Enterprise Hybrid Cloud Platform Security Architect (Advisory) – Senior Manager – National Security

Important - due to the nature of the work, it is essential for applicants to hold current 'National Security Vetting’ aligned to a UK National Security organisation.

KPMG Overview
KPMG is part of a global network of firms that offers Audit, Tax, Consulting, Deal Advisory and Technology services. Through the talent of over 17,000 colleagues, we bring our creativity and insight to our clients’ most critical challenges.
With offices across the UK, we work with everyone from small start-ups and individuals to major multinationals, in virtually every industry imaginable. Our work is often complex, yet our vision is simple: to be the clear choice for our clients, for our people and for the communities we work in.

The Team

KPMG’s Cloud practice is a rapidly growing team of consultants that helps clients transform the way they deliver technology services to business stakeholders. We help the UK’s largest and most complex organisations to:

• Develop strategies for the adoption and exploitation of cloud in conjunction with modernised on premises capabilities
• Build the operating models, architectures and capabilities to deliver value from Cloud and Hybrid platforms
• Help clients operate their cloud or hybrid estates effectively and cost-efficiently over the long term.

We need Hybrid Platform Security Architects that are comfortable providing advice to C-suite leaders and senior client technologists across our whole client base but, in particular, this role will be aligned to our well-established Defence Consulting team.

National Security
The National Security sector is one of KPMG’s key priority sectors, designated for high grow

Managed Services, Tax Technical – Assistant Manager

A key focus for KPMG’s GCT team is to help multinational groups and financial services clients manage their global tax compliance, reporting and statutory accounting obligations, through outsourcing, co-sourcing, transformation and technology. More information about our team is at the end of this job description.

The Tax Technical team is a critical enabler to all tax activities within GCT and provides expertise into KPMG’s complex tax audits.  Audit quality is of paramount importance and to do this efficiently, we maintain a dedicated and enthusiastic team of tax specialists.  We are also the engine room of the tax reporting, compliance, governance and low-level advisory work undertaken by the wider GCT team – servicing large domestic compliance clients as well as our Global Compliance clients.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Maintain positive constructive relationships inside and outside KPMG;
• Provide tax technical input on a mix of listed and non-listed multinational groups including involvement in the audit of tax in financial statements;
• Supporting clients with their group/statutory Tax Reporting needs;
• Supporting clients on GAAP conversion projects;
• Provide technical input to tax accounting project work;
• Support with the delivery of corporate tax compliance engagements and compliance outsourcing contracts;
• Supporting on the tax and tax accounting implications of new legislation;
• Drafting responses to client requests for ad hoc technical advice;
• Supporting on sales activities by working with more senior members of the team on both proposals and propositions across functions, sectors and accounts;

The Cyber Strategy  Manager role is pivotal to the sustainable growth of the Cyber Strategy service area within the UK, supporting the delivery of cyber strategy services to our clients

At KPMG, we support clients on their AI transformation journeys to drive profitability while mitigating reputational, operational, and financial risks. Our specialized Data & AI team leverages advanced analytical techniques and industrial-scale AI platforms to accelerate this transformation. Our projects span industries such as Financial Services, Retail, Public Sector, Healthcare, Energy, and Utilities, with a focus on extracting data insights, building AI models, and delivering value through engaging, data-driven stories.

The People Function plays a pivotal role in supporting the overall business strategy. In order to do this, we are continually reviewing the way we recruit, develop and reward the people that work for KPMG to make sure that we attract and retain the very best and most diverse talent in the market place and enable them to achieve extraordinary things for our customers.  At the heart of our people strategy lies a simple but powerful statement – “our people are extraordinary”.