Cybersecurity Lead

DZH International Pte Ltd; Santo Niño 1st; On-site; PHP 5,938,000 - 8,906,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Birthday leave

Study leave

Job summary

Award-Winning Fintech Solutions is seeking a Cybersecurity Lead to drive our cybersecurity strategy and governance across mission-critical trading platforms used by financial institutions in Asia. You will lead incident response, risk remediation, and security operations, coordinating with internal teams and external partners in a fast-paced production environment.

The role demands 7+ years of cybersecurity leadership, strong communication skills, and familiarity with ISO 27001, NIST, and CIS

Qualifications

• 7+ years of cybersecurity/IT security experience with leadership preferred.
• Experience across governance, security operations, vulnerability management, and risk assessment.
• Strong communication and ability to engage technical and non-technical audiences.
• Familiarity with ISO 27001, NIST, CIS Controls and industry best practices.
• Willing to provide support during and after office hours for major incidents.

Responsibilities

• Drive cybersecurity strategy and roadmap, policies, and security standards.
• Oversee security controls across infrastructure, networks, systems, endpoints, and applications.
• Lead risk assessments, identify vulnerabilities, and drive remediation plans.
• Manage cybersecurity incidents from detection to containment and recovery.
• Oversee security operations with internal teams and service providers.
• Improve governance and compliance with regulatory and audit requirements.
• Protect infrastructure and systems through secure architecture collaboration.
• Manage third-party security risks with vendors and external connections.
• Promote cybersecurity awareness across the organisation.
• Engage senior management, auditors, customers, and partners on cybersecurity matters.
• Prepare risk updates and security posture presentations for leadership.
• Lead and mentor the cybersecurity team.

Skills

Cybersecurity leadership

Governance

Incident response

Risk management

Security operations

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in Cybersecurity or related field

Tools

SIEM tools

Threat detection technologies

Job description

Cybersecurity Lead – Protect & Strengthen Enterprise Security

Location: Tanjong Pagar | Award-Winning Fintech Solutions

Ready to lead cybersecurity strategy, strengthen cyber resilience, and safeguard mission-critical systems powering the financial industry?

Join us as a Cybersecurity Lead and play a key leadership role in protecting the enterprise technology environment behind our award-winning trading systems used by leading brokerages and banks across Asia. We’re looking for a strategic and hands-on cybersecurity leader who can drive security governance, manage cyber risks, strengthen operational resilience, and work closely with internal teams and customers in a fast-paced production environment.

More experienced candidates will be considered for more senior roles. This is a full-time, on-site in office position.

What You’ll Own & Ace

• Drive cybersecurity strategy – develop and lead the organisation’s cybersecurity strategy, roadmap, policies, and security standards
• Strengthen cyber defence – oversee security controls across infrastructure, networks, systems, endpoints, and applications to safeguard business-critical platforms
• Manage cyber risks – lead risk assessments, identify vulnerabilities, evaluate threats, and drive remediation plans across the environment
• Lead incident response – manage cybersecurity incidents from detection to containment, investigation, recovery, and post-incident review
• Oversee security operations – work with internal teams and service providers to ensure effective monitoring, alerting, incident management, and response readiness
• Improve governance & compliance – establish and enhance security policies, procedures, and controls in line with business, regulatory, and audit requirements
• Protect infrastructure & systems – collaborate with infrastructure, network, and application teams to ensure secure architecture and secure system implementation
• Manage third-party security – assess and monitor risks relating to vendors, service providers, and external connections
• Drive security awareness – promote cybersecurity awareness and best practices across the organisation to strengthen security culture
• Engage stakeholders confidently – work closely with senior management, internal teams, auditors, customers, and external partners on cybersecurity matters
• Report to leadership – prepare cybersecurity risk updates, incident reports, and security posture presentations for management
• Lead and mentor the team – guide team members, support capability development, and build a strong cybersecurity function

What You Bring to the Table

• Degree in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field
• Minimum 7 years’ relevant working experience in Cybersecurity, Information Security, IT Security, or IT Risk, with leadership or managerial experience preferred
• Strong experience in:
  - Cybersecurity governance
  - Security operations / incident response
  - Vulnerability management
  - Risk assessment and remediation
  - Network and infrastructure security
  - Endpoint and system security
  - Security policy and compliance management
• Good understanding of cybersecurity frameworks and standards, such as:
  - ISO 27001
  - NIST
  - CIS Controls
  - Industry security best practices
• Proven ability to manage cybersecurity incidents, coordinate remediation efforts, and work with cross-functional stakeholders
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical audiences
• Able to work independently, lead initiatives, and drive cybersecurity improvements in a fast-paced environment
• Willing to provide support during and after office hours for major incidents or critical security events, when required

Bonus Points If You Have

• Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, or equivalent
• Experience in a Financial Services or regulated environment
• Familiarity with cloud security, SIEM, SOC operations, or threat detection technologies
• Experience handling audits, regulatory reviews, or customer security assessments
• Experience building or enhancing enterprise cybersecurity programmes

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Why You’ll Love It Here

• Attractive salary + awesome perks (medical, birthday leave, study leave & more)
• Impactful work – your designs will keep mission-critical systems running flawlessly
• Stable, supportive culture – great managers, collaborative teammates
• Regular team-building fun to balance the serious stuff