Senior Cyber Security Operations Engineer — Manufacturing OT (Penang)

Oxydata Software; Seberang Perai; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Part time

Job summary

Oxydata Software is seeking a Senior Cyber Security Operations Engineer to safeguard enterprise IT and manufacturing environments. You will investigate alerts, manage vulnerabilities, respond to incidents, and support risk and compliance across both IT and OT contexts.

The role requires hands-on experience with EDR/XDR platforms, vulnerability management, and a background in manufacturing or industrial security. Onsite in Penang, Malaysia, contract role with visa restrictions noted.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in any related discipline.
• Applicants must have the legal right to work in Malaysia.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in Information Security or Cyber Security.
• At least 3 years in a senior hands-on security operations role (e.g., Senior Security Engineer/Analyst, Incident Responder).
• Hands-on experience with EDR and/or XDR platforms and security alert investigation.
• Experience with vulnerability management, including risk-based prioritisation and remediation tracking.
• Experience in manufacturing, industrial, energy, logistics, or similar operational environments.
• Knowledge of ISO/IEC 27001, NIST CSF, IEC 62443.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, review, and triage cyber threat intelligence alerts relevant to the organisation.
• Investigate endpoint security, EDR, and XDR alerts with technical analysis of processes and activity.
• Differentiate true-positive vs false-positive events; initiate remediation or escalation.
• Investigate and respond to cyber security incidents, including containment and recovery.
• Coordinate with infrastructure and technical teams during major incidents and document them accurately.
• Review and prioritise vulnerabilities based on severity and business impact.
• Collaborate to track remediation activities and escalate significant risks.
• Prepare regular security reports on incidents, vulnerabilities, and risk indicators.
• Maintain the cyber security risk register and propose mitigations.
• Support audits and collect security evidence for assessments.
• Review security requirements for changes affecting OT/industrial environments.
• Support third-party penetration testing and remediation tracking.

Skills

EDR/XDR experience

Security investigations

Incident response

Vulnerability prioritisation

Manufacturing security

Analytical thinking

Threat detection

Education

Bachelor’s degree in any related discipline

Tools

CrowdStrike Falcon

Secureworks Taegis

Job description

Oxydata Software is seeking a Senior Cyber Security Operations Engineer to safeguard enterprise IT and manufacturing environments. You will investigate alerts, manage vulnerabilities, respond to incidents, and support risk and compliance across both IT and OT contexts.

The role requires hands-on experience with EDR/XDR platforms, vulnerability management, and a background in manufacturing or industrial security. Onsite in Penang, Malaysia, contract role with visa restrictions noted.