Intern - Security Engineering Operations

Prudential; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 50,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Prudential is seeking an entry- to junior-level Security Operations and Application Security support role based in Kuala Lumpur. You will assist daily monitoring, onboarding of users, and contribute to KPI tracking and incident investigations.

The role involves supporting vulnerability management, onboarding activities, and creating operational dashboards in Power BI. A collaborative environment and opportunities for growth are emphasized.

Qualifications

• Experience in security operations and monitoring is desirable.
• Familiarity with security tooling such as WAF, DLP, and API security.
• Ability to create and maintain operational dashboards.

Responsibilities

• Assist in daily monitoring and administration of security platforms (WAF, DLP, API Security, DDoS protection, email security).
• Support onboarding/offboarding for applications, websites, and users onto security platforms.
• Perform security configuration reviews and hygiene validation activities.
• Assist with security operational reporting, dashboard updates, and KPI tracking.
• Participate in investigation of operational incidents, service requests, and user queries.
• Help maintain operational documentation, runbooks, and knowledge articles.

Skills

Security monitoring

Incident response

Power BI

Documentation

Tools

WAF

DLP

SAST

DAST

Job description

Prudential’s purpose is to be partners for every life and protectors for every future. Our purpose encourages everything we do by creating a culture in which diversity is celebrated and inclusion assured, for our people, customers, and partners. We provide a platform for our people to do their best work and make an impact to the business, and we support our people’s career ambitions. We pledge to make Prudential a place where you can Connect, Grow, and Succeed.

Security Operations (STO) Support

• Assist in daily monitoring and administration of security platforms (WAF, DLP, API Security, DDoS protection, email security, etc.).
• Support onboarding and offboarding activities for applications, websites, and users onto security platforms.
• Perform security configuration reviews and hygiene validation activities.
• Assist with security operational reporting, dashboard updates, and KPI tracking.
• Participate in investigation of operational incidents, service requests, and user queries.
• Help maintain operational documentation, runbooks, and knowledge articles.

Application Security (AppSec) Support

• Assist in vulnerability management activities including SAST, SCA, API Security, Container Security and DAST findings tracking.
• Support triage preparation by consolidating scan results, evidence, and remediation status.
• Assist in preparing AppSec dashboards, metrics, and management reporting.
• Support application and API onboarding activities.
• Participate in security research on emerging vulnerabilities, CVEs, and threat advisories.
• Help maintain AppSec knowledge bases, playbooks, and standard operating procedures.

Security Engineering & Automation

• Maintain and hygiene simple automation scripts.
• Support data extraction, cleansing, and reporting from security tools.
• Assist in creating Power BI reports and operational dashboards.
• Participate in process improvement and workflow automation initiatives.

Governance & Awareness

• Support documentation reviews and process compliance activities.
• Assist in preparing presentations, reports, and communication materials.
• Participate in security awareness and knowledge-sharing sessions.
• Support audit evidence collection and tracking activities when required.

Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equality of opportunity of benefits for all who apply and who perform work for our organisation irrespective of sex, race, age, ethnic origin, educational, social and cultural background, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, disability or part-time / fixed-term work, or any other status protected by applicable law.

We encourage the same standards from our recruitment and third-party suppliers taking into account the context of grade, job and location.

We also allow for reasonable adjustments to support people with individual physical or mental health requirements.

Prudential plc provides life and health insurance and asset management to 17 million customers across 20 markets in Asia and Africa. We are headquartered in Hong Kong and have dual primary listings on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong and the London Stock Exchange. We are focused on four strategic regions: Greater China, ASEAN, India and Africa. Our customers are served by around 55,000 agents and more than 200 bank partners.

Prudential plc is not affiliated in any manner with Prudential Financial, Inc., a company whose principal place of business is in the United States of America or with the Prudential Assurance Company, a subsidiary of M&G plc, a company incorporated in the United Kingdom.

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