Job Description

Cybersecurity Engineer

Take your career to the next level by joining

N2N Connect

, a leading fintech company specializing in high-performance, ultra-low-latency stock trading systems serving retail and institutional brokers across Asia.

As a

Cybersecurity Engineer

, you will play a critical role in safeguarding mission-critical trading infrastructure that processes millions of transactions every day. You will be responsible for strengthening and managing our cybersecurity defenses, leveraging advanced security tools to proactively detect, investigate, and respond to threats. Your contributions will directly support the security, integrity, and resilience of our trading ecosystem. If you are passionate about cybersecurity and eager to tackle complex challenges in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you.

Job Responsibilities

Monitor, triage, and investigate security alerts from XDR, EDR, SIEM, DLP, and other cybersecurity platforms to ensure timely detection and response. Perform proactive threat hunting to identify risks, suspicious activities, and potential intrusions across networks and endpoints. Analyze system logs, intrusion artifacts, and network traffic to trace attacker behavior, identify attack patterns, and uncover vulnerabilities. Deploy, manage, and optimize core security tools, including SIEM, Web Application Firewalls (WAF), IPS/IDS, and SOAR automation solutions. Assess the organization's overall cybersecurity posture, identify gaps, and recommend and implement improvements to governance, policies, and technical controls. Continuously review and harden network, application, and system security to defend against emerging and evolving threats. Stay informed on the latest cybersecurity threats, vulnerabilities, and trends through threat intelligence feeds, advisories, and industry news. Lead and support incident response activities, including containment, eradication, root cause analysis, and system recovery. Conduct security awareness training and initiatives to promote a strong cybersecurity culture across the organization. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to embed security into projects and operational processes, ensuring alignment with internal standards and regulatory requirements.

Job Requirements

Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field. 1+ years of hands-on experience in cybersecurity operations OR software development related fields. Practical experience with Palo Alto Cortex XDR (or equivalent EDR/XDR platforms). Experience managing and tuning FortiSIEM (or equivalent SIEM solutions). Strong working knowledge of Cloudflare WAF and web application security principles. Experience with Palo Alto and/or Fortinet firewalls, including policy design and advanced configurations. Solid understanding of networking concepts, honeypots, and deception technologies for threat detection. Proven expertise in SOC operations, incident response, vulnerability management, threat hunting, and malware analysis. Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with a strong sense of teamwork. Industry certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CEH, or equivalent are a strong plus, but not required. Availability to start immediately is preferred.
Job Type: Full-time

Pay: RM5,000.00 - RM7,000.00 per month

Benefits:

Health insurance Maternity leave Opportunities for promotion Professional development Vision insurance
Work Location: In person