Security Operations Lead at kpmgnz

The Opportunity: Lead the frontline of cyber defence of one of New Zealand’s most trusted professional services firms. KPMG New Zealand is seeking a Security Operations Lead to take charge of our Security Operations Centre (SOC) and guide a team of talented SOC Analysts in protecting our organisation and clients from ever‑evolving cyber threats. This is a hands‑on leadership role for someone who enjoys being close to the action - serving as the primary point of escalation for frontline security operations, mentoring analysts, and continuously improving how security operations are delivered. You’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, influence how security operations evolve, and work on meaningful challenges in a supportive and inclusive environment. Day to day you will: • Lead day‑to‑day Security Operations, ensuring consistent delivery, timely threat response, and protection of the Firm’s systems, data and services. • Ensure security tools, monitoring capabilities and threat detection activities are effective and fit for purpose, with priorities set to reduce attack surface and strengthen operational effectiveness. • Lead security incident response and advanced threat analysis, ensuring insights, patterns and lessons learned are translated into improved controls, informed decision‑making and reduced future risk. • Ensure processes, controls and playbooks are embedded, consistently applied and regularly reviewed, using insights to drive continuous improvement and strengthen operational resilience. About you: • At least 5 years’ experience as a SOC Analyst or Team Lead. • Tertiary qualification in either Computer Science, Software Engineering or Cyber Security. • Industry certifications such as CISM, ISC2 SSCP, or equivalent. • Experience with using and managing SIEM, SOAR and SOC Tools. • Ability to execute effective threat hunting to enable incident response capabilities. • Experience writing and security incident response findings through reports. • A fundamental understanding of Security Operations Centre including general purpose, approaches, and methodologies. • Ability to lead a team and identify growth and development opportunities for their team. • Ability to provide strategic advice, guidance, and input to our business leaders to support a broad range of objectives. • Ability to build strong relationships across our firm. • Uses data and insights to enhance performance. Recruitment Agencies: The recruitment for this role is being managed directly by the KPMG Talent Acquisition team. We will contact our preferred agency partners if we require agency assistance. Thank you for your understanding. Life at KPMG KPMG values diversity in the workforce and we encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply for roles, including individuals with a disability, additional mental health needs, chronic health conditions or who identify as neurodivergent.  For disabled and neurodiverse candidates, if you encounter accessibility barriers or if you have access needs and require support to participate equitably in the recruitment process, please phone Emma Payne on +64 9 363 3656 or email [Upgrade to PRO to see contact] We offer rewarding careers to talented individuals and a holistic range of benefits to support your life balance, whatever your circumstance. We want you to do Work That Matters, Thrive and Grow and know that you Belong here with us, at KPMG.  As a KPMG employee, we will offer you:   —  Access to the firm's annual incentive scheme —  Opportunities for local and international secondments —  Hybrid working across a mix of office, client and home hubs to recognise that people have individual circumstances and preferences when it comes to where and how they work — The ability to work from overseas and extend time connecting with friends and family outside New Zealand —  Flexible leave options, including the ability to purchase additional annual leave —  Gender-neutral support for all stages of the parental journey, including access to 18 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all new parents —   A paid professional association membership of your choice —   Digital accreditations through our partnership with Microsoft, LinkedIn Learning, with bespoke learning pathways for all employees —   A wide-range of special offers and discounts on insurances, banking services, and lifestyle goods and services —   The support, allyship and opportunity to join our many Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Affinity networks, including the Kiwa, Pride, Ethnicity, Accessibility and Wahine groups —  The opportunity to participate in Green Team activities, as we work toward reducing the firm’s environmental footprint and become carbon zero by 2030 —  An invitation to join your local Social club and enjoy events aimed at bringing people together for social, sporting, cultural, family and fundraising activities —  Paid time off for volunteering and involvement in citizenship activities —  An array of health and wellness benefits such as free flu vaccinations, subsidised sporting events, free confidential counselling services, additional 5 days of Wellbeing leave to support you and your family's overall health and wellness, access to our Wellbeing portal with an extensive range of advice and resources and much much more!   We believe that diversity of background and experience strengthens relationships and delivers meaningful benefits to our people, clients and communities. Our goal is to be recognised as an employer of choice for all, irrespective of gender, ethnicity, generation, flexible work status, family circumstances, sexual orientation or disability. Further info can be found on our website.