Associate, Cyber Operations (AI-DLP)

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KPMG is currently seeking an Associate, Cyber Operations to join our Enterprise Security Services organization.

Responsibilities:

• Monitor DLP technologies and incorporate AI security guardrails across endpoints, cloud platforms, and collaboration tools to safeguard sensitive firm and client data
• Drive end-to-end DLP incident response, including triage, containment, root cause analysis, and remediation of incidents involving sensitive data entered, generated by, or transferred through AI-related tools
• Detect and analyze emerging AI-driven threats by correlating DLP alerts, user behavior analytics, access activity, prompt interactions, data movement patterns, and insider risk indicators
• Perform threat hunting, incident mitigation, and assessments to identify system weaknesses, vulnerabilities, and policy non-compliance
• Conduct proactive threat hunting and risk assessments focused on AI platforms, vibe coding environments, agentic workflows, and other emerging technologies to identify data exposure pathways and control gaps
• Document operational processes in playbooks and reference guides, while designing automated agentic workflows to streamline security operations
• Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG's respectful and courteous work environment

Qualifications:

• Minimum one year of recent experience with security monitoring, operations, or incident response within a professional services environment
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university is preferred; minimum of a high school diploma or GED is required
• Ability to quickly learn security products, tools, and processes to assist in advancing the firm's security posture
• Must be interested in pursuing professional certifications or vendor specific products, and developing agentic workflows, as required for the role
• Ability to communicate technical findings clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders and create documentation such as incident reports, playbooks, procedures, and knowledge articles.
• Familiarity with AI technologies, including GenAI, LLMs, AI coding assistants, copilots, and agentic workflows, with an interest in understanding associated security and data protection risks
• 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)