Cyber Forward Deployed Engineer
AzureAWSGoogle Cloud (GCP)Claude CodeCursorMCP
Role Snapshot
Minimum 4 years hands-on software development with production engineering expertise; Bachelor's in STEM or 5 years equivalent; strong background in penetration testing/red teaming; fluency with AI coding harnesses; ability to travel domestically.
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KPMG is currently seeking a Senior Associate, Cyber Forward Deployed Engineer to join our Clients, Technology & Innovation (CT&I) organization.
Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and ship production-grade features hands-on inside pod standards, delivering in rapid two-to-six-week cycles with direct user feedback
- Own end-to-end workstream engineering to ensure hardening, scalability, and exceptional reliability in live, high-scale environments
- Execute authorized red team and infiltration tests using frontier cyber models (e.g., Mythos/Fable, Google Argon, Daybreak) against client environments.
- Reproduce, validate, and document zero-day findings while building custom tooling, evaluation harnesses, and agentic workflows around security models
- Contribute directly to code fixes, software updates, and the remediation of legacy technical debt underlying identified vulnerabilities
- Participate in working sessions and demos with stakeholders while operating strictly within written rules of engagement and ethical standards
- Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG's respectful and courteous work environment
Qualifications:
- Minimum four years of recent, hands-on software development experience with deep production engineering expertise (hardening, scaling, and operating live systems across Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud (GCP)
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university in a STEM field or five years equivalent practical experience
- Strong background in penetration testing, red teaming, vulnerability research, or exploit development, ideally supported by published CVEs or certifications (OSCP, OSEP, OSCE3, GXPN)
- Genuine fluency with modern AI coding harnesses (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor, MCP), agentic frameworks, context engineering, and utilizing frontier models for security applications
- Demonstrated ability to own outcomes, mentor engineers via code reviews, and thrive with startup velocity and product-oriented execution in ambiguous environments (founder or early-stage startup experience is a strong plus)
- Exceptional storytelling and customer-facing presence, with the ability to articulate highly technical concepts and present work clearly to diverse audiences.
- Uncompromising judgment regarding ethics, authorization, and sensitive data
- A portfolio, GitHub repository, or code walk-through demonstrating shipped work is a plus
- Ability to travel domestically as needed
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