Junior IT Security Engineer - Incident Response & Monitoring

EXIO (HK) LIMITED; Hong Kong Island; On-site; HKD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

EXIO (HK) LIMITED is hiring a Junior Security Engineer to support daily security operations within a fast-paced crypto exchange environment.

You will monitor alerts, assist in incident response, and help maintain DLP, IAM and SIEM tools while growing hands-on skills in cybersecurity, audits, and compliance within a collaborative team.

On-call after hours may apply as part of the collaboration team to ensure continuous security readiness.

Qualifications

• Experience: 1–3 years in IT security or related field.
• Certifications: CompTIA Security+, CISA or equivalent certificates is a plus (Not a Must).
• Technical Skills: Basic understanding of DLP, IAM, and SIEM concepts.
• Familiarity with Linux/Windows systems and networking fundamentals.
• Knowledge of scripting languages is a plus.
• Knowledge of basic compliance standards (ISO, NIST, PDPO, HKSFC VATP).
• Knowledge of basic cybersecurity concepts, principles.
• Soft Skills: Strong attention to detail, eagerness to learn, and good communication skills. Strong interest in security and web3 industry, desire to learn and grow in the field.

Responsibilities

• Assist in configuring and maintaining DLP, IAM, and SIEM tools.
• Monitor security alerts, analyze security data and logs for investigation and elevate incidents as needed.
• Support vulnerability management and patching activities.
• Participate in incident response and forensic investigations.
• Collaborate with senior engineers and engineering development teams to implement security best practices.
• Contribute to compliance reporting and documentation for regulatory audits.
• This role is part of collaboration team assisting and with responding to security incidents (on-call) for after-hours coverage.

Skills

DLP concepts

IAM concepts

SIEM concepts

Security monitoring

Incident response

Tools

SIEM

DLP

IAM

Job description

EXIO (HK) LIMITED is hiring a Junior Security Engineer to support daily security operations within a fast-paced crypto exchange environment.

You will monitor alerts, assist in incident response, and help maintain DLP, IAM and SIEM tools while growing hands-on skills in cybersecurity, audits, and compliance within a collaborative team.

On-call after hours may apply as part of the collaboration team to ensure continuous security readiness.