Senior Specialist, SOC Analyst Level II

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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, TCP/IP, 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 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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