Manager, Microsoft Sentinel Content Development

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KPMG is currently seeking a Manager, Cyber Operations to join our Enterprise Security Services Organization. This role is a remote work opportunity.

• Apply a thorough understanding of cyber security operations, and monitoring to facilitate the day-to-day operational threat detections for security monitoring, as well as incident response activities associated with operations that provide up to 24/7 coverage; identify opportunities or implement efficiencies and improvements
• Perform as a service owner or subject matter expert for the Microsoft security stack for threat detections in Sentinel, Defender, Purview, and more; stay abreast of the latest information security controls, practices, techniques and capabilities in the marketplace; facilitate internal skills development activities for information security personnel on the topic of detection engineering, by providing mentoring and by conducting knowledge sharing sessions
• Develop and keep effective working relationships with multiple internal technology groups to keep alignment on strategies; promote and foster collaboration and standardization across multiple internal federated technology groups based on common technology interests and priorities; become a go-to subject matter professional to others within the firm to achieve the required goals and objectives and provide input into business cases and presentations to leadership; produce operating metrics, and key performance indicators and provide data pull support for internal audits
• Utilize an operational understanding of log parsing in large data sets and queries for multiple threat detection data sources across various disparate environments to facilitate threat detection and threat hunt use cases; use a strong understanding of the CI/CD process for development and deployment of detections as code; implement automation and orchestration to improve efficiency and effectiveness of security monitoring and response processes; document processes and procedures in the form of playbooks and reference guides
• Define security configuration for monitoring tools, including alerts, correlation rules, and reporting; leverage a combination of vendor products and services, open source and custom developed utilities; integrate processes and technologies, with the objective of a "single pane of glass" for monitoring and comprehensive security response process

• Minimum five years of recent experience in cyber security operations in threat detection engineering in a multi-cloud/multi-vendor large enterprise environment, with strong experience with scripting or automation
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university is preferred; relevant certifications including Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP), Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK), GIAC Security Essentials Certification (GSEC) , GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH), GIAC Certified Forensic Examiner (GCFE), GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA), SC-200, Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), and AZ-900 are preferred
• Background leading meetings and operating effectively in a matrixed environment; experience with data science parsing logs with very large data sets from many disparate data source types, as well as defining security monitoring rules, monitoring events; demonstrated network and administration skills with Linux, Windows, cloud security, Active Directory, SIEM and security infrastructure (such as Microsoft Sentinel and related technology stack, including Microsoft Defender and Purview) are relevant
• Both project and operational experience in threat detection engineering, security monitoring, security operations, and incident creation, preferably within a professional services firm or similar environment
• Excellent verbal/written communication, collaboration, analytical and presentation skills to lead an environment driven by customer service and teamwork
• Ability to participate in development of resource plans and project estimation
• 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)

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