Banking IT Security Projects Lead

Erudite Innovation; Semenyih; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Erudite Innovation in Malaysia seeks an experienced IT Project Manager to lead security projects within a banking environment, ensuring delivery on time, budget, and in line with security policies and regulatory requirements.

You will coordinate with Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, Application, Network, Risk, Compliance and Audit teams; manage budgets, RAID logs, and vendor performance; drive security testing and remediation activities, and ensure governance through regular status updates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field.
• 5–10+ years of IT Project Management experience, preferably in banking/financial services.
• Proven experience managing IT Security / Cybersecurity projects.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity domains (IAM/PAM, network security, SIEM, application security).
• Experience in banking or highly regulated environments and SDLC methodologies (Agile/Waterfall).
• Strong stakeholder and vendor management; excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of IT Security and Cybersecurity projects.
• Define scope, timelines, milestones, deliverables and resources.
• Coordinate with Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, Application, Network, Risk, Compliance and Audit teams.
• Manage budgets, RAID logs, issue logs and status reports.
• Ensure security requirements are incorporated into design, testing and implementation.
• Coordinate security assessments, vulnerability testing (VAPT) and remediation activities.
• Ensure compliance with banking security policies and regulatory requirements.
• Organise governance meetings and present status to management and steering committees.
• Oversee UAT, security testing, deployment and post-implementation activities.

Skills

IT Project Management

Stakeholder management

Vendor management

Documentation

Communication

Problem solving

SDLC

Agile/Waterfall

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology / Computer Science / Cybersecurity / Information Security

Job description

Erudite Innovation in Malaysia seeks an experienced IT Project Manager to lead security projects within a banking environment, ensuring delivery on time, budget, and in line with security policies and regulatory requirements.

You will coordinate with Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, Application, Network, Risk, Compliance and Audit teams; manage budgets, RAID logs, and vendor performance; drive security testing and remediation activities, and ensure governance through regular status updates.