Senior Application Security Specialist

Swift; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 66,960 - 111,600; Full time

Job summary

Swift in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a security expert to enhance application security within Agile and DevSecOps teams. This role includes defining security requirements, conducting risk assessments, and sustaining a strong security culture.

Ideal candidates will have 4-5 years of experience, a strong understanding of application security, and be effective team players. Swift promotes an inclusive culture, encouraging diverse perspectives to help you realize your full potential.

Qualifications

• 4 to 5 years of relevant work experience in application security.
• Strong understanding of security requirements definition based on risks.
• Experience in secure coding practices and vulnerability management.

Responsibilities

• Be the partner of Agile and DevSecOps teams for securing products.
• Provide security requirements aligned with policies and standards.
• Research and assess new threats and security alerts.

Skills

Application security

Security architecture

Threat modelling

Security testing practices

Risk Assessment

Agile principles

DevSecOps principles

Tools

SAST

DAST

SCA

API testing

Job description

About Us

We’re the world’s leading provider of secure financial messaging services, headquartered in Belgium. We are the way the world moves value – across borders, through cities and overseas. No other organisation can address the scale, precision, pace and trust that this demands, and we’re proud to support the global economy. We were established to find a better way for the global financial community to move value – a reliable, safe and secure approach that the community can trust, completely. We’re always striving to be better and are constantly evolving in an ever‑changing landscape, without undermining that trust. Five decades on, our vibrant community reflects the complexity and diversity of the financial ecosystem. We innovate diligently, test exhaustively, then implement fast. In a connected and exciting era, our mission has never been more relevant. Swift now has a presence in 200+ countries and legal territories to serve a community of more than 12,000 banks and financial institutions.

What To Expect

• Be the trusted partner of Agile and DevSecOps teams to support and collaborate securing their products from application and/or architecture perspective.
• Provide security requirements aligned with policies and standards and adapted to technologies stacks (Cloud Native, containers, orchestrator, etc).
• Provide security technical assistance during software design, development and operations activities.
• Maintain security standards and guidelines to respond to changes in threats, technology, or best practices.
• Manage and promote usage of security tools in development pipeline and operations.
• Research and assess new threats, vulnerabilities and security alerts and recommend remedial actions.
• Design and implementation of capabilities, processes and/or tools to improve the security in the software delivery life cycle, security automation testing, secure by design activities, etc.
• Identify opportunities for improvements in work processes and innovative approaches to completing scope of work in an efficient way.
• Promote a strong security culture at Swift. We expect you to treat security culture as a brand, take it seriously and recognised that it is hard‑fought and easily lost.
• Coach and share knowledge with team members.

Professional Knowledge and Expertise

• Strong understanding in application security
• Security architecture including threat modelling and risk analysis.
• Security requirements definition based on business needs, classification, threats, and risks.
• Demonstrated experience in secure coding, security testing practices and tools and vulnerability management.
• OWASP top 10.
• SAST, DAST, SCA, API testing and/or containers vulnerability management
• Risk Assessments experience, being able to use advanced security and analytical skills to evaluate security risks, identify and design mitigations to bring risk within appetite.
• Understanding of Agile and DevSecOps principles and how to integrate security into them.
• Typically has 4 to 5 years of relevant work experience.

Other Expectations and Skills

• Team player, respect diversity.
• Act with business understanding, build and reinforce customer relationship.
• Self‑organised, proactive and accountable for delivering results.
• Demonstrate operational excellence. Ability to self‑learn and coach others in fast paced complex and technical environment.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Communicate effectively, strong written, verbal and presentation skills, able to adapt communication to diverse audiences.

What We Offer

We give you the freedom to be yourself. We are creating an environment of unique individuals – like you – with different perspectives on the financial industry and the world. A diverse and inclusive environment in which everyone’s voice counts and where you can reach your full potential.

We are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation related to accessibility during your application or interview, please contact [e-mail] or indicate this in your application. Please note that this mailbox is not monitored for general recruitment enquiries and should only be used for accessibility or accommodation‑related requests (for example related to vision, hearing or neurodiversity). All requests are confidential and will not affect your candidacy.

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Swift, we are dedicated to building a workplace where people can bring their full selves and ideas to the team, so if you are excited about this role, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every single qualification.