Senior IP Security Engineer: Data Protection & Risk Leader

Maukerja Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Micron seeks an AT Senior IP Security Engineer (Perai, Penang) to join the AT BISO team. You will partner with EIS and AT to implement security controls, reduce risk, and ensure business continuity while protecting IP across AT operations.

The role focuses on data handling, access management, supplier risk, and security-awareness programs, with opportunities to develop AI-assisted BISO solutions and security governance dashboards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science or equivalent in cyber security.
• 3-5 years in semiconductor industry with exposure to information security, Cyber Security, Risk Management or data governance.
• Familiarity with semiconductor assembly and test processes is essential to represent the role.
• Expertise in data classification, Data Inventory Management, Data Loss Prevention, External Data Sharing Governance.
• CISSP, CISM, PMP or equivalent certifications preferred.
• Strong Program Management and problem-solving skills such as Change Management, strong stakeholder management, communication and ability to influence AT Leadership.
• Ability to develop and leverage AI-enabled solutions to support IP security risk assessments, approval governance processes, and the generation of recommendations and responses for exception requests.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Act as a Liaison with EIS team and AT business are to support roadmaps, strategies, and requirements to improve Micron’s security policies.
• Bridge security goals and commitments with articulated business needs driving towards a common set of goals and objectives.
• Participate in defining clear goals and strategic initiatives to improve our security posture in line with Micron’s 7 Security Disciplines.
• Secure Data Handling: Help secure micron’s most Sensitive Data (Sensitive Data Protection Program) through Data Classification and Inventorization. Help define and implement Entitlement Policy Management System (EPMS) for Assembly and Test organization.
• Identity & Access Management: Help drive initiatives to manage access based on a need-to-know basis. Support Micron’s key initiatives such as Role Based Access Control (RBAC) Program for access governance and control.
• Physical Security: Contribute towards key programs such as Global Product Scrap, SIG Equipment Scrap and other physical security related programs.
• Third Party Risk Management: Focus on secure collaboration with suppliers, contractors and other partners. Help drive vendor risk management.
• Security Awareness & Culture: Advocate the “Human Firewall” discipline by improving awareness through various campaigns of Phishing, Good Catch etc.
• Program Governance: Program Governance: Help manage various access and exception management requests to protect Micron’s IP whilst ensuring business continuity.
• Program Management: Create and define Metrics (leading and lagging) to define and improve security health within micron for Assembly and Test Organization. Create and maintain dashboards as required.
• Support and develop AI-assisted solutions to enhance BISO operations, improving efficiency, risk visibility and decision-making capabilities.

Skills

Cyber security

Data classification

Data governance

Program management

AI-enabled solutions

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science or equivalent in cyber security

Job description

Micron seeks an AT Senior IP Security Engineer (Perai, Penang) to join the AT BISO team. You will partner with EIS and AT to implement security controls, reduce risk, and ensure business continuity while protecting IP across AT operations.

The role focuses on data handling, access management, supplier risk, and security-awareness programs, with opportunities to develop AI-assisted BISO solutions and security governance dashboards.