Specialist Director, Cloud Security

KPMG LLP; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG LLP in Orlando seeks a Specialist Director, Cloud Security to lead cloud security governance across enterprise AWS and Azure environments. You will drive risk remediation, KPI/KRI reporting, and secure adoption of cloud and AI technologies while coordinating global delivery teams and ensuring high-quality Managed Services.

This role requires executive interaction with stakeholders and travel as needed. Join a team delivering strategic security leadership across complex programs.

Qualifications

• Minimum of eight years of cybersecurity experience in enterprise environments.
• Proven leadership in cloud security, governance, risk management, and operations.
• Experience overseeing AWS and Azure multi-account governance and CSPM/CNAPP programs.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive risk-based remediation.
• Authorized to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for cloud security governance across AWS and Azure.
• Drive accountability for remediation and KPI/KRI reporting.
• Set security baselines and frameworks for cloud and AI initiatives.
• Coordinate Cyber Managed Services delivery across engagements.
• Oversee incident, problem, and change management processes.
• Coordinate offshore/onshore delivery and continuous service improvement.
• Uphold integrity and professional standards in the workplace.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Cloud security governance

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline

Tools

AWS

Azure

IAM

CSPM

CNAPP

Wiz

ServiceNow CMDB

Tufin

Job description

KPMG is currently seeking a Specialist Director, Cloud Security to join our Managed Services practice.

Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic leadership for cloud security governance across AWS and Azure environments, including oversight of security posture, risk remediation, compliance, and continuous monitoring programs; Lead enterprise cloud asset, firewall, and security exception governance programs, including inventory accountability, lifecycle management, policy compliance, risk acceptance, and regulatory oversight.
• Drive accountability across engineering, infrastructure, application, and business teams to prioritize and remediate material cloud security risks; Define and oversee cloud security KPI/KRI reporting, executive dashboards, risk committee materials, compliance metrics, and governance performance measures.
• Set the strategic direction for secure adoption of cloud and AI-enabled technologies by establishing security baselines, guardrails, policies, and control frameworks; Partner with cloud, cybersecurity, architecture, and business leaders to embed security into platform strategy, architecture decisions, and enterprise cloud transformation initiatives.
• Provides management coordination and oversight of Cyber Managed Services delivery across multiple engagements, ensuring high-quality service execution through effective collaboration with clients, KPMG stakeholders, and global delivery teams.
• Leads operational governance managed services, including incident, problem, and service request management, driving timely triage, escalation, resolution, stakeholder communications, and adherence to service level commitments.
• Oversees change and release management processes, operational escalations, and offshore/onshore delivery coordination, proactively managing risks, dependencies, resource requirements, and continuous service improvement initiatives.
• 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 cloud security, governance, risk management, security operations, or cloud architecture within complex enterprise environments.
• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline from an accredited college or university.
• Experience providing strategic oversight for enterprise-scale AWS and Azure environments, including multi-account governance models and CSPM/CNAPP security programs.
• Experience leading enterprise vulnerability management, risk management, compliance, control governance, cloud security programs, executive reporting, and risk-based prioritization initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders, lead cross‑functional remediation efforts, and drive measurable risk reduction across large‑scale technology environments.
• Technical knowledge of AWS, Azure, IAM, Wiz, CSPM/CNAPP platforms, ServiceNow CMDB, firewall governance, Tufin, enterprise risk management, and security control frameworks.
• Travel Requirements: Must be able to travel as needed based on business and client requirements.
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment‑based visa sponsorship now or in the future. KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment‑based visa).