Cyber Security Jobs in Providence (Avanade) – Defense Consultant

Job Description:

In a client-facing consultancy role, you will work on exciting projects that transform our client’s Cyber Defense strategy and operations through the design and implementation of predominantly Microsoft Threat Protection technologies. As a member of our security practice, you will work for both Avanade and Accenture clients, ranging from medium to large global enterprise clients. Join a curious and diverse team that’s passionate about next-gen tech and establish yourself as a Leader in the Cyber Defense space. Together, let’s transform cybersecurity.

KPMG is currently seeking a Cyber Threat Hunting and Incident Response Analyst to join our Digital Nexus organization. This role is a remote work opportunity.

Job Responsibilities:

You are a Cyber Defense Consultant , interested in joining our security practice, and:

• Are experienced in consulting and advisory discussions with clients and other consulting firms
• Are talented in designing and implementing technology solutions
• Are experienced in working with or leading medium to large teams
• Are able to collaborate within a large global organization
• Take full accountability to lead and manage work streams and ensure work is coordinated across different work streams, processes, or projects.
• Create and validate the detailed design of solution components in accordance with the target solution within environments of medium size and complexity
• You solve complex problems that span across work domains requiring considerable judgement of contextual factors.
• You have wide scope for autonomous decision-making within established work plans.
• You develop a strong client relationship and contribute to sales outcomes.
• You work well under guidance and direction, but fully independent in own work.
• You identify utilities, tools or processes to improve project development.
• You structure and deliver work results against defined standards and maintain structured, accurate and current work records
• Lead small to medium project general design and delivery (solution architecture and associated infrastructure or business and functional requirements )
• Are highly regarded individual who proactivity builds trust with clients at multiple levels, sought out for follow on work
• Prepare well written, logical, concise material without guidance
• Identify new or extend current opportunities at the account level and contribute to upsell.
• Present well to audiences of all sizes and challenges client assumptions constructively
• Complete defined work streams on time, on budget and with expected quality level within the scope of the role.
• Makes internal contributions to practice

Job Requirements:

Subject matter expert , who has experience working on the Microsoft platform along with:

• Proven experience in the design and implementation of Anti-Virus and Endpoint Detection and Response solutions to protect, detect and response to cyber incidents on endpoints across all major operating systems.
• Proven experience protecting email, instant messaging and collaboration platforms from malicious attacks, such as Phishing as well as from more sophisticated attacks such as Spear Phishing, Business Email Compromise and identity theft.
• Proven experience with user and entity behavioral analytics and how these services can be used to identify and defend against identity compromise.
• Proven experience of security, incident and event management solutions, their design, implementation and integration into Security Operations.
• Azure Sentinel experience is of particular interest.
• Proven experience performing use case development and rules that can be applied to consolidate events across disparate systems and used to identify an attack chain across systems.
• Proven experience performing threat hunting across endpoints, identities, networking, cloud and collaboration platforms.
• A good understanding of threat modelling, risk and how to mitigate the risks concerning applications, both from internal and external threat actors.
• A deep understanding of incident response processes and techniques for cyber recovery.
• A deep understanding of security operations centers, their functions and roles.
• A good understanding of the Microsoft platforms across Windows, Microsoft 365 and Azure.
• Experienced in managed security services, incident response and security advisory.
• A good understanding of techniques and approaches used by threat actors to compromise companies.
• A good understanding of the MITRE ATT&CK framework and how it can be applied to help customers improve their cyber defense.

Job Details:

Company: Avanade

Vacancy Type:  Full Time

Job Location: Providence, RI, US

Application Deadline: N/A

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