Manager - Cybersecurity

Leadingnation; Hong Kong; Hybrid; HKD 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Cyberport in Hong Kong is seeking an experienced cybersecurity professional to lead governance, strategy, and resilience efforts across ICT systems. You will oversee governance, policy development, and security controls while coordinating with cross-functional teams to embed secure practices.

The role requires strong understanding of security frameworks, threat monitoring, and incident response, with fluency in English and Chinese.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above in cybersecurity, information and communication technology related fields.
• Industry recognized qualifications such as CISM, CISSP, CEH, CCSP and CCSK are desirable.
• Proficiency in cybersecurity architecture, frameworks and standards, with a strong understanding of security principles.

Responsibilities

• Report to Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).
• Formulate strategy and roadmap of cybersecurity management to safeguard information assets and protect against cyber and technology risks.
• Develop, implement and maintain cybersecurity governance, policy, standards and procedures that align with industry standards, frameworks and good practices.
• Implement and manage effective security controls and measures to secure ICT infrastructure, systems, networks, storage and endpoints.
• Conduct regular cybersecurity resilience assessment to evaluate control effectiveness and identify weaknesses to maintain maturity of security posture.
• Deploy and manage security tools and technologies such as firewalls, IDS, anti-malware software and encryption mechanisms.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate security controls into new and existing ICT systems and projects.
• Stay updated on emerging cybersecurity threats and trends to mitigate risks and enhance security posture.
• Monitor and analyse security events and alerts to detect and respond to incidents and breaches.
• Respond to cybersecurity incidents and coordinate with stakeholders.
• Perform ICT outsourcing security assessment to mitigate risks and remediation actions.
• Conduct security awareness training for employees to promote cybersecurity best practices.
• Prepare management information and risk indicators for cybersecurity activities.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Security governance

Threat monitoring

Incident response

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity or ICT

CISM

CISSP

CEH

Tools

Firewalls

Intrusion detection

Anti-malware

SIEM

Vulnerability scanners

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Report to Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
• Formulate strategy and roadmap of cybersecurity management to safeguard information assets and protect against cyber and technology risks.
• Develop, implement and maintain cybersecurity governance, policy, standards and procedures that align with industry standards, frameworks and good practices.
• Implement and manage effective security controls and measures to secure ICT infrastructure, systems, networks, storage and endpoints.
• Conduct regular cybersecurity resilience assessment to evaluate the control effectiveness and identify weaknesses to maintain the maturity and capability of the defined security posture.
• Deploy and manage security tools and technologies such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems, anti-malware software and encryption mechanisms.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate security controls into new and existing ICT systems and projects.
• Stay updated on emerging cybersecurity threats, trends, and technologies to proactively mitigate risks and enhance security posture.
• Monitor and analyse security events and alerts to detect and respond to security incidents and breaches.
• Respond to cybersecurity incidents and breaches by implementing incident response procedures and coordinating with relevant stakeholders.
• Perform ICT outsourcing security assessment to mitigate cyber and technology risks and recommend appropriate remediation actions whenever appropriate.
• Conduct security awareness training and education programs for employees to promote cybersecurity awareness and best practices.
• Prepare management information, key risk indicators and reports related to cybersecurity activities to facilitate management decision making

Requirements

• 6+ year proven experience as a cybersecurity specialist or similar role.
• Experience of formal cybersecurity resilience assessment, associated methodology, processes and good practices.
• Experience with security techniques and tools such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems, anti-malware software, SIEM solution and vulnerability scanners.
• Bachelor's degree or above in cybersecurity, information and communication technology related fields.
• Industry recognized qualifications such as CISM, CISSP, CEH, CCSP and CCSK are desirable.
• Proficiency in cybersecurity architecture, frameworks and standards, with a strong understanding of security principles, technologies and best practices of cyber safeguard and defence.
• Good knowledge of cyber threat monitoring, analysis and prevention, and relevant techniques and tools to respond and protect against cybersecurity incidents and breaches.
• Good technical knowledge and understanding of the cybersecurity impacts for adopting new and existing technologies.
• Good interpersonal skills to be able to communicate, influence and negotiate with various stakeholders.
• Ability to self-start and take ownership of assigned tasks and projects.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English and Chinese.

Further information about the Cyberport is available at https://cyberport.hk/

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