Associate, Cyber Operations (DLP)

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KPMG is currently seeking an Associate, Cyber Operations to join our Digital Security team.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee Data Loss Prevention (DLP) technologies across endpoints, cloud platforms, and collaboration tools to safeguard firm and client confidential data
• Drive end-to-end DLP incident management, root cause analysis, and resolution in coordination with legal, risk, compliance, and client-facing teams
• Perform threat hunting, incident mitigation, and the identification of environmental weaknesses, vulnerabilities, and non-compliance
• Translate emerging industry trends into new preventive and detective controls, and mentor cybersecurity personnel through knowledge-sharing sessions
• Develop comprehensive cybersecurity playbooks, reference guides, and agentic capabilities
• Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG's respectful and courteous work environment

Qualifications:

• Minimum one year of recent experience in an analytical heavy field requiring exploring, as well as understanding data; communicating data as a story to influence and persuade
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university is preferred; minimum of a high school diploma or GED required
• Experience creating workflows, playbooks, and procedures or similar documentation
• Ideal applicants will have exposure to security monitoring, security operations, or cybersecurity incident response, preferably within a professional services firm or similar environment
• Ability to quickly learn security products, tools, and processes to assist in advancing the firm's security posture
• Interest in pursuing professional certifications or vendor specific products, and developing agentic workflows for the role is required
• Understanding of IT security concepts, including networking and related technologies; hands-on experience (such as intern college lab experience) performing related activities or analytical problem solving
• 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)