Senior Vulnerability & Penetration Security Lead

Unison Group; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Unison Group is seeking a senior security leader in Kuala Lumpur to own and drive vulnerability management, penetration testing, and security engineering initiatives. You will lead cross-functional teams, manage risk-based programs, and collaborate with multiple departments to foster a strong security posture.

You will oversee a mature vulnerability management and pen-testing program, driving governance, automation with ITSM tools, and coordination with CSPM solutions.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of relevant security experience.
• Extensive experience in information security and/or IT risk management.
• Proven experience owning and running a vulnerability management and/or penetration testing program, process, and governance forum.
• Demonstrated leadership, project, and team-building skills, including the ability to lead teams and drive projects and initiatives across multiple departments.
• Ability to identify risks associated with business processes, operations, information security programs, and technology projects.
• Ability to communicate with diverse audiences, both technical and non-technical, to build consensus on risk-based vulnerability management and penetration testing.
• Experience with process optimization.
• Experience with process automation and workflow using ITSM tools.
• Hands-on experience with vulnerability management, penetration testing, and security engineering.
• Experience with industry-known vulnerability management, penetration testing, and CSPM solutions.

Responsibilities

• Strong knowledge of risk-based vulnerability management, including triage of vulnerabilities to determine “True Risk” exposure to Singlife.
• Experience in log configuration, formats, and feeding logs into SIEM platforms.
• Strong hands-on penetration testing background across multiple domains (network, web, mobile, API, and cloud), including managing external PT vendors and triaging and validating penetration test findings.
• Working knowledge of recognized penetration testing methodologies and frameworks (OWASP Testing Guide, PTES, NIST SP 800-115, MITRE ATT&CK) and common offensive tooling (e.g., Burp Suite, Nmap, Metasploit, Kali Linux, Cobalt Strike).
• Working knowledge of one or more programming/scripting languages such as Python, C++, Java, Ruby, Node, Go, and/or PowerShell.

Job description

Unison Group is seeking a senior security leader in Kuala Lumpur to own and drive vulnerability management, penetration testing, and security engineering initiatives. You will lead cross-functional teams, manage risk-based programs, and collaborate with multiple departments to foster a strong security posture.

You will oversee a mature vulnerability management and pen-testing program, driving governance, automation with ITSM tools, and coordination with CSPM solutions.