Security Operations Lead - Incident Response & Remediation

Happiest Minds Technologies; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Happiest Minds Technologies in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia seeks an experienced information security professional to join its security operations team. The role focuses on monitoring security alerts, handling incidents, remediating vulnerabilities, and tracking compliance across distributed environments.

The ideal candidate has 5–8 years of hands-on security experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to work independently while coordinating with global teams. A CISSP/CISM is desirable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, information systems, cyber security, or related field.
• 5–8 years of hands-on experience in information security or security operations.
• Exposure to vulnerability scanning tools, EDR, anti-malware/AV, DLP, secure web proxies, firewall policy management tools, and ITSM platforms (e.g., ServiceNow).
• Experience in security alert monitoring, incident handling, vulnerability remediation, and compliance tracking. Experience in security operations reporting and dashboard management is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Security alert monitoring and incident handling.
• Vulnerability remediation and compliance tracking.
• Security operations reporting and dashboard management (advantageous).

Skills

Security operations

Incident handling

Compliance tracking

Dashboard reporting

IT infrastructure knowledge

Cloud security

Network security

Stakeholder management

Communication

Ownership of deliverables

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Cyber Security, or a related discipline.

Tools

Vulnerability scanning tools

EDR tools

Anti-malware/anti-virus solutions

DLP solutions

Secure web proxy technologies

Firewall policy management tools

ITSM platforms (ServiceNow)

Job description

Happiest Minds Technologies in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia seeks an experienced information security professional to join its security operations team. The role focuses on monitoring security alerts, handling incidents, remediating vulnerabilities, and tracking compliance across distributed environments.

The ideal candidate has 5–8 years of hands-on security experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to work independently while coordinating with global teams. A CISSP/CISM is desirable.