Cybersecurity Risk Manager - Third Party Security

Standard Chartered; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international bank seeks a Cybersecurity Risk Manager in Kuala Lumpur. You will ensure the safety of customers' financial assets by monitoring and responding to threats. The ideal candidate has at least 3 years of relevant experience, strong knowledge of security regulations, and significant expertise in incident response. This role offers a competitive salary, flexible working options, and comprehensive benefits focused on wellbeing.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible working options

Annual leave and sabbatical options

Wellness support programs

Qualifications

• Ideally 3 years of experience in information security/IT auditing.
• Proven experience in incident response and threat detection.
• Understanding of auditing standards, compliance, risk assessment is required.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, detect, and respond to security threats.
• Correlate alerts and reports for context.
• Determine incident urgency and initiate responses.

Skills

Incident response

Threat detection

Stakeholder engagement

Audit project management

Regulatory compliance knowledge

Communication ability

Education

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP)

Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC)

Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)

Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)

Job description

Title: Cybersecurity Risk Manager - Third Party Security

Technology

Regular Employee

Office - Full Time

18 Sept 2025

Job Summary

As a Cyber Security Analyst, you’ll be at the forefront of protecting our customers’ financial assets and data by monitoring, detecting and responding to security threats across our global banking infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• You’ll be responsible for monitoring, detecting and responding to any potential security threats and risks to the organisation, using the available technology toolset.
• Correlate and consolidate alerts, reports, anomalies and other intelligence sources to put threats into context
• Determine incident urgency and priority and initiate an appropriate response.
• Continuously improve the accuracy and relevance of the Bank’s detection tools and capabilities to keep pace with changing environments for regulatory and compliance requirements.

Skills and Experience

• Ideally 3 years of experience in information security / IT auditing, with Big 4 and/or Banking & Financial services experience.
• Proven experience in incident response and threat detection, with strong knowledge of banking security regulations.
• Candidate with Cyber security background , Understanding and knowledge OF ICS / IT
• Experience in third party audits is a plus, but understanding of auditing standards, compliance, risk assessment and internal control frameworks is a requirement.
• Knowledge of security frameworks (e.g. COBIT, ISF, COSO), standards (e.g. ISO, NIST, CIS), information security principles, security architecture and regulatory requirements will be a plus.
• Knowledge of vulnerability information dissemination sources (e.g., alerts, advisories, errata, and bulletins).
• Ability to draft reports that clearly communicate observations and risks would be required.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, and ability to interact at all levels across an organisation.
• Strong audit project organisation and management skills.
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP)
• Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC)
• Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
• Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thingand are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle,continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together,we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter,we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance,with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-offincluding annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible workingoptions based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing supportthrough Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills,global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning cultureto support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation,one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.