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KPMG

Manchester, United Kingdom

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17.05.2025

01.07.2025

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About KPMG International

KPMG International, with over 273,000 colleagues across 143 countries, imagines big ideas and delivers solutions for clients of all sizes. Joining KPMG International offers a global career opportunity.

We help set strategies and protect the reputation of this global organization of independent firms providing Audit, Tax, and Advisory services. Our work includes setting standards, developing innovative tech solutions, and driving positive change in communities. Join us to gain insight into a global operation and work on impactful projects.

About this Global Group

Global Technology & Knowledge enables KPMG’s digital transformation, provides trusted technology services, ensures security, and accelerates our strategy. Our principles include customer-centricity, expertise communities, flexible delivery, empowerment, and fulfilling careers. We are organized into five domains: Technology Portfolio Delivery, Global Enterprise Technology, Technology Strategy & Blueprint, Global Information Security Group, and Business Operations. We are focused on technology excellence within our strategic framework.

About this Team

The Global Information Security Group (GISG), including the Global Security Operations Center (GSOC) and Vulnerability Attack Surface Defense (VASD) teams, defends KPMG and its clients from cyber threats through detection, investigation, and remediation.

Role summary

The Cloud Monitoring and Compliance Engineer ensures visibility into security and compliance across KPMG’s cloud-native tech stack. Responsibilities include managing security configurations, ensuring adherence to guardrails, and supporting cloud environment security, primarily on Windows, Azure, and O365 platforms. The role involves working with a team of security professionals to support multi-cloud environments, including:

• Analyzing security alerts and requests from internal clients.
• Customizing Cloud Security Posture Management and Microsoft Defender features to meet KPMG needs.
• Onboarding new tenants and cloud providers.
• Implementing automated remediation activities.
• Collaborating with vendors and internal teams to optimize security tools.
• Managing and troubleshooting security tools daily.
• Ensuring compliance with internal controls.
• Using DevOps practices to document tasks.

Key Accountabilities

• Analyze security alerts and requests.
• Customize and enhance cloud security features.
• Plan and execute automated remediation.
• Coordinate with vendors and onboard new cloud tenants.
• Maintain and troubleshoot security tools.

Experience / Qualifications

- Extensive IT experience with major cloud providers.

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.

- Strong knowledge of Cloud Security Posture Management tools (Microsoft MDC, Twistlock, Redlock).

- Experience securing cloud environments, including compliance and certification.

- Understanding of API security and standards.

- Knowledge of exploits, malware, ransomware, detection methods.

- Web architecture and system administration skills.

- Ability to build complex queries in RQL, KQL, or SQL.

- Experience with Azure, AWS, GCP security configurations.

- Programming skills in Python or PowerShell.