Security Engineer — Blue Team | Threat Hunting & Automation

Payment Network Malaysia; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

PayNet is seeking a security-focused professional to own end-to-end incident investigations and drive proactive threat hunting across its technology environment. You will build and tune detection logic, automate response playbooks, and influence DevSecOps practices to embed security controls in delivery pipelines.

You will translate findings from assessments and adversary simulations into stronger defenses and reduced risk, contributing to PayNet's mission of trustworthy payments and resilient

Qualifications

• Strong analytical thinking to investigate complex security events with incomplete information.
• Practical experience with security monitoring, threat detection, incident response and security operations.
• Working knowledge of cloud security principles and modern detection technologies.
• Ability to automate tasks using Python, PowerShell, Bash, or similar scripting languages.
• Clear communication and ability to work independently with multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end incident investigations from triage to containment and recovery.
• Build and tune detection logic across security monitoring platforms to reduce false positives.
• Shape and expand security automation via playbooks and orchestration.
• Drive threat-hunting initiatives using threat intelligence and behavioural analysis.
• Influence DevSecOps by integrating security controls into delivery pipelines.
• Translate findings from assessments and exercises into stronger controls and detections.

Skills

Security monitoring

Threat detection

Incident response

Cloud security

Automation scripting

Communication

Tools

SIEM

SOAR

NDR

IDS/IPS

MITRE ATT&CK

NIST

Job description

PayNet is seeking a security-focused professional to own end-to-end incident investigations and drive proactive threat hunting across its technology environment. You will build and tune detection logic, automate response playbooks, and influence DevSecOps practices to embed security controls in delivery pipelines.

You will translate findings from assessments and adversary simulations into stronger defenses and reduced risk, contributing to PayNet's mission of trustworthy payments and resilient