Specialist Director, Threat Management

KPMG Advisory practice is at the forefront of transformation, offering excellent opportunities for individuals to advance their careers and expertise. We anticipate continued evolution and success, fostering both personal and professional development. Our professionals thrive in a collaborative, team-driven culture where adaptability is key. At KPMG, our people are our number one priority, with access to world-class training, leading market tools, and a wealth of learning and career development opportunities.

About the role

KPMG is seeking a Specialist Director, Threat Management to join our Managed Services practice. This role involves setting the strategy and roadmap for Threat Management and MDR services, leading security platform operations, and improving cyber defense outcomes through integrated security telemetry and automation.

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.

Requirements

• 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.
• Travel as needed to support client, business, and team objectives.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Pay

California Salary Range: $169,005 - $370,530. Salary is determined based on relevant factors such as applicant's skills, job responsibilities, prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications, and market considerations.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Disability and life insurance.
• 401(k) plans.
• 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.
• Two annual breaks where employees are not required to use Personal Time Off: one at year-end and one around the July 4th holiday.
• Holidays as per the published KPMG calendar.