Associate Director, Cyber Operations - Cyber Response and Digital Forensics

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If you're as passionate about your future as we are, join our team.KPMG is currently seeking an Associate Director, Cyber Operations – Cyber Response and Digital Forensics to join our Enterprise Security Services organization.Responsibilities:Serve as the lead incident handler and direct end-to-end investigations of high-severity cyber events and translate complex technical findings into defensible post-incident reports and concise, high-impact briefings for C-suite leadersConduct disk, volatile memory, log, and network packet analysis across Windows, Linux, and multicloud environments, including Azure, AWS, and GCP, to reconstruct attack timelines and determine root cause, and advise executive and legal leaders during active breachesConvert forensic findings into immediate countermeasures, such as custom EDR blocks, firewall rules, and network segmentation controls, to contain threats and prevent lateral movementPropose, build, and scale automated triage workflows, Python and PowerShell forensic scripts, custom YARA rules, and EDR and SIEM detection content to improve operational efficiencySupervise and mentor junior (forensic) analysts, lead proactive tabletop exercises, and strengthen standard operating procedures and engagement quality reviewsAct with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG's respectful and courteous work environmentQualifications:Minimum eight years of recent, dedicated, hands-on experience in digital forensics, incident response, or threat hunting within an enterprise or professional consulting environment; active hold recognized industry certifications, such as GIAC (GCFA, GCFE, GNFA, GCIH), EnCE, CFCE, or CISSPProven expertise using enterprise forensic tools (for example, EnCase, FTK, Axiom, X-Ways, Volatility) and SIEM/EDR platforms (for example, CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Splunk)Experience leading multiple, complex, and high visibility cybersecurity incidents in a large-scale federated environmentSubject matter expert in investigating cybersecurity incidents in networking, multi-cloud, on-premise, AI, virtualization, and SAAS/PAAS/IAAS. 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