Cyber Security Engineer

DFI Technology (Philippines); Mandaluyong; On-site; PHP 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

DFI Retail Group is seeking a Cybersecurity Engineer to design, implement, and continuously improve our security posture across enterprise systems, networks, cloud environments, and applications.

The role requires hands-on security engineering, incident response capabilities, and collaboration with IT, DevOps, and business teams to drive cybersecurity initiatives and maintain regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Cyber Security, Information Security, Computer Science, Information Technology or related discipline.
• 2-4 years of cybersecurity or security engineering experience.
• Experience with security operations, incident response, and security automation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain security controls across on-premises and cloud environments.
• Develop and enhance security architectures aligned with compliance requirements.
• Perform security reviews of infrastructure, applications, and system designs.
• Coordinate remediation efforts and validate effectiveness with teams.
• Support cloud security, audits, and compliance with frameworks such as ISO 27001, NIST CSF, CIS Controls, PCI-DSS, GDPR.

Skills

Network security

Security architecture

Security operations

Incident response

Vulnerability management

SIEM platforms

Cloud security

Endpoint security

Privilege access management

Active Directory

Education

Cyber Security

Information Security

Computer Science

Information Technology

Related discipline

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Is this your next challenge as a Cybersecurity Engineer?

The challenge is to:

We are seeking a highly skilled Cyber Security Engineer to design, implement, maintain, and continuously improve the organization's cybersecurity posture. The successful candidate will be responsible for securing enterprise systems, networks, cloud environments, and applications against evolving cyber threats while ensuring compliance with security standards and regulatory requirements.

This role requires strong technical expertise, hands‑on security engineering experience, incident response capabilities, and the ability to collaborate with cross‑functional teams to drive cybersecurity initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Security Engineering & Architecture

• Design, implement, and maintain security controls across on-premises and cloud environments.
• Develop and enhance security architectures aligned with business and compliance requirements.
• Perform security reviews of infrastructure, applications, and system designs.
• Evaluate and deploy security technologies such as:
• EDR/XDR solutions
• Vulnerability Scanner
• SIEM platforms
• Secure Email Gateways
• Conditional Access
• Secured Authentication

Vulnerability Management

• Perform vulnerability assessments and risk analyses.
• Coordinate remediation efforts with infrastructure and application teams.
• Validate remediation effectiveness and track risk reduction initiatives.
• Support penetration testing activities and review findings.
• Oversight of security controls for cloud platforms such as:
• AWS
• Support secure cloud adoption and migration initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with security standards and frameworks such as:
• ISO 27001
• NIST Cybersecurity Framework
• CIS Controls
• PCI-DSS
• GDPR (where applicable)
• Participate in internal and external security audits.
• Maintain security policies, procedures, and technical documentation.
• Assist in security automation initiatives.
• Improve security operations efficiency through automation and orchestration.
• Research emerging threats and recommend proactive security measures.

Stakeholder Management

• Collaborate with IT, DevOps, Cloud, Infrastructure, Application, and Business teams.
• Provide cybersecurity guidance to projects and initiatives.
• Present security risks, findings, and recommendations to technical and management stakeholders.

Do you have experience as a Cybersecurity Engineer?

Required Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in:
• Cyber Security
• Information Security
• Computer Science
• Information Technology
• Related discipline

Experience

• 2-4 years of cybersecurity or security engineering experience.

Technical Skills

• Network security and security architecture.
• Security operations and incident response.
• Vulnerability management tools.
• SIEM platforms.
• Cloud security (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Endpoint Security solutions.
• Security hardening and configuration management.
• Email Security Gateway
• Privilege Access Management
• Active Directory

Nice to Have Certifications

One or more of the following:

• CompTIA Security+
• ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)
• Microsoft SC-900
• Microsoft AZ-900
• Microsoft SC-200

If you have the right skills and experience, this is an opportunity to build your career with Asia’s leading retailer.

DFI Retail Group is an equal opportunity employer and responsible for ensuring that all personal information collected from each Candidate presented to DFI Retail Group is used for recruitment purposes only and the personal data will be kept and handled confidentially. We will retain the applications of candidates not selected for a period of no more than 24 months. The data collection process is in accordance with all applicable laws and compliant with the Code of Practice on Human Resource Management.

To find out more about Our Businesses and Our People, please visit our website: https://www.DFIretailgroup.com