Snr IT Security Spclst

RHB Bank Berhad; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

RHB Bank Berhad in Malaysia is seeking an experienced IT Security leader to provide governance and strategic oversight of the security program. You will mentor a team of IT Security Specialists and align risk management with the group cybersecurity strategy.

You will oversee risk assessments, security reviews of projects, vendor security evaluations, and audits, driving remediation and continuous improvement across controls and compliance posture.

Qualifications

• Mentor a team of IT Security Specialists and align security activities with corporate strategy.
• Maintain and improve security risk assessment framework and governance processes.
• Lead security reviews for projects, RFPs, and vendor engagements.

Responsibilities

• Oversee enterprise and project-level security risk assessments and tracking.
• Define standardized processes for identifying, classifying, and mitigating IT risks.
• Report significant risks to senior management and governance committees.
• Integrate security-by-design into project lifecycles and fintech initiatives.

Skills

Team leadership

IT security

Security risk assessment

Governance & compliance

Vendor security

Security-by-design

Job description

Leadership and Strategic Oversight

• Mentor a team of IT Security Specialist
• Assist section head to define and maintain the security advisory and risk assessment framework aligned with corporate cybersecurity strategy.

Risk Assessment and Governance

• Oversee enterprise and project-level security risk assessments, ensuring all critical systems, projects and changes are evaluated.
• Establish a standardized process for identifying, classifying, and mitigating IT and cyber security risks.
• Maintain the security risk register and ensure tracking and closure of mitigation plans.
• Report significant risks and mitigation progress to senior management and governance committees.
• To align and execute IT security risk assessment according to Group Risk IT risk assessment methodology

Project Security Review

• Lead security assessments for new IT and digital transformation projects, ensuring compliance with policies and guidelines.
• Review solution designs and architectures to identify potential vulnerabilities or control gaps.
• Provide formal risk acceptance or go-live recommendations and documented in NFR.
• Integrate “security-by-design” principles into project lifecycle processes.

RFP and Vendor Security Evaluation

• Oversee security reviews for RFPs, vendor solutions, and third-party engagements.
• Ensure security requirements are clearly defined in RFPs and vendor contracts.
• Coordinate and review third-party risk assessments and recommend mitigation actions.

Operational Excellence

Monitor performance, completeness and effectiveness of all managed security tools and controls. Implement automation and process improvement to reduce operational overhead Define KPIs and SLAs for tool uptime, incident response and compliance posture.

Governance, Risk, and Compliance

• Ensure all security controls meet internal and external regulatory requirements.
• Own the documentation of policies, procedures, operation manual and security standards related to managed systems.
• Lead internal and external audits for the security technologies under this section.
• Drive remediation plans for audit findings and ensure timely closure.

A mantra for our clients, customers, partners and every member of the RHB family. Yes, you. Our employees are one of the reasons we are here today. Dynamic, forward-thinking and progressive, there is a reason why we are an award-winning financial institution. Join us today and be a part of a winning family. At RHB, we take pride in our people and our teams. Great relationships built on trust, a 'leading it right' environment, challenging assignments and a culture of excellence are the pillars to the dynamic and diversified workplace we call home. As we grow towards realising our aspirations, we promise a workplace built on the five pillars - RHB Cares; RHB Leads; RHB Inspires; RHB Progresses; and RHB Rewards.