Manager, Cloud Security

Bank Islam; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial institution in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Cloud Security Manager to maintain regulatory compliance in data privacy and protection. You will lead security measures, conduct assessments, and ensure that cloud security is prioritized in all designs. The ideal candidate should have a passion for information security, strong analytical skills, and the ability to work well within a team. Knowledge of banking systems is an advantage. Join us to enhance our innovative banking experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in banking systems is an added advantage.
• Ability to articulate thoughts and ideas clearly.
• Self-motivated with a high team spirit.

Responsibilities

• Lead the definition of security principles and policies.
• Conduct cloud security assessments and operational strategy.
• Ensure security is core to cloud design and development.
• Work closely with enterprise and business architects.

Skills

Information security knowledge

Programming languages

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving attitude

Adaptability to new technologies

Team spirit

Job description

We are a division in Bank Islam set up to build a brand-new banking experience entirely online. We explore new models and innovate products and services with our customers right in the center. We are disrupting ourselves before others can, to create exceptional experiences. Our goal is to empower everyone with financial literacy. We seek customers and team members who believe as we do, in promoting business activities that generate positive and sustainable impact for the economy, community and environment through practices, processes, offerings and conduct, thereby fulfilling the objectives of shariah. We hold firmly the key values of thinking customers first, acting with integrity at all times, advancing beyond expectations and horizons in everything that we do and taking full charge of our mandate.

Primary Functions

Cloud Security Manager responsible for maintaining Data Privacy, Protection and Security standards and controls. Identifying regulatory challenges while ensuring controls are implemented in timely and stipulated time towards adhering to the regulatory compliance requirements. He/She shall conduct and effective internal governance, assurance, risk and compliance of cloud security, this includes regulatory compliance leading/inputting into any debate on conduct risk, ensuring controls on information security is effective.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead the definition and articulation of security principles, policies, guidelines and standards to be adopted.
• Conduct cloud security strategy, readiness and discovery assessments; be familiar with cloud security frameworks, compliance requirements and security operations.
• Knowledgeable in how to implement data sovereignty, privacy, security access authentication and authorization, key management, and other security domains and other non-functional areas of importance.
• Work closely with Enterprise Architect, Business Architect and other department Personnel to understand the system’s functional and non-functional requirements.
• Support the delivery of cloud, following the best-practices architectures in cloud security, governance, strategy, risk assessments and management, data protection, cloud-based identity and access management, technology/provider-specific architecture and monitoring/analytics both for and in the cloudMap security controls to compliance requirements for cloud environments and timely reporting to relevant stakeholders.
• Map security controls to compliance requirements for cloud environments.
• Experience or understanding of regulatory framework and requirements.
• Ensuring security is a core part of the design and development of the cloud.
• Ensure the appropriate tooling, automation and operational processes and models are in place to support our clients’ journey to cloud.
• Work closely with Enterprise Architect, Business Architect and IT Personnel to understand the system’s functional and non-functional requirements.
• Willing to learn new technologies and keep up with the latest and greatest cloud security technology.

Specific Skills / Knowledge and Certification Required

• Passionate in information security domain.
• Experience in banking system will be an added advantage.
• Working knowledge of a wide variety of programming languages
• Excellent analytical skills with a good problem-solving attitude
• Able to clearly articulate thoughts and ideas.
• Good understanding of security best practices.
• Strong communication and presentation skill.
• Self‑motivated, high team spirit and team plater to achieve common objective.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to new technologies and learn quickly.
• Ability to take ownership of tasks with limited supervision.