Security Automation & AI Innovation Lead

Prudential Services Asia; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Prudential Services Asia in Kuala Lumpur seeks a hands-on Security Innovation Engineer to advance automation, orchestration, and AI-augmented tooling to accelerate GISP processes.

You'll research emerging technologies, build proofs-of-concept, and collaborate with cross-functional teams across Asia, Africa, and the UK to harden risk and security capabilities.

The role emphasizes practical tooling, strong judgement, and clear communication with senior stakeholders in a fast-moving environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT / CS / engineering.
• 8+ years in information security for large organizations.
• 5+ years in security engineering, automation, or architecture.
• Hands-on ability to build automation and orchestration with Python.
• Experience with CI/CD platforms and DevOps toolchains.
• Strong English communication across locations.

Responsibilities

• Build security automation workflows integrating tools and controls.
• Apply AI augmentation to security processes with human checks.
• Research new technologies and run proofs-of-concept.
• Translate research into practical recommendations and prototypes.

Skills

Security engineering

Automation

Python scripting

SOAR workflows

AI/ML understanding

CI/CD pipelines

Education

Bachelor's degree in information technology / computer engineering / computer science

Tools

Python

APIs

CI/CD tools

SOAR

Cloud security tooling

Job description

Prudential Services Asia in Kuala Lumpur seeks a hands-on Security Innovation Engineer to advance automation, orchestration, and AI-augmented tooling to accelerate GISP processes.

You'll research emerging technologies, build proofs-of-concept, and collaborate with cross-functional teams across Asia, Africa, and the UK to harden risk and security capabilities.

The role emphasizes practical tooling, strong judgement, and clear communication with senior stakeholders in a fast-moving environment.