Director, Agentic Cyber Defense Architectures

KPMG LLP; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG LLP in the United States is seeking a Director, Cyber Defense Agentic Security Architect, to join our Advisory Services practice. You will partner with consulting teams, alliance partners, and clients to develop innovative, reusable, and scalable agentic AI-enabled cyber defense solutions.

You will lead the design and implementation of enterprise-scale AI security across the full lifecycle, from threat detection to exposure management, and integrate SIEM, SOAR, and EDR/XDR with frontier AI

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred; high school diploma acceptable with 10 years of experience.
• Expertise in SIEM, SOAR, EDR/XDR and cloud security architectures.
• Experience leading executive discussions and cross-functional delivery.
• Travel up to 50%.
• Authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Partner with teams to develop scalable agentic AI-enabled cyber defense solutions.
• Lead enterprise-scale AI security designs across threat detection to exposure management.
• Architect integration of SIEM, XDR/EDR, SOAR with frontier AI models.
• Design telemetry and data architectures for logs and storage in SIEMs and data lakes.
• Ensure secure, governed agentic AI with governance and risk controls.
• Lead engagements with client security teams and executives, communicating value.
• Uphold KPMG’s respectful work environment.

Skills

Cybersecurity architecture

Security operations

Threat detection

Consulting experience

AI concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

High school diploma or GED required

Tools

SIEM

SOAR

EDR/XDR

Cloud security

Job description

KPMG LLP in the United States is seeking a Director, Cyber Defense Agentic Security Architect, to join our Advisory Services practice. You will partner with consulting teams, alliance partners, and clients to develop innovative, reusable, and scalable agentic AI-enabled cyber defense solutions.

You will lead the design and implementation of enterprise-scale AI security across the full lifecycle, from threat detection to exposure management, and integrate SIEM, SOAR, and EDR/XDR with frontier AI