Senior Cybersecurity Specialist (Cloud & Threat Intelligence)

Mission Consultancy Services; Putrajaya; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cybersecurity consultancy is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Specialist to lead the design and implementation of enterprise-grade solutions with a focus on cloud security and threat intelligence. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in incident response, compliance with international standards, and the ability to integrate advanced security tools within multi-cloud environments.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in cybersecurity or related field.
• Knowledge of network protocols, firewalls, IDS/IPS.
• Familiar with tools like Splunk, Wireshark, Nessus, Metasploit.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and monitoring of cybersecurity solutions.
• Conduct regular vulnerability assessments and penetration testing.
• Respond to security incidents and coordinate activities.

Skills

Cloud Security

Threat Hunting

Incident Response

Network Traffic Monitoring

Vulnerability Assessment

Penetration Testing

Security Compliance

Security Awareness Training

Security Architecture Review

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

SIEM

DLP

Antivirus

Firewalls

Elastic Stack

Carbon Black

CrowdStrike Falcon

MITRE ATT&CK

Splunk Phantom

Python

PowerShell

Terraform

Job description

Senior Cybersecurity Specialist (Cloud & Threat Intelligence)

Job Openings Senior Cybersecurity Specialist (Cloud & Threat Intelligence)

About the job Senior Cybersecurity Specialist (Cloud & Threat Intelligence)

Role Overview:

You will lead the design, implementation, and monitoring of enterprise-grade cybersecuritysolutions with a strong emphasis on cloud security, zero trust architecture, and threathunting. This role requires real-time incident response, red/blue teaming, and theintegration of AI-powered SIEM/SOAR tools across multi-cloud and hybrid environments.

• Monitor and analyze network traffic for suspicious activity.
• Conduct regular vulnerability assessments and penetration testing.
• Implement and manage security tools (SIEM, DLP, antivirus, firewalls).
• Ensure compliance with cybersecurity standards (ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR).
• Respond to security incidents and coordinate incident response activities.
• Conduct security awareness training for employees.
• Work closely with infrastructure and application teams on secure design.

Key Responsibilities:

• Implement Zero Trust Security frameworks (NIST 800-207) across enterprisesystems.
• Design and manage Cloud-native security controls (AWS GuardDuty, AzureSentinel, GCP SCC).
• Lead threat hunting and malware analysis using tools like Elastic Stack, CarbonBlack, CrowdStrike Falcon.
• Develop custom detection rules and automation workflows in SOAR platforms(Cortex XSOAR, Splunk Phantom).
• Conduct advanced red/purple team simulations using MITRE ATT&CK, AtomicRed Team, and Cobalt Strike.
• Oversee security architecture reviews for containerized and serverlessapplications (Kubernetes, Fargate).
• Drive organization-wide compliance with ISO27001, NIST, CIS Controls, and MASTRM.
• SIEM/SOAR: Splunk, Sentinel, QRadar, Cortex XSOAR
• Threat Intel: MISP, Recorded Future, ThreatConnect
• Automation: Python, PowerShell, Terraform
• Certifications Preferred: CISSP, OSCP, GCIA, GCPN, AWS Security Specialty, CCSP

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or equivalent.
• 7+ years of experience in cybersecurity or related field.
• Knowledge of network protocols, firewalls, IDS/IPS.
• Familiarity with tools like Splunk, Wireshark, Nessus, Metasploit.