Assistant Vice President, Global Threat Hunting

MUFG Bank, Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial group is seeking an AVP for the Global Threat Hunting Centre based in Singapore. The successful candidate will be responsible for proactive threat hunting and detection engineering, crucial for maintaining the security of the organization. Essential qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, 5+ years of experience in threat hunting, and security certifications. The role requires excellent communication skills to collaborate effectively with various stakeholders and participation in global cybersecurity initiatives.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience in threat hunting, digital forensics, and/or incident response.
• Experience in coding with Python and data analytics.
• Possess security certifications such as SANS Advanced Incident Response.

Responsibilities

• Perform threat hunting and detection engineering to proactively detect cyber threats.
• Establish detection engineering for effective response to global incidents.
• Provide program-level reporting on hunting results and security posture.

Skills

Threat hunting

Digital forensics

Incident response

Coding (Python)

Data analytics

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Information Security

Tools

PEAK

TAHITI

Job description

Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count?

Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s leading financial groups. Across the globe, we’re 120,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, building long‑term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world.

With a vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group, it’s part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career.

Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded.

Job Responsibilities

The AVP of Global Threat Hunting Centre is responsible for performing threat hunting and detection engineering to proactively hunt for and detect cyber threats across the Banking group globally. This role involves implementing a threat hunting program and methodology, establishing detection engineering to achieve the program objectives, and collaborating with global cybersecurity teams to build a robust and resilient cyber defence posture.

This role is required to work closely with Global SOC, Threat Intelligence and Incident Response operations to ensure effective response to global incidents, collaborate with technology infrastructure stakeholders on the engineering front, and participate in global initiatives related to threat detection and log collection.

This role will be based in Singapore and report to the Director and VP of Global Threat Hunting Centre for APAC.

Threat Hunting and Detection Engineering

• Be part of the Global Threat Hunting Centre operations, ensuring threat hunting programs that are intel‑led, continuous and effective to enable timely detection of security threats across the Bank.
• Implement detection‑as‑code as the core tenet of the Threat hunting program. Build up detection engineering capabilities with automated pipelines to accelerate and expand coverage of threat detection across the various IT assets and environments, both on‑premise and on cloud.
• Continuously refine and elevate the maturity of the Threat Hunting and Detection Engineering practices, such as introducing AI / ML to further enhance the hunting and detection capabilities.
• Provide program‑level reporting on the hunting results and security posture to both Head Office and APAC management. Collate and report a set of global metrics and QA to measure program effectiveness and maturity.
• Adopt continuous education to be equipped with knowledge of the latest techniques, tactics and procedures of cyber threats, and to elevate skills and knowledge.
• Operate as part of a Global team across multiple time zones, jurisdictions and business environments.

This role is crucial for maintaining the security and integrity of the Bank’s information systems, and the ideal candidate should be a proactive individual, achievement‑oriented, and strong team player.

Job Requirements

• Minimum 5 years experience in threat hunting, digital forensics and/or incident response, with experience in Threat Hunting frameworks such as PEAK and TAHITI.
• Experience in coding such as with Python, data analytics, open source tooling and/or CICD pipelines.
• Possess security certifications such as SANS Advanced Incident Response, Threat Hunting and Digital Forensics.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field.

We regret to inform that only shortlisted applicants will be notified.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is an equal opportunity employer. We view our employees as our key assets as they are fundamental to our long‑term growth and success. MUFG is committed to hiring based on merit and organisational fit, regardless of race, religion or gender.