, JavaScript, .NET), packet analysis tools, and common security platforms (Google SecOps, MS Sentinel, CrowdStrike, Splunk, Qradar, LogRhythm, SolarWinds).
- Demonstrated communication, analytical, client‑facing and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to operate effectively in fast‑paced environments, off‑hours (nights/weekends/holidays), and shifting priorities.
- Experience with IDS/IPS, firewalls (Snort, Cisco, Fortigate, Sourcefire), Windows and Unix‑based systems, LAN/WAN technologies, TCP/IP, OSI model, penetration testing tools (Metasploit, Nmap, Kali), and incident response workflows.
- Travel may be required for this position.
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Fellowship program candidates who are selected will receive their standard salary as noted in the fellowship guidelines. KPMG provides no compensation for this fellowship.
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