Senior Cyber Security Ops Engineer — Incident Response & OT

Oxydata Software Sdn Bhd; Penang; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 280,000; Part time

Job summary

Oxydata Software Sdn Bhd is seeking a Senior Cyber Security Operations Engineer for an onsite contract role in Malaysia. The ideal candidate will lead security investigations, respond to incidents, and coordinate remediation across IT and OT environments.

The position requires hands‑on experience with EDR/XDR platforms, vulnerability management, and strong analytical skills. The role emphasizes delivery of security monitoring, threat analysis, and documentation, with collaboration across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in any related discipline.
• Legal right to work in Malaysia; visa sponsorship not available.
• 8+ years of experience in Information Security or Cyber Security.
• ≥3 years in a senior hands-on security operations role such as Senior Security Engineer/Analyst.
• Hands-on experience conducting security investigations and responding to alerts.
• Experience handling cyber security incidents end-to-end including containment and recovery.
• Hands-on experience with EDR/XDR platforms and security alert investigations.
• Experience with vulnerability management and remediation tracking.
• Experience in manufacturing/industrial/OT environments.
• Familiarity with ISO/IEC 27001, NIST CSF, and IEC 62443.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and security investigative skills.

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-positives from false-positives and escalate as needed.
• Investigate and respond to cyber security incidents including validation and containment.
• Coordinate with infrastructure teams during major security incidents and maintain incident docs.
• Review and prioritise vulnerabilities based on severity, business impact, and risk.
• Collaborate with IT/OT teams to track remediation activities and escalate risks.
• Prepare regular security reports covering incidents, vulnerabilities, and KRI.
• Maintain cyber security risk register and identify emerging risks with mitigations.
• Support audits, collect security evidence, and assist third-party security assessments.
• Review security requirements for changes affecting manufacturing and OT environments.
• Support third-party penetration testing activities and remediation tracking.

Skills

Incident response

EDR/XDR

Threat hunting

Vulnerability management

Security investigations

ISO 27001/NIST

OT security basics

Analytical skills

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

CrowdStrike Falcon

Taegis

Vulnerability scanners

Job description

Oxydata Software Sdn Bhd is seeking a Senior Cyber Security Operations Engineer for an onsite contract role in Malaysia. The ideal candidate will lead security investigations, respond to incidents, and coordinate remediation across IT and OT environments.

The position requires hands‑on experience with EDR/XDR platforms, vulnerability management, and strong analytical skills. The role emphasizes delivery of security monitoring, threat analysis, and documentation, with collaboration across