IT Security Lead

2 days ago

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Asgard Resources Sdn Bhd Full time

**Overview**:
**Key Responsibilities**:
**Incident Response & Threat Management**
- Lead all phases of the incident response lifecycle for major security events — from detection and analysis to containment, eradication, and recovery.
- Act as the primary escalation point for significant security incidents, providing expert technical direction and coordinating cross-functional response activities.
- Conduct thorough post-incident reviews to identify root causes, document lessons learned, and drive corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
- Proactively hunt for threats and enhance detection capabilities by refining alerts, rules, and response playbooks within the SIEM platform.

**Security Operations & Continuous Improvement**
- Continuously optimize existing security tools, including SIEM (e.g., Rapid7 InsightIDR), endpoint protection, and vulnerability management platforms (e.g., Rapid7 InsightVM).
- Collaborate with Security Engineers, IT, and Development teams to prioritize vulnerabilities, drive remediation, and report on risk reduction metrics.
- Strengthen the organization’s cloud security posture by implementing and enhancing native security controls and CSPM tools (e.g., Rapid7 InsightCloudSec, AWS).
- Provide mentorship and technical guidance to team members, fostering growth in security best practices, tool usage, and professional development.

**Desired Skills & Experience**:

- Hands-on experience monitoring alerts, managing complex incidents, and coordinating with Managed Detection and Response (MDR) teams.
- Strong understanding of industry frameworks and standards (NIST, OWASP, SANS).
- Proven ability to manage and optimize a modern security technology stack (SIEM, EDR, vulnerability management, and cloud security tools).
- Experience with Microsoft security tools such as Defender, Sentinel, Entra ID, and Intune.
- Deep expertise in cloud security principles and best practices for AWS and Microsoft 365 environments.
- Excellent leadership, analytical, and communication skills with a proactive, results-driven mindset.
- Minimum of **6 years of experience** in IT security, including demonstrated success leading security operations and incident response functions.

Pay: RM13,000.00 - RM14,000.00 per month

**Benefits**:

- Health insurance
- Maternity leave
- Opportunities for promotion
- Professional development

Work Location: In person

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