Head of Security Operations

Kerry Consulting; Singapore; On-site; SGD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Kerry Consulting is seeking an experienced cybersecurity leader to oversee security operations and strengthen defensive capabilities across security operations, infrastructure and cloud security.

The role combines technical security depth with operational ownership and people leadership, covering threat detection, incident response, vulnerability management, IAM governance and security advisory for technology and business stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of information security experience in a regulated environment
• Strong experience across security operations, infrastructure security and cloud security
• Hands-on understanding of multi-cloud environments (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS) and cyber incident management
• Experience in vulnerability management, infrastructure hardening and security assessments
• Strong leadership and stakeholder-management capabilities
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISA, CRISC, CCSP or cloud/security architecture certifications would be advantageous

Responsibilities

• Lead cybersecurity operations covering threat detection and response, vulnerability management, security monitoring and incident management.
• Oversee infrastructure security across on-premises and cloud environments, including vulnerability management, server hardening, security monitoring and security architecture reviews.
• Maintain oversight of cloud security posture, assess new cloud solutions and address gaps and misconfigurations.
• Provide leadership across IAM governance and secure access management.
• Partner with the SOC on monitoring, incident response, and implementing new cybersecurity capabilities.
• Act as a trusted security advisor to Technology and Business stakeholders, balancing security, regulatory and business requirements.
• Lead and develop the cybersecurity team, driving capability development and continuous improvement.

Skills

Security operations

Cloud security

Incident response

Threat detection

Team leadership

Tools

SIEM

Vulnerability scanners

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Job description

A large, highly regulated organisation is looking for an experienced cybersecurity leader to oversee its security operations and strengthen its defensive capabilities.

The role combines technical security expertise, operational ownership and people leadership, with responsibility across security operations, infrastructure and cloud security, vulnerability management, IAM, incident response and security advisory.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead cybersecurity operations covering threat detection and response, vulnerability management, security monitoring and incident management.
• Oversee infrastructure security across on-premises and cloud environments, including vulnerability management, server hardening, security monitoring and security architecture reviews.
• Maintain oversight of cloud security posture, assess new cloud solutions and ensure security gaps and misconfigurations are appropriately addressed.
• Provide leadership and oversight across Identity & Access Management (IAM) governance.
• Partner with the SOC on security monitoring, incident response and the implementation of new cybersecurity capabilities.
• Act as a trusted security advisor to Technology and Business stakeholders, providing practical recommendations that balance security, regulatory and business requirements.
• Lead and develop an established cybersecurity team, driving technical capability development and continuous improvement.

Requirements:

• 15+ years of information security experience, preferably within a highly regulated environment.
• Strong experience across security operations, infrastructure security and cloud security, with sufficient technical depth to engage and challenge engineering teams.
• Hands-on understanding of multi-cloud environments across SaaS, PaaS and IaaS, together with cyber incident management experience.
• Experience across vulnerability management, infrastructure hardening, security architecture/advisory and security assessments.
• Strong people leadership and senior stakeholder-management capabilities.
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISA, CRISC, CCSP or cloud/security architecture certifications would be advantageous.