Associate: Offensive Security & Digital Trust

PwC Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 54,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PwC Professional development

Certifications support

Career progression

Job summary

PwC Malaysia is seeking an Associate to strengthen client security postures through offensive security testing and broader cyber risk services. You will support engagement teams in identifying, exploiting, and remediating vulnerabilities across client environments while contributing to a wider range of cybersecurity engagements.

Work with experienced practitioners to deliver technical assessments, communicate findings clearly to clients, and continuously develop offensive and defensive security

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Cybersecurity/Information Security or related field.
• 1 year or less experience in offensive security/penetration testing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute penetration tests and offensive security assessments with senior guidance.
• Support web/mobile app, network infrastructure, and configuration review assessments.
• Assist security maturity assessments and gap analyses against NIST/ISO/MITRE frameworks.
• Identify and safely exploit vulnerabilities across networks, apps and systems.
• Assist setup and use of offensive security tools and testing environments.
• Research new vulnerabilities and attack techniques to support assessments.
• Contribute to broader engagements like threat analysis and advisory work.
• Document findings with actionable remediation recommendations.
• Handle sensitive client data with strict confidentiality.
• Follow rules of engagement and testing methodologies.
• Stay updated on attack techniques and tools.
• Communicate findings to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Give and receive feedback constructively.
• Collaborate and share knowledge within the team.
• Uphold PwC ethics and professional conduct.

Skills

Networking concepts

Win/Lin security configurations

Offensive security concepts

Cybersecurity frameworks

Analytical & problem solving

Written & verbal communication

Adaptable & agile

Education

Degree in Cybersecurity/Information Security or related field

Tools

Burp Suite

Nmap

Metasploit

Job description

PwC Malaysia is seeking an Associate to strengthen client security postures through offensive security testing and broader cyber risk services. You will support engagement teams in identifying, exploiting, and remediating vulnerabilities across client environments while contributing to a wider range of cybersecurity engagements.

Work with experienced practitioners to deliver technical assessments, communicate findings clearly to clients, and continuously develop offensive and defensive security