Cyber Operational Technology – Manager - 103925
 

Base Location: Hybrid/UK based and can be based in any of our 20 offices nationally: www.kpmg88careers.co.uk/experienced-professional/#LeBlender.OfficeLocations
 

The KPMG Connected Technology function is a cornerstone of our business. We do work that matters to our local business and communities – supporting technical innovation and adoption of cutting-edge solutions across the UK. Working on complex engagements in Cyber Operations this team is responsible for the delivery of cutting-edge technical solutions and trusted to get it right first time.

 

KPMG is one of the world's largest and most respected consultancy businesses, we've supported the UK through times of war and peace, prosperity and recession, political and regulatory upheaval. We've proudly stood beside the institutions and businesses which make the UK what it is.

 

Why Join KPMG Technology and Engineering as a Cyber Operational Technology Manager?

The OT ICS Security role is pivotal to the sustainable growth of KPMG UK’s Cyber Security Services, providing technical and advisory expertise to help our clients securely craft and deploy industrial control systems and operation technology. 

At KPMG, you will bring your industry knowledge and technology experience to map customer business challenges to on-premise and cloud technology solutions, shape end-to-end transformational journeys, and deliver real business value to our key Corporates clients. In this role, you will be part of some very exciting client engagements, lead pre-sales activities/proposals and be responsible for delivering our portfolio of technology solutions, whilst maintaining deep executive-level client relationships.

 

As part of this leadership role, you will also inherently lead our brilliant teams, and coach and mentor junior members in their own career progressions whilst contributing to our overall go-to-market activities through building the KPMG brand and being visible as a leading advisor within our clients, the market, and our alliance partners.

 

The Corporates Cloud Transformation Director role will have the following responsibilities:

• Be visible and seen as an expert in cloud transformation (including Hybrid & Multi-cloud) by the market and alliance partners alike
• Contribute to developing our financial services market growth in cloud transformation, with market facing propositions and assets, building both the KPMG and your personal brand
• Build close working relationships and be a trusted advisor to the C-suite leaders at our financial services clients, focusing on business challenges and opportunities, cloud transformation and more broadly their end-to-end technology journey
• Lead business development opportunities as a core focus in the financial services market through shaping and selling of complex, multi-stakeholder advisory and implementation services around cloud transformation.
• Organize, monitor, and lead programme delivery, outcomes, and resources in large transformation programmes
• Design and build roadmaps, implementation strategies, transformation plans and high-quality assets targeting cloud solutions for the customer organisation with the aid of delivery managers, sales colleagues, and senior customer stakeholders
• Contribute to our wider capability group by developing new services and our people

  

The Person

• Excellence in consulting skills, with the ability to present complex solutions to business executives. Previous experience in a large consulting organisation is a plus
• Proven business development experience, leading client proposals and RFP’s for cloud transformation and migration projects
• Have the experience and gravitas to build a deep trusted advisor relationship with C-level client stakeholders to guide them how to progress their cloud journey
• Experience doing application migrations including target selection, infrastructure sizing and costing, and familiarity with leading migration tools present in the market
• Knowledgeable in at least one of: AWS, Azure, Google, micro services, APIs, containers, cloud data models, cloud integration, and cloud migration patterns like rehost, refactor, rearchitect
• Experience working in regulated environments and a deep understanding of operational resilience best practice
• Track record in leading advisory engagements of complex large-scale cloud transformation and migration.
• A broad understanding of key concepts such as infrastructure, network, database, cloud operating models, risks and controls, regulatory provisions, security, DevOps, Agile, and cloud testing for cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, and Google
• A proven ability to shape long-term, complex and large-scale cloud journeys that can encompass a full range of cloud capabilities
• A history of overachievement of sales and profitability targets in a consulting environment
• Outstanding interpersonal skills with the ability to inspire teams and develop excellent client relationships
• Embraces a growth mindset for business development, with an ability to influence senior stakeholders
• Collaborative ways of working with clients and KPMG teams
• Self-motivated and able to inspire and motivate others
• Team player and thrives in a diverse culture

The role of the Cloud Enterprise Architect is to help the Firm deliver its business strategy through technology. This includes providing architecture support to the firm’s Infrastructure Transformation Portfolio and for the Data Centre Exit Programme.  They must therefore translate the business strategy into the equivalent technology strategy; challenge the business strategy based on emerging and future technology trends; help business Capabilities to design and govern their technology roadmap, i.e. a portfolio of technology transformation projects that deliver the business and technology strategies; influence business and technology stakeholders to adopt the right technology solutions; and escalate risks, issues and critical dependencies to the appropriate leaders as required to ensure the successful delivery of the strategy.

KPMG is part of a global network of firms that offers Audit, Tax & Legal, Consulting, Deal Advisory and Technology services. Through the talent of over 16,000 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 Cost & Value Management team are looking for a Senior Manager to expand our delivery capacity to serve a growing pipeline of opportunities.

 

The KPMG Finance Transformation capability within our FS Consulting business specialises in delivering large scale Finance function transformation initiatives and supporting CFOs on a wide range of issues. Over the last few years, we have established a reputation as the leading provider of top-quality consulting and technology delivery services in the Banking sector. Our teams are recognised by our clients for the depth of industry and functional expertise they bring combined with our practical and innovative technology capabilities. As a result of our strategy and strong pipeline of exciting projects, we are looking to grow our Cost & Value Management capability. We are looking for candidates who bring a combination of technology skills and business acumen, possesses the ambition and potential to become future leaders of our Insurance Finance Transformation consulting business. This is an exciting time to be part of growing business.

 

Our Cost & Value Management practice is a priority area for significant and strategic growth and the team works with leading Investment and Retail Financial Services Institutions, focusing on understanding the core issues and opportunities, in order to deliver value-adding change across their functions. The key drivers of change for our clients are value creation and cost reduction, leveraging analytics capabilities to deliver these outcomes. Our service offerings reflect this demand.