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Location: Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Gatwick, Glasgow, Leeds, Leeds Broadgate, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Newcastle upon Tyne, Norwich, Nottingham, Plymouth, Reading, Sheffield, South Coast - Southampton, Watford

Capability: Technology & Engineering

Experience Level: Associate/Assistant Manager

Type: Full Time

Service Line: EWT Security Ops

Contract type: Permanent

Job description

Base Location: Canary Wharf, London or Watford plus network of 20 offices nationally: www.kpmg88careers.co.uk/experienced-professional/#LeBlender.OfficeLocations

The KPMG Enterprise Wide Technology Enterprise-Wide Technology (EWT) is an internally facing, dedicated team of over 450 technologists and other specialists, focused on keeping technology running seamlessly for everyone in KPMG. A key part of this function is the Security Advisory and Assessment (SAA) team, who are critical in the assessment, development and delivery of innovative, technology-enabled secure solutions for KPMG and our clients. The SAA team is vital to KPMG’s ability to demonstrate that we are delivering ‘secure by design’ solutions such that our business stakeholders, our clients and our regulators trust KPMG.

KPMG is one of the world's largest and most respected consultancies. We've supported the UK through times of war and peace, prosperity and recession, political and regulatory upheaval. We've proudly stood beside the institutions and businesses which make the UK what it is.

Why Join KPMG as a Security Technical Assessment Consultant

This role has come about through an increasing demand from the Internal Business and our clients for new solutions. In the longer term there are good options to move your career in upwards or vertically in to other Infosec teams with who you will liaise with to build knowledge sharing networks.

The team also provide excellent training to develop your Cyber Security expertise.

What will you be doing? This role holder will be a key person in the Security Advisory and Assessment (SAA) team, supporting the end to end Security Technical Assessment service which helps defend KPMG and its clients by ensuring Security Technical assessments of KPMG information assets are performed and pro-actively driving findings and remediations in conjunction with Enterprise wide and Technology engineering teams, in alignment with KPMG risk objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with internal stakeholders and external 3rd parties to
  perform security technical assessments and configuration reviews,
• Review and approve change requests from a security perspective,
• Support the delivery of security testing across the software development lifecycle on technology solutions & services.
• Proactively manage the end to end penetration testing process, including Red Team exercises to review any technical security exception requests, documenting findings and actions and provide risk-based pragmatic technical security advice and recommendations.
• Identify and drive security technical assessments service improvements, especially using automation.

What will you need to do it?

• Experience and knowledge in security technical assessments of applications and infrastructure within the Cloud, such as AWS and Azure.
• Experience working with external penetration testing vendors.
• Understanding of tooling associated with security technical assessments such as AWS Config, Azure Policy, Application Security Testing.
• Experience of successfully working in a fast paced, customer service environment, delivering high quality information security services;

Skills we’d love to see/Amazing Extras:

• Experience scoping and overseeing Red Team testing;
• Knowledge of container or serverless platforms.
• Any security or vulnerability management product certification.

To discuss this or wider Infosec roles with our recruitment team, all you need to do is apply, create a profile, upload your CV and begin to make your mark with KPMG.

Our Locations:

We are open to talk to Security Technical Assessment Consultant talent across the country but our core hubs for this role are:

• London Canary Wharf
• Watford
• Manchester
• Leeds

This position will largely be based from London Canary Wharf

With 20 sites across the UK, we can potentially facilitate office work, working from home, flexible hours, and part-time options. If you have a need for flexibility, please register and discuss this with our team.

Find out more:

Within Technology Engineering and Consulting we have a range of divisions and specialisms. Click the links to find out more below:

• Technology at KPMG: Technology & Engineering (kpmgcareers.co.uk)
• ITs Her Future Women in Tech programme: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/people-culture/it-s-her-future/
• KPMG Workability and Disability confidence: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/experienced-professional/applying-to-kpmg/need-support-let-us-know/

For any additional support in applying, please click the links to find out more:

• Applying to KPMG: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/experienced-professional/applying-to-kpmg/
• Tips for interview: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/experienced-professional/applying-to-kpmg/application-advice/
• KPMG values: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/experienced-professional/applying-to-kpmg/our-values/
• KPMG Competencies: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/experienced-professional/applying-to-kpmg/kpmg-competencies/

KPMG Locations and FAQ: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/faq/?category=Experienced+professionals

Why Technology & Engineering at KPMG?

Technology is at the heart of what we do and part of the very DNA of our business. That’s why we’ve invested in a single powerful team of connected technologists. 1,500 specialists, creating a step change in the way we work. Broader, deeper expertise, which is delivered to our clients faster than ever. Our connected solutions stretch across a range of specialisms too. From technology transformation, cyber and risk management through to security operations, data and analytics, automation, powered apps and Cloud. This is an opportunity to join a team that combines the entrepreneurial spirit and imagination of a start-up with the resources only a global network can provide. We’re committed to simplified structures and are investing in workplace tools that enable us to collaborate and innovate whether you’re working at home, in our office or at client sites.