IT SECURITY & INFRASTURCTURE ENGINEER

myNews; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

myNews is seeking an IT Security & Infrastructure Engineer to own our AWS/GCP cloud infrastructure, firewall platforms, security operations, and server/virtualization environment. You’ll be the technical escalation point for the IT team - resolving complex incidents, coordinating disaster recovery, and driving security best practices across the organization.

The role is hands-on with cloud security, network administration, and automation, building resilient systems and implementing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 2+ years' experience in IT infrastructure, security, or networking
• AWS or GCP experience (IAM, compute, networking, security)
• SQL database maintenance; VLAN/VPN/LAN/WAN networking
• Strong troubleshooting and documentation skills

Responsibilities

• Own AWS/GCP cloud infrastructure — IAM, compute, storage, networking, security
• Act as escalation point for complex technical issues; maintain documentation and DR plans
• Coordinate disaster recovery and monthly reporting
• Monitor and respond to security threats and incidents (within SLA)
• Run vulnerability scans, penetration tests, and apply CIS/NIST hardening
• Manage firewalls (Palo Alto, Fortinet, SonicWALL, Cisco Meraki) and VPN access
• Build automated threat-response playbooks (TrendMicro Vision One)
• Administer LAN/WAN, VLANs, switches, and routers
• Build Lark bots and Python scripts for monitoring and workflows
• Maintain IT policies, vendor relationships, and regular reports to management

Skills

AWS/GCP experience

Firewall administration

SQL database maintenance

Network troubleshooting

Python scripting

Terraform (IaC)

Lark administration

Penetration testing

EDR/XDR knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/IT or related field

Tools

Palo Alto Firewall

Fortinet Firewall

SonicWALL Firewall

Cisco Meraki

Job description

We're looking for an IT Security & Infrastructure Engineer to own our AWS/GCP cloud infrastructure, firewall platforms, security operations, and server/virtualization environment. You'll be the technical escalation point for the IT team - resolving complex incidents, coordinating disaster recovery, and driving security best practices across the organization. This role suits someone hands-on with cloud security, network administration, and automation who enjoys solving problems and keeping systems resilient.

Job Responsibilities

Infrastructure & Systems

• Manage servers, virtualization (VMware), Active Directory, storage, and SQL databases
• Support IT hardware, network equipment, and retail POS systems
• Act as escalation point for complex technical issues; maintain documentation and DR plans
• Administer cloud environments — IAM, compute, storage, networking, security
• Manage cloud security tools, cost optimization, and Terraform (IaC)
• Own cloud disaster recovery and monthly reporting

Security

• Monitor and respond to security threats and incidents (within SLA)
• Run vulnerability scans, penetration tests, and apply CIS/NIST hardening
• Manage firewalls (Palo Alto, Fortinet, SonicWALL, Cisco Meraki) and VPN access
• Build automated threat-response playbooks (TrendMicro Vision One)

Network

• Administer LAN/WAN, VLANs, switches, and routers

Automation & Reporting

• Build Lark bots and Python scripts for monitoring and workflows
• Maintain IT policies, vendor relationships, and regular reports to management

Job Requirements

Must Have

• 2+ years' experience in IT infrastructure, security, or networking
• AWS or GCP experience (IAM, compute, networking, security)
• Firewall administration (Palo Alto, Fortinet, SonicWALL, or Cisco Meraki)
• SQL database maintenance; VLAN/VPN/LAN/WAN networking
• Strong troubleshooting and documentation skills

Good to Have

• TrendMicro Vision One or similar EDR/XDR
• Python scripting, Lark administration
• Penetration testing, CIS/NIST knowledge
• Retail or multi-site experience

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field (or equivalent experience)

Min. Education: Degree

Industry: Retail / Wholesale Trading / Property