The KPMG Advisory practice is currently our fastest growing practice. We are seeing tremendous client demand, and looking forward we do notanticipate that slowing down. In this ever-changing market environment, our professionals must be adaptable and thrive in a collaborative, team-driven culture. At KPMG, our people are our number one priority. With a wealth of learning and career development opportunities, a world-class training facility and leading market tools, we make sure our people continue to grow both professionally and personally. If you are looking for a firm with a strong team connection where you can be your whole self, have an impact, advance your skills, deepen your experiences, and have the flexibility and access to constantly find new areas of inspiration and expand your capabilities, then consider a career in Advisory.
KPMG is currently seeking a Specialist for our Advisory Practice
Responsibilities:
- Use available security tools for historical analysis purposes as necessary for detected events; for example, historical searches using SIEM tools.
- Maintain operational shift logs with relevant activity from the Analyst’s shift. Document investigation results, ensuring relevant details are passed to Level 2 or MDR Analysts for final event analysis.
- Update/reference knowledgebase tool (e.g. Confluence) as necessary for changes to processes and procedures and ingest of daily intelligence reports and previous shift logs.
- Perform triage of service requests from customers and internal teams.
- Incident Ticketing queue (IT Security group).
- Continuously monitor SIEM and logging environments for security events and alerts to threats, intrusions, and/or compromises, including:
- SIEM alert queue, Security email inbox.
Qualifications:
- Ability to work nights, weekends, and/or holidays in the event of an incident response emergency.
- Flexibility to adapt to different types of engagement, working hours, work environments, and locations.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related field.
- Minimum of 12 months of prior MDR/SOC/Incident response experience.
- Demonstrated technical knowledge of current network security, network hardware, protocols, and standards required.
- Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future
KPMG complies with all local/state regulations regarding displaying salary ranges. If required, the ranges displayed below or via the URL below are specifically for those potential hires who will work in the location(s) listed. Any offered salary is determined based on relevant factors such as applicant's skills, job responsibilities, prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications and market considerations. In addition, the firm is proud to offer a comprehensive, competitive benefits package, with options designed to help you make the best decisions for yourself, your family, and your lifestyle. Available benefits are based on eligibility. Our Total Rewards package includes a variety of medical and dental plans, vision coverage, disability and life insurance, 401(k) plans, and a robust suite of personal well-being benefits to support your mental health. Depending on job classification, standard work hours, and years of service, KPMG provides Personal Time Off per fiscal year. Additionally, each year the firm publishes a calendar of holidays to be observed during the year and provides two firmwide breaks each year where employees will not be required to use Personal Time Off; one is at year end and the other is around the July 4th holiday. Additional details about our benefits can be found towards the bottom of our KPMG US Careers site at “Benefits & How We Work”.
Follow this link to obtain salary ranges by city outside of CA: https://kpmg.com/us/en/how-we-work/pay-transparency.html/?id=M105_6_24
KPMG complies with all local/state regulations regarding displaying salary ranges. If required, the ranges displayed below or via the URL below are specifically for those potential hires who will work in the location(s) listed. Any offered salary is determined based on relevant factors such as applicant's skills, job responsibilities, prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications and market considerations. In addition, the firm is proud to offer a comprehensive, competitive benefits package, with options designed to help you make the best decisions for yourself, your family, and your lifestyle. Available benefits are based on eligibility. Our Total Rewards package includes a variety of medical and dental plans, vision coverage, disability and life insurance, 401(k) plans, and a robust suite of personal well-being benefits to support your mental health. Depending on job classification, standard work hours, and years of service, KPMG provides Personal Time Off per fiscal year. Additionally, each year the firm publishes a calendar of holidays to be observed during the year and provides two firmwide breaks each year where employees will not be required to use Personal Time Off; one is at year end and the other is around the July 4th holiday. Additional details about our benefits can be found towards the bottom of our KPMG US Careers site at “Benefits & How We Work”.
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