Full Time Head of Cybersecurity (SOC) Jobs, Salary up to MYR 13,000 in N2N Connect Berhad Federal Territory - Maukerja

About Us

N2N Connect Berhad is a Malaysia-based investment holding and technology company providing software, integrated trading and network solutions for capital markets, including trading platforms, connectivity, security, data services and consultancy, serving brokers and financial institutions across Asia.

Job Responsibilities:

• Security strategy and roadmap. Set the multi-year direction for the security function, define the target maturity, and make the case for the investment required to get there.
• Team leadership. Lead, develop and grow the SOC and security engineering team. Own hiring, capability development, performance, succession and on-call sustainability.
• Posture Assurance. Run a regular, evidence-based check on whether the platform is in the state we say it's in. Configuration drift, patch currency, privileged access, segmentation, secrets exposure, monitoring coverage. You report the gap, agree remediation with the owning team, and escalate when it isn't closed.
• Security culture. Drive awareness, training and secure engineering practice across the organisation, including integration of security into DevOps and SDLC.
• Monitor, triage, and investigate security alerts from XDR, EDR, SIEM, DLP, ASM and other cybersecurity platforms to ensure rapid detection and response.
• Conduct threat hunting activities to proactively identify risks, malicious behaviors, and potential intrusions across networks and endpoints.
• Analyse system logs, intrusion artifacts, and network traffic to trace adversary activity, map attack patterns, and uncover vulnerabilities.
• Manage, deploy, and optimize core cybersecurity tools, including SIEM, Web Application Firewalls (WAF), IPS/IDS, and other defensive systems. Including SOAR Automations.
• Review the company’s overall cybersecurity posture, identify gaps, and propose and execute initiatives to strengthen governance, policies, and technical defenses.
• Continuously review and harden network, application, and system security to mitigate emerging threats.
• Stay ahead of evolving cyber threats by monitoring news, threat intelligence feeds, and security advisories, ensuring proactive risk mitigation.
• Lead and support incident response processes, including containment, eradication, root cause analysis, and recovery efforts.
• Conduct staff training and security awareness programs to build a culture of cybersecurity vigilance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure security is integrated into projects and operational processes, aligning with internal standards and regulatory requirements.

Job Requirements

• Diploma or Degree in IT, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in cybersecurity operations OR software development related fields.
• Demonstrated accountability for security within a regulated environment, preferably financial services, capital markets, exchange or payments. Familiarity with BNM RMiT, MAS TRM, SC Malaysia or SGX requirements is a significant advantage.
• Technical depth sufficient to provide effective oversight of the team's work, with practical experience across endpoint and extended detection and response (EDR/XDR), SIEM, SOAR, web application firewalls, next-generation firewalls, IPS/IDS, vulnerability management,

Pay: RM9,000.00 - RM13,000.00 per month

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Free parking
• Health insurance
• Opportunities for promotion

Application Question(s):

• What is your expected salary?
• How long is your notice period?
• Are you familiar with cybersecurity vulnerability management?

Work Location: In person