Senior IT Security Specialist

2.8

Job Type   /   Job Level

Full-time   /   Others/Any

Company Location

Malaysia

Leadership and Strategic Oversight

Mentor a team of IT Security Specialist
Assist section head to define and maintain the security advisory and risk assessment framework aligned with corporate cybersecurity strategy.

Risk Assessment and Governance

Oversee enterprise and project-level security risk assessments, ensuring all critical systems, projects and changes are evaluated.
Establish a standardized process for identifying, classifying, and mitigating IT and cyber security risks.
Maintain the security risk register and ensure tracking and closure of mitigation plans.
Report significant risks and mitigation progress to senior management and governance committees.
To align and execute IT security risk assessment according to Group Risk IT risk assessment methodology

Project Security Review

Lead security assessments for new IT and digital transformation projects, ensuring compliance with policies and guideline
Review solution designs and architectures to identify potential vulnerabilities or control gaps.
Provide formal risk acceptance or go-live recommendations and documented in NFR
Integrate “security-by-design” principles into project lifecycle processes.

RFP and Vendor Security Evaluation

Oversee security reviews for RFPs, vendor solutions, and third-party engagements.
Ensure security requirements are clearly defined in RFPs and vendor contracts.
Coordinate and review third-party risk assessments and recommend mitigation actions.

Operational Excellence

Monitor performance, completeness and effectiveness of all managed security tools and controls.
Implement automation and process improvement to reduce operational overhead
Define KPIs and SLAs for tool uptime, incident response and compliance posture.

Governance, Risk, and Compliance

Ensure all security controls meet internal and external regulatory requirements.
Own the documentation of policies, procedures, operation manual and security standards related to managed systems
Lead internal and external audits for the security technologies under this section.
Drive remediation plans for audit findings and ensure timely closure.

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