Senior Specialist, SOC Analyst Level II

The KPMG Advisory practice is at the forefront of transformation, offering excellent opportunities for individuals to advance their careers and expertise with KPMG. Looking ahead, we anticipate continued evolution and success within the practice, fostering both personal and professional development, thereby creating new pathways for growth. In this ever changing market environment, our professionals must be adaptable and thrive in a collaborative, team driven culture. At KPMG, our people are our number one priority. With a wealth of learning and career development opportunities, a world class training facility, and leading market tools, we help our people continue to grow both professionally and personally. If you are looking for a firm with a strong team connection where you can be your whole self, have an impact, advance your skills, deepen your experiences, and have the flexibility and access to constantly find new areas of inspiration and expand your capabilities, then consider a career in Advisory. KPMG is currently seeking a Senior Specialist, SOC Analyst Level II to join our Advisory Services practice. Responsibilities Lead advanced security event investigation and incident triage, including IOC validation, deep dive intrusion analysis, event correlation, forensic review, and determining when events meet incident thresholds to engage Incident Response Oversee and mentor Level 1 Analysts, ensuring quality, consistency, and timely execution of SOC processes, shift metrics, and event handling across SIEM portals. Collaborate closely with MDR Analysts on incident workflows, supporting detection, response, remediation activities, and cross team communication to drive proper incident resolution Optimize SOC technology by creating and tuning SIEM filters, dashboards, monitors, and collaborating with SIEM Engineers to refine alert logic and improve correlation performance Conduct proactive threat hunting, threat research, and leverage internal external intelligence sources to enhance event enrichment, detection capability, and overall SOC maturity Troubleshoot and support IDS/IPS, firewalls, and security monitoring tools to resolve issues impacting detection quality, performance, or incident visibility Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG's respectful and courteous work environment Qualifications Minimum three years of recent technical experience in Information Security, System Administration, or Network Engineering, including experience in Information Security and MDR SOC Incident Response experience Bachelor's degree from an accredited college university in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field is required Strong knowledge of network security fundamentals, intrusion detection, incident detection response, malware analysis, cyber forensics, SIEM concepts, and security best practices Proven hands on experience with scripting PowerShell Bash Perl Tcl Lua, programming C C C# Python JavaScript .NET, packet analysis tools, and common security platforms Google SecOps MS Sentinel CrowdStrike Splunk Qradar LogRhythm SolarWinds Demonstrated communication analytical client facing and problem solving skills, with the ability to operate effectively in fast paced environments, off hours nights weekends holidays, and shifting priorities Experience with IDS/IPS, firewalls Snort Cisco Fortigate Sourcefire, Windows and Unix based systems, LAN WAN technologies, TCPIP OSI model, penetration testing tools Metasploit Nmap Kali, and incident response workflows Ability to travel as required Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without the need for employment based visa sponsorship now or in the future. KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for US work visa status for this opportunity no sponsorship is available for H1B L1 TN O1 E3 H1B1 F1 J1 OPT CPT or any other employment based visa Follow this link to obtain salary ranges by city outside of CA: California Salary Range: $95855 - $208265 KPMG offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package. KPMG is an equal opportunity employer. KPMG complies with all applicable federal state and local laws regarding recruitment and hiring. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race color religion age sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin citizenship status disability protected veteran status or any other category protected by applicable federal state or local laws. The attached link contains further information regarding KPMG's compliance with federal state and local recruitment and hiring laws. No phone calls or agencies please. KPMG recruits on a rolling basis. Candidates are considered as they apply until the opportunity is filled. Candidates are encouraged to apply expeditiously to any role for which they are qualified that is also of interest to them. Los Angeles County applicants: Material job duties for this position are listed above. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and safeguard business operations and company reputation. Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. #J-18808-Ljbffr