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Associate Director, Software Security Architecture and Enablement

Associate Director, Software Security Architecture and Enablement

KPMG USMcLean, VA, United States
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Overview

Associate Director, Software Security Architecture and Enablement at KPMG US. Remote work opportunity.

Responsibilities

  • Lead enterprise DevSecOps strategy and execution by embedding security by design and “Security / Policy as Code” across the SDLC, aligning with business goals and proactively mitigating evolving threats to firm data and environments
  • Serve as a senior security advisor to cross-functional teams and executives, translating risk trade-offs into actionable controls, enabling secure delivery, and presenting strategic proposals to senior IT leadership
  • Advance DevSecOps maturity (DVSOMM) by defining KPIs / OKRs, building dashboards, measuring scan / test effectiveness and MTTR, and driving continuous improvement of secure engineering practices across programs
  • Modernize governance and security reviews through automation and Generative AI, maintain standards and reusable design patterns, performing threat modeling, and tracking remediation to closure
  • Architect secure platforms and delivery pipelines across multi-cloud and hybrid environments (Azure, AWS, GCP), integrating SAST / DAST / SCA, IaC, secrets scanning, and compliance into CI / CD, while securing AI / ML systems and emerging technologies
  • Grow talent and partnerships by mentoring a mid-sized team, planning resources and projects, promoting secure coding practices, aligning with federated tech groups, and collaborating with cloud vendors to influence roadmaps and features
  • Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG\'s respectful and courteous work environment

Qualifications

  • Minimum eight years of recent experience in security architecture within regulated enterprises, delivering secure “as-a-service” solutions from design through implementation; strong technical depth across multiple domains, including application development, cloud platforms (Azure preferred, AWS / GCP), identity and access management, infrastructure, networking, and emerging technologies such as Generative and Agentic AI
  • Bachelor\'s degree from an accredited college or university
  • Expertise in cloud security and delivery models, with hands-on experience securing IaaS / PaaS / SaaS and containerized / cloud-native environments; skilled in applying Agile, DevOps, and DevSecOps across both waterfall and agile SDLCs, using platforms like GitHub, ADO, and GitLab
  • Proven ability to define and implement security standards and controls, aligned to frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, PCI, HIPAA; strong command of OWASP Top 10, CWE / SANS Top 25, and WASC; able to communicate vulnerabilities and mitigations to technical and non-technical audiences
  • Practical experience embedding security into CI / CD pipelines, integrating SAST, DAST, SCA, IaC, secrets scanning, and compliance checks; experience building automated testing and policy enforcement; proven experience establishing telemetry and feedback loops to improve pipeline security posture
  • Leadership and secure engineering capabilities, including threat modeling, code reviews, and application / API testing; programming in C#, Java, JavaScript, SQL, Python; mentoring teams; and holding certifications such as CISSP, CCSP / CCSK, AZ-500, AWS Security Specialty, or Google Cloud Security Engineer
  • Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future

    • Employment type

  • Full-time

    • Seniority level

  • Mid-Senior level

    • Job function

  • General Business

    • KPMG LLP and its affiliates and subsidiaries comply with all applicable equal employment opportunity regulations. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, disability, or protected veteran status.

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