Position: Security Architect
Employment Type: Permanent
Location: Kuala Lumpur
Working Arrangement: Onsite, 5 days a week (Monday to Friday)
Working Hours in MY time: 9AM - 6PM
About the Role
We are seeking a Security Architect to lead the design and implementation of secure digital solutions across enterprise platforms. You will drive security-by-design initiatives, shape security architecture, and embed security throughout the software development lifecycle while partnering with business and technical stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and govern security architecture across mobile applications, web applications, APIs, and third-party integrations.
- Lead threat modeling, architecture reviews, and secure code review initiatives to identify and mitigate security risks.
- Embed security-by-design principles into platform development, application development, and engineering processes.
- Provide technical leadership and guidance on application, cloud, API, data, and identity security to engineering teams and senior stakeholders.
- Define and promote secure SDLC practices, security automation, and developer enablement initiatives.
- Collaborate with business, engineering, and regulatory stakeholders to deliver secure, scalable, and compliant digital solutions.
Qualifications
- Extensive experience as a Security Architect or Principal Security Architect, with expertise in enterprise security architecture and secure software development.
- Strong knowledge of Secure Development Lifecycle (SDLC), security architecture, threat modeling, and security-by-design principles.
- Proven experience securing mobile applications, web applications, APIs, and third-party integrations.
- Strong understanding of Data Privacy & Protection, Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM), and broader Identity & Access Management (IAM) concepts.
- Proficient in at least one programming language, with experience reviewing code, identifying security vulnerabilities, and providing engineering guidance.
- Experience engaging senior leadership and cross-functional teams, with a background in Banking, Financial Services, or FinTech preferred.
Pay: RM9,000.00 - RM18,000.00 per month
Application Question(s):
- What is your expected basic monthly salary range (minimum to maximum) in RM?
Experience:
- Security Architecture: 1 year (Preferred)
- SDLC: 1 year (Preferred)
- Software development: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: In person