Job Description

Job Summary

Responsible for developing innovative solutions for security and operational challenges, supervising and mentoring junior staff, researching emerging threats, and building stakeholder relationships. They drive initiatives to enhance the security and reliability of network infrastructure, solve technical challenges, design scalable systems, maintain documentation, ensure quality, focus on user-centric solutions, and contribute to strategic technological planning.

Key Accountabilities / Responsibilities

Planned, developed, and implemented innovative solutions and initiatives to enhance network infrastructure and services' security, resiliency, and reliability, including critical network information infrastructure. Planned, supervised, and deployed the development of security tools and artificial intelligence systems and benchmarked emerging security technologies to strengthen the overall security posture of organizations and stakeholders. Project lead on 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. Project lead on implementing vulnerability assessment and penetration tests on communications & digital products, services, systems, and organizations to identify security vulnerabilities and pursue corrective action to address them. Team lead for threat-intelligence gathering and horizon-scanning activities to increase situational awareness and preparedness for rising security threats and risks. Undertake strategic and tactical R&D activities to explore new technologies and techniques to enhance MCMC and the industry's capabilities while reducing overdependency on vendor-supplied network/cyber security solutions. Establish research partnerships with academia to enhance capabilities, processes, tools, and systems. Collaborate with other departments, technical agencies, law enforcement agencies, service providers, vendors, and other relevant parties on mitigating cyber-dependent crimes, cyber-enabled crimes, and the misuse of telecommunications services. Recommend capacity and expertise gaps within the department and enhance the necessary skillsets through comprehensive training and capacity building. A budget representative for the financial budget and costs to ensure effective and efficient utilization and management of funds. Provide coaching, guidance, and mentoring to junior department staff to motivate them to fulfil their self-actualization.
Ideal Candidate Requirements

Education & Qualifications

Minimum Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Network Security, Programming or relevant discipline from a reputable University/College.
Experience

A minimum of 5 - 8 years of working experience in computer science, cyber security, or a related field and experience in developing systems and tools. Proven experience in a senior technical role within network security or related field. Expertise in scalable system design and development. Problem-solving skills and out-of-the-box thinking. Multi-task, work independently, and work under pressure with minimum supervision.
Technical & Functional Skills

Experienced in the publication of papers. Strong Network security skills. Research and development skills. Excellent in writing and communication skills in English and BM
Leadership & Interpersonal Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills. Ability to multitask. Project management skills
Job Type: Permanent

Pay: RM6,000.00 - RM8,000.00 per month

Benefits:

Professional development
Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Supplemental Pay:

Performance bonus
Work Location: In person