Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, January 25, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

KPMG is a global network of professional services firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. Our purpose is to inspire confidence and empower change. We have a notable Africa Footprint serving clients across the continent. Our East Africa practice comprises Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Rwanda. The Nairobi office serves as the regional coordinating office providing the required networking to facilitate delivery of services on a timely basis to meet and exceed our clients’ expectations

Key roles and responsibilities
• Taking ownership for the engagement from start to finish - initiating action, anticipating requirements and facilitating discussions, proficiency in the penetration testing standards, OWASP Top 10, and ISO 27001 standards.
• Conduct Red Teaming exercises, Vulnerability assessments and penetration tests within the relevant client engagements where applicable.
• Maintaining a relentless focus on quality and strive to uphold the highest professional standards and levels of objectivity, independence, ethics and integrity within our system of quality management and be as transparent as possible with colleagues and clients to help deliver exceptional services.
• Building strong working relationships and interactions with clients to ensure continuous efficient information flow from the client to the audit team.
• Continuously building confidence in dealing with clients and gain deeper knowledge on tasks in preparation for more complex engagements and client relationship building for client retention and growth.
• Identifying early warning signals and communicating challenges and possible solutions, as well as potential opportunities, to their manager/senior manager/associate director/partner.
• Actively and quickly develop technical skills through on the job learning and through formal training. This includes taking ownership of own professional and career development, demonstrating learning agility and challenging oneself and others to improve.
• Demonstrating exemplary project management skills. This includes focusing on engagement economics management including tracking of budgeted time, prepared by the client lists (PBCs) and preparing billing analyses for review and action by more senior team members.
• Experience in preparation of technical and commercial value propositions.
• Providing regular project status updates against key performance indicators.
• Strengthening critical thinking and professional judgment skills including improving technical research skills as well as oral and written communication skills.
• Developing strong business acumen and industry knowledge to demonstrate value-add client service.
• Demonstrating capacity and capability for continuous learning including actively seeking specific feedback from peers and managers and providing constructive, honest and timely feedback to team members working under you.
• Maintaining compliance with all firm policies and procedures Taking ownership for the engagement from start to finish - initiating action, anticipating requirements and facilitating discussions.
• Maintaining a relentless focus on quality and strive to uphold the highest professional standards and levels of objectivity, independence, ethics and integrity within our system of quality management and be as transparent as possible with colleagues and clients to help deliver exceptional services.
• Building strong working relationships and interactions with clients to ensure continuous efficient information flow from the client to the audit team. Continuously building confidence in dealing with clients and gain deeper knowledge on tasks in preparation for more complex engagements and client relationship building for client retention and growth.
• Identifying early warning signals and communicating challenges and possible solutions, as well as potential opportunities, to their manager/senior manager/associate director/partner.
• Actively and quickly develop technical skills through on the job learning and through formal training. This includes taking ownership of own professional and career development, demonstrating learning agility and challenging oneself and others to improve.
• Demonstrating exemplary project management skills. This includes focusing on engagement economics management including tracking of budgeted time, prepared by the client lists (PBCs) and preparing billing analyses for review and action by more senior team members.
• Providing regular project status updates against key performance indicators.
• Strengthening critical thinking and professional judgment skills including improving technical research skills as well as oral and written communication skills.
• Developing strong business acumen and industry knowledge to demonstrate value-add client service.
• Demonstrating capacity and capability for continuous learning including actively seeking specific feedback from peers and managers and providing constructive, honest and timely feedback to team members working under you.
• Maintaining compliance with all firm policies and procedures

Academic/Professional qualifications and Experience:
• An undergraduate degree from a recognised university
• Professional qualification such as eJPT, OSWE, CISA, CISM, CEH, CRTP certifications (depending on the role).
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience in a cyber security role or related IT environment.
• Strong understanding and experience with OWASP Methodology for web and mobile, penetration testing standard, and other assurance based reporting standards.
• Experience leading penetration testing engagements
• Compliant with KPMG Code of Conduct and all Firm and professional requirements

Personal attributes:
• Good communication (written and verbal), numeracy, presentation and analytical skills
• IT proficiency, especially Microsoft Office
• An eye for detail
• Team player with leadership capability
• Excellent coordination and planning skills
Closing; 3 February 2023.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 48

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

If your career aspirations match this exciting opportunity, please use the link below to apply: Consulting Senior – Candidate’s Summary
If your career aspirations match this exciting opportunity, please use the link below to apply: KPMG IT Audit Manager – Candidate’s Summary
Filling the link is mandatory for consideration alongside your application to talentrecruit@kpmg.co.ke  quoting the position as subject of the mail


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