Senior Risk & Security Operations Lead

Standard Chartered; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 300,000 - 480,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Inclusive and values-driven culture

Competitive salary and benefits

Retirement savings and life insurance

Generous leave (annual, parental, sabb

Flexible working options

Wellbeing and resilience support

Continuous learning and development

Job summary

Standard Chartered seeks a senior security leader to drive Sustainability Operations within WRB CISO, covering sTK and SIA. You will develop strategies to mitigate security risks and ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability across systems and data.

You will standardize processes across cluster CISOs, manage remediation timelines, and report on risk posture. The role involves governance over SIA, exceptions, and ongoing risk assessment to safeguard critical assets.

Qualifications

• Proven expertise in cyber security controls including IC controls.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management abilities.
• Hands-on experience with vulnerability management and remediation oversight.
• Perform security risk assessments and define mitigating controls.

Responsibilities

• Review and approve security exceptions and renewals with justified risk acceptance.
• Collaborate with CISO and OTCR process owners to improve SIA and exception management.
• Support transition of SIA/exception processes to Azure DevOps (ADO).
• Identify design-phase security gaps and enforce remediation per IC standards.
• Oversee annual penetration testing for internet-facing systems and critical assets.
• Lead continuous improvements of IC workflows (ADO, SNC, SIA, exception management).
• Drive vulnerability management programs and secure-by-design culture.

Skills

Cyber Security & IC Controls

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

Vulnerability Management

Security Risk Assessment

Education

Degree holder

Security certifications (CISSP, CISA, CISM, CRISC, PCI-QSA, CSX)

Job description

Standard Chartered seeks a senior security leader to drive Sustainability Operations within WRB CISO, covering sTK and SIA. You will develop strategies to mitigate security risks and ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability across systems and data.

You will standardize processes across cluster CISOs, manage remediation timelines, and report on risk posture. The role involves governance over SIA, exceptions, and ongoing risk assessment to safeguard critical assets.