Job Summary
The Head of Network Security Research Department is responsible in leading and managing the development and implementation of innovative solutions for security and operational challenges; conduct research on emerging security threats and vulnerabilities; develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders; and drive initiatives to enhance the security, resiliency, and reliability of network infrastructure and services, including critical network information infrastructure.
Job Responsibilities
- Implement innovative solutions and initiatives to enhance the security, resiliency, and reliability of network infrastructure and services, including critical network information infrastructure.
- Plan and manage the development security tools, artificial intelligence systems, and benchmark emerging security technologies to strengthen the overall security posture of organizations and stakeholders.
- Drive process automation initiatives to enhance operations and service delivery within the division, sector, organization, and among external stakeholders.
- Study, identify, and evaluate emerging security threats and risks, and develop effective mitigation strategies, tools, and systems to manage those threats and risks.
- Implement vulnerability assessment and penetrations tests on communications & digital products, services, systems, and organizations to identify security vulnerabilities, and pursue corrective action to address them.
- Undertake threat-intelligence gathering and horizon–scanning activities to increase situational awareness and preparedness against arising security threats and risks.
- Undertake strategic and tactical R&D activities exploring new technologies and techniques towards enhancing MCMC and industry’s capabilities, while reducing over-dependency on vendor-supplied solutions in network/cyber security.
- Establish research partnership with the academia in the enhancement of capabilities, processes, tools, and systems.
- Collaborate with technical agencies, law enforcement agencies, service providers, vendors, and other relevant parties on the mitigation of cyber-dependent crimes, cyber-enabled crimes, and the misuse of telecommunications services.
- Forecast and identify capacity and expertise gaps within the department, and to enhance the necessary skillsets through comprehensive training and capacity building.
- Plan, monitor, and control the financial budget and costs to ensure effective and efficient utilization and management of funds.
- Provide coaching, guidance, and mentoring to all staff within the department to motivate staff to fulfil their self-actualization.
Qualification & Work Experience
- Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
- Minimum 10 years of working experience in software development (frontend and backend) with solid understanding security management, and with relevant professional certification in network, information and/or cybersecurity.
Technical Competencies/Skills
- DevSecOps principles.
- Security Posture Assessment (SPA).
- CIS principles.
- Ethical hacking.
- Threat intelligence and management.
- Incident handling and management.
- Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT)
- Information Security.
- Project Management.
- Strategic Communications.
- Business Process Management.
Behavioural Competencies
- Creative and innovative.
- Problem solving skills.
- Analytical thinking.
- Stakeholder management.
- Teamwork and collaborations.
- Communications and Presentation Skills (BM & English).
- Writing skills (BM & English).