Specialist Director, Threat Management

Responsibilities

• Set the strategy and roadmap for Threat Management and MDR services, including detection engineering, threat hunting, threat intelligence, incident response enablement, automation, and service modernization.
• Lead security platform operations across endpoint, network, cloud, data, email, SIEM, and SOAR technologies, ensuring governance, service reliability, and 24x7 operational readiness.
• Improve cyber defense outcomes through integrated security telemetry, enhanced detection capabilities, streamlined triage, and response automation.
• Build and mature managed security services by establishing operating models, onboarding frameworks, governance processes, runbooks, playbooks, and automation workflows.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive and client stakeholders on security operations strategy, platform health, service performance, and cyber defense outcomes.
• Lead, mentor, and develop high-performing teams of analysts, engineers, threat hunters, and service delivery professionals.
• Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG's respectful and courteous work environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of eight years of cybersecurity experience, including leadership in security operations, MDR, threat management, cyber defense, or managed security services, with a proven ability to scale enterprise security capabilities.
• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline from an accredited college or university is required; CISSP, CISM or GIAC and relevant security platform certifications preferred.
• Deep experience leading or maturing NDR capabilities, including detection engineering, network telemetry analysis, IDS/IPS, SIEM/SOAR integration, and threat-informed defense strategies.
• Experience managing 24x7 security operations or managed services, including incident response support, service reliability, escalation governance, change management, and SLA/KPI performance management.
• Strong executive stakeholder management skills with experience advising CISOs and senior leaders while driving alignment across business, engineering, architecture, and delivery teams.
• Expertise in MDR and threat management operations, including MITRE ATT&CK-aligned detection engineering, EDR/XDR, NDR, SIEM, SOAR, data security, email security, and cyber service delivery operations.

Pay & Schedule

• California Salary Range: $169005 - $370530
• Travel as needed to support client, business, and team objectives.

Benefits

• Medical and dental plans, vision coverage, disability and life insurance, 401(k) plans, and a robust suite of personal well-being benefits to support mental health.
• Personal Time Off per fiscal year (based on job classification, standard work hours, and years of service).
• Annual calendar of holidays; eligible employees receive two breaks each year where Personal Time Off is not required (year-end and around the July 4th holiday).