Senior Security Specialist

Razer; Shah Alam; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Razer is seeking a seasoned cybersecurity professional to lead vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, and incident response across networks, cloud, and applications. You will guide remediation, strengthen security controls, and collaborate with IT, DevOps, Cloud, Risk, and Compliance teams to embed security into development and operations.

Strong leadership and 5+ years of hands-on experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, IT, or a related field; equivalent practical experience is welcome.
• Minimum 5 years hands-on experience in cybersecurity, ethical hacking, web application security, penetration testing, and IT/information security.
• Industry certifications such as Security+, CEH, OSCP, eJPT, eWPT, GIAC, or similar are highly valued.
• Demonstrated leadership in team guidance, project ownership, and cross-functional influence for senior-level roles.
• Solid understanding of network protocols, OWASP Top 10, vulnerability analysis, and threat detection methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead vulnerability assessments across networks, applications, cloud environments, and infrastructure with clear remediation guidance.
• Plan and execute advanced penetration testing across network, web, cloud, and infrastructure layers and deliver prioritized reports.
• Review, strengthen, and optimize security controls including firewall policies and network segmentation.
• Monitor, investigate, and respond to security alerts and incidents with effective triage and containment.
• Serve as escalation point for complex security incidents and coordinate cross-functional response.

Skills

Vulnerability assessments

Penetration testing

Incident response

Security leadership

Security tooling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Information Security / IT or related

Postgraduate diploma or professional qualification (equivalent welcomed)

Tools

Burp Suite

Metasploit

Nessus

Qualys

Splunk / SIEM

AWS security tools

Linux

Job description

Joining Razer will place you on a global mission to revolutionize the way the world games. Razer is a place to do great work, offering you the opportunity to make an impact globally while working across a global team located across 5 continents. Razer is also a great place to work, providing you the unique, gamer-centric experience that will put you in an accelerated growth, both personally and professionally.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead vulnerability assessments across networks, applications, cloud environments, and infrastructure, providing clear, risk-based remediation guidance to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Plan and execute advanced penetration testing activities across network, web, cloud, and infrastructure layers, and deliver high-quality reports with prioritized recommendations.
• Review, strengthen, and optimize security controls, including firewall policies, network segmentation, endpoint hardening, and other defensive safeguards.
• Monitor, investigate, and respond to security alerts and incidents, ensuring effective triage, containment, eradication, and root cause analysis.
• Serve as an escalation point for complex security incidents and coordinate cross-functional response efforts through resolution.
• Review, validate, and prioritize bug bounty submissions, partnering with researchers and engineering teams to remediate confirmed issues.
• Collaborate with IT, DevOps, Cloud, Risk, and Compliance teams to embed security best practices into development and operational workflows.
• Advise business stakeholders on security risks, control design, and secure decision-making.
• Support security awareness initiatives and help strengthen security culture across the organization.
• Contribute to security strategy, standards, continuous improvement, and lessons learned based on threat intelligence and emerging risks.
• Use AI-assisted tools and automation to improve security testing, triage, reporting, threat analysis, and repeatable security workflows.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by the Team Lead or Manager to support departmental goals.

Additional Job Description

• Bachelor’s degree, postgraduate diploma, or professional qualification in Computer Science, Information Security, IT, or a related field; equivalent practical experience is welcome.
• Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience in cybersecurity, ethical hacking, web application security, penetration testing, and IT/information security.
• Industry certifications such as Security+, CEH, OSCP, eJPT, eWPT, GIAC, or similar are highly valued.
• Demonstrated leadership in team guidance, project ownership, and cross-functional influence for senior-level roles.
• Strong experience with offensive and defensive security tools such as Burp Suite, Metasploit, Nessus, Qualys, Splunk, SIEM platforms, and similar tools.
• Solid understanding of network protocols, web application security, OWASP Top 10, vulnerability analysis, and threat detection methodologies.
• Hands-on experience with AWS security controls, IAM, networking, and Linux system administration.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and independent working skills in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication and reporting skills, with the ability to explain technical risk to non-technical stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of AI tools, AI-assisted security analysis, and automation using AI to improve security operations, triage, reporting, and detection workflows.
• Willingness to work on-site in i-City Shah Alam.

Pre-Requisites

Razer is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that diverse teams drive better ideas, better products, and a stronger culture. We are committed to providing an inclusive, respectful, and fair workplace for every employee across all the countries we operate in. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, ancestry, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, marital status, or any other characteristic protected under local laws. Where needed, we provide reasonable accommodations - including for disability or religious practices - to ensure every team member can perform and contribute at their best.

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