Senior Advisor / Manager - Cyber Security

KPMG is one of the most trusted and respected global professional services firms. Through depth of expertise, clarity of insight and strength of purpose we help our clients solve complex challenges, steer change, strengthen, transition and grow. We are looking for talented people who share our purpose of inspiring confidence and empowering change for our clients, our people and our communities.The Cyber Security Services team within our Consulting practice operates in an exciting and constantly changing environment and our specialist teams offer a broad range of services to support our clients by helping manage and respond to constantly evolving cyber threats:— Strategy and governance: cyber maturity assessments, third party risk services, Virtual CISO on Demand, compliance assessments (e.g. PCI DSS, ISO 27001, SOC 2), security strategy development, security framework development, privacy assessments, security metrics and reporting.— Transformation: security program delivery, security architecture design and review, identity and access management, Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC), security operations services.— Cyber defence: penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, pre/post implementation controls reviews, cloud security services, disaster recovery and business continuity, insider threat services, security analytics, IoT security services.— Cyber response: threat hunting, cyber response maturity assessments, incident response, threat intelligence.

The opportunity:

• We have a number of opportunities available at Senior Advisor and Manager levels in our Cyber Security team, where you'll have responsibility for the successful delivery of engagements and management of staff and client relationships. You'll also contribute to the growth of the business through identification of new business opportunities.
• To be successful in this role, you'll have a broad background in cyber security including technical and non-technical skills in areas such as: security operations, security architecture, including cloud security architecture, security risk management, cyber incident response, certification and accreditation, security governance and management.

Day to day you will:

• Provide specialist technical and risk based advice, design and implementation services to clients to help manage cyber security risks
• Coordinate and direct assignments in a manner that meets client timelines, budget and outcome requirements
• Understand our client's business context, drivers and opportunities as it relates to ensuring their business outcomes are achieved
• Meet and/or exceed client expectations
• Understand, assess and actively manage engagement risks
• Enhance the reputation of KPMG through the quality of your work, client care, expertise and judgement as well as innovative approaches
• Play a key role in the ongoing development of new business for the team, including; identifying opportunities and pursuing them, developing thought leadership, leading client proposals and developing team capabilities

What you'll bring to our team:

• Four years plus of relevant IT security advisory or hands on experience in a cyber security operational or consulting role across a variety of security related operational and technical disciplines
• In depth understanding of the cyber-threat landscape, as well as defences organisations can deploy to protect themselves
• A demonstrated interest and desire to continually expand your security skills and experience, and the drive to keep up-to-date with the ever changing environment
• Proven business development experience in the local market, and a strong understanding of security in the New Zealand market
• Experience in the end-to-end management of consulting engagements or large internal projects, including resourcing, task planning, budgeting, monitoring, and building and maintaining effective client relationships
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing to both technical and business client contacts
You’ll have qualifications such as:
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• SABSA (Sherwood Applied Business Security Architecture) Chartered Security Architect
• Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
• Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC)
• Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP)
• Membership of relevant professional bodies, such as ISACA, Cloud Security Alliance and (ISC)2

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