About the Role
The Global Cyber Solution Architect is responsible for designing, shaping, and developing cyber solutions that support KPMG’s global clients across multiple industries and levels of complexity. The role serves as the primary architect for global cyber solution design across managed services, advisory offerings, and large-scale transformation deals.
Responsibilities
- Lead solution architecture and design specifically for KDN Cyber Offerings
- Translate client requirements into scalable and repeatable solution designs
- Apply expertise in enterprise cyber functions to develop robust solutions
- Collaborate with member firm teams, technical leads, delivery centers, and cyber leads to design solutions
- Provide support for deals, guidance on pricing, and assist in structuring commercial agreements
- Oversee solution governance by establishing standards, templates, and playbooks
- Conduct market analysis to identify trends, drive innovation, and develop future-state roadmaps
- Mentor and guide regional solution architects to scale KDN's capabilities
Requirements
- Extensive experience designing cyber managed services including MDR, penetration testing, vulnerability scanning, attack surface management, and threat exposure management
- Experience leading or architecting large scale, multi region cyber programs
- Knowledge of SIEM, SOAR, EDR, ASM, VM, and cloud native security stacks across Azure, AWS, and GCP
- Advanced capability in solution cost modeling, rate card development, effort modeling, and cross region delivery planning
- Experience establishing architectural standards, design patterns, solution templates, and global consistency frameworks
- Experience integrating threat intelligence, detection engineering, secure operations, automation, and analytics into scalable service models
- Experience evaluating and selecting cyber platforms and technologies
- Experience collaborating with engineering teams to design automated workflows, orchestration logic, and scalable supporting infrastructure
- Knowledge of DevOps and DevSecOps practices
- Knowledge of global cyber frameworks including NIST CSF, ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI DSS, CIS, MITRE ATT and CK, and regulatory requirements
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience presenting to CISO, CIO, CTO, and executive level stakeholders
Skills
- MDR
- Penetration testing
- Vulnerability scanning
- Attack surface management
- Threat exposure management
- SIEM
- SOAR
- EDR
- ASM
- VM
- Azure security
- AWS security
- GCP security
- Solution cost modeling
- Rate card development
- Effort modeling
- Cross region delivery planning
- Architectural standards
- Design patterns
- Solution templates
- Global consistency frameworks
- Threat intelligence integration
- Detection engineering
- Secure operations
- Automation
- Analytics
- Cyber platform evaluation
- Cyber technology selection
- Automated workflows
- Orchestration logic
- Scalable supporting infrastructure
- DevOps
- DevSecOps
- NIST CSF
- ISO 27001
- SOC 2
- PCI DSS
- CIS
- MITRE ATT and CK
- Communication skills
- Presentation skills
Location
- Ontario Region
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Extensive experience designing cyber managed services
- Experience leading or architecting large scale, multi region cyber programs
Salary/Compensations
- $150,000 to $190,000
Benefits
- May be eligible for bonus awards
- Comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards program
About the Company
- KPMG in Canada, our people bring their unique perspectives to Canada’s most important challenges.
- KPMG Delivery Network (KDN) is a global organization that supports KPMG member firms in delivering global priority solutions to their clients across a number of different industries.
- KDN helps to enable growth, improve economies of scale, and discover new ways of collaboration and working.
- Our Values, The KPMG Way: Integrity, we do what is right | Excellence, we never stop learning and improving | Courage, we think and act boldly | Together, we respect each other and draw strength from our differences | For Better, we do what matters
- We embrace the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance the candidate experience and streamline our recruitment processes.
- AI tools may help with organizing applications or surfacing relevant qualifications.
- No hiring decisions are made using AI.
- Every hiring decision is made by our hiring managers and recruitment professionals.
- AI technologies used in our recruitment process undergo detailed risk assessments, including security and privacy requirements, that align with KPMG’s Trusted AI framework.
- We believe technology should empower human judgment, not replace it.
- It’s one of the many ways we’re delivering on our vision of being a technology-first, people-driven firm.
Equal Opportunity
- KPMG in Canada is a proud equal opportunities employer and we are committed to creating a respectful, inclusive and barrier-free workplace that allows all of our people to reach their full potential.
- A diverse workforce is key to our success and we believe in bringing your whole self to work.
- We welcome all qualified candidates to apply and hope you will choose KPMG in Canada as your employer of choice.
- Adjustments and accommodations throughout the recruitment process: At KPMG, we are committed to fostering an inclusive recruitment process where all candidates can be themselves and excel.
- We aim to provide a positive experience and are prepared to offer adjustments or accommodations to help you perform at your best.
- Adjustments (informal requests), such as extra preparation time or the option for micro breaks during interviews, and accommodations (formal requests), such as accessible communication supports or technology aids, are tailored to individual needs and role requirements.
- You will have an opportunity to request an adjustment or accommodation at any point throughout the recruitment process.
- If you require support, please contact KPMG’s Employee Relations Service team by calling 1-888-466-4778.
