Senior Cybersecurity Manager – Offensive Security & SOC (Audit SME)

The Edge Partnership - The Edge in Asia; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

The Edge Partnership - The Edge in Asia seeks a senior cybersecurity expert to join its internal audit function as a technical SME. This is not a conventional audit hire; you will bring deep cybersecurity expertise into an audit setting with potential to lead technical audit engagements over time.

Responsibilities include acting as SME across offensive security, vulnerability management, and SOC, advising on realistic testing and hardening, and supporting audit engagements while gaining process

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a technical field (CS/IS or related).
• Minimum 15 years of hands-on cybersecurity experience (not audit-focused).
• Strong in application security, pentesting, and OWASP.
• Proven Red Teaming and Purple Teaming experience.
• Experience with Vulnerability Management and SOC functions (detection, response, log monitoring).
• Data analytics exposure is desirable; AI and crypto startup exposure is a plus.
• Malaysian candidates only.

Responsibilities

• Act as the technical SME for the audit team across offensive security, vulnerability management, and security operations.
• Advise on realistic testing, exploitation, and hardening from a practitioner perspective.
• Support audit engagements on cybersecurity matters and learn audit methodology.
• Progress toward independently leading technical audit engagements over time.
• Work across multiple cybersecurity domains with hands-on depth in 3–4 areas.
• Operate as an individual contributor with no team management responsibilities initially.

Skills

Offensive security

Penetration testing

Secure coding

OWASP

Red Teaming

Purple Teaming

Vulnerability Management

Security Operations Center

Incident response

Threat intelligence

Threat hunting

Security monitoring

Data analytics

AI in cybersecurity

Crypto security experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field

Tools

Qualys

SIEM

EDR / CDR tools

Job description

Our client, a leading international bank, is looking for a hands-on, senior cybersecurity professional to join its internal audit function as a technical subject matter expert. This is not a traditional audit hire, no prior audit or risk management background is required. The role is built for a seasoned practitioner who lives in the technical side of cybersecurity and wants to bring that expertise into an audit environment, with the opportunity to grow into leading audit engagements over time.

Job Responsibilities:

• Act as the technical SME for the audit team across offensive security, vulnerability management, and security operations.
• Advise the audit team on how systems are realistically tested, exploited, and hardened, bringing a practitioner's perspective rather than a compliance-first lens.
• Support audit engagements on cybersecurity-related matters, building familiarity with audit methodology over the first few months.
• Progress toward independently leading technical audit engagements as audit process knowledge develops.
• Work across multiple cybersecurity domains, applying hands-on depth in at least 3-4 areas.
• Operate as an individual contributor at peer level, with no team management responsibilities at this stage.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical field.
• Minimum 15 years of hands‑on cybersecurity experience, technical/operational in nature (not audit or risk‑management‑focused).
• Strong background in Application Security, including penetration testing, secure coding practices, and familiarity with OWASP.
• Proven experience in Red Teaming and Purple Teaming exercises.
• Practical, hands‑on experience in Vulnerability Management (e.g. using tools such as Qualys) and Security Operations Centre functions, including incident detection and response, threat intelligence, threat hunting, and security log monitoring.
• Exposure to Data Analytics is highly desirable.
• Experience with AI and digital assets, particularly within crypto‑related startups or firms, is a strong advantage.
• Malaysian candidates only.

Please note that due to the high number of applications only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you do not hear from us in the next 5 business days, we regret to inform you that your application for this position was unsuccessful.

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