Information Security, Senior Specialist

Singtel Group; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading telecommunications company in Singapore seeks a Senior Specialist in their Cyber Operations Team, responsible for identifying and mitigating cyber threats. Candidates must have experience in threat detection engineering, relevant degrees or certifications, and a strong grasp of security monitoring tools. The role offers a full suite of health and wellness benefits and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Full suite of health and wellness benefits

Ongoing training and development programs

Internal mobility opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of practical experience in a SOC or equivalent environment.
• Minimum 3 years of practical experience in threat detection engineering.
• Current with threat intelligence and security trends.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and develop security tools and procedures.
• Analyse threats and engineer detection rules.
• Maintain SIEM use cases and their effectiveness.
• Collaborate with analysts on detection strategies.
• Support security incidents and respond crisis situations.

Skills

Threat Detection Engineering

Security Monitoring Tools

Threat Analysis and Defence

Threat Detection and Response

Education

Degree/Diploma in Cyber Security, Computer Science, or related field

Professional security management certifications (CISSP, SANS)

Job description

Overview

This is a Senior Specialist role within Singtel Singapore Cyber Operations Team that is responsible and accountable for proactively identifying and mitigating cyber threats by developing and optimizing detection mechanisms for Singtel Singapore. The role will report to the Senior Director Information Security.

Responsibilities

• Lead, design and develop on-prem and cloud (Azure, AWS, GCP) defensive tools and procedures to optimise threat mitigation and improve security posture.
• Analyse vulnerabilities and threats and engineer detection rules and signatures to identify malicious activity.
• Maintain and optimize SIEM use cases, ensuring high fidelity and low false-positive rates. Engineer threat detection methods and automations to defend against newer threats from Generative AI and Quantum Computing.
• Perform regular tuning and testing of detection systems based on evolving threat landscapes.
• Design and implement security automation workflows on SOAR to enhance threat response efficiency.
• Collaborate with Threat Analyst to create actionable detection methodologies.
• Stay current with the latest threat intelligence and security trends to ensure that our threat detection strategies and processes remain effective.
• Support security incidents involving malware infections, data breaches, and other cyber threats when necessary. Engineer using Generative AI and Automation to make such analysis and containment more efficient and effective.
• Continuously update the organisation’s threat profile and threat detection capability/coverage matrix together with the Threat Analyst.
• Provide regular reports on threat detection engineering activities, including metrics and key performance indicators.
• Collaborate with Regulators and Government Agencies in various cyber operations projects.
• Detect, monitor, analyse and respond to cyber threats 24x7 using SIEM and other security tools.
• Investigate security incidents involving malware infections, data breaches, and other cyber threats.
• Collect, preserve, and analyze digital evidence from compromised systems and networks.
• Collaborate with Threat Analyst to detect and analyse security events and alerts.

Skills for Success

• Degree/Diploma or higher in Cyber Security, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or other relevant field of study
• Professional security management certifications such as Certified Information Systems Security professional (CISSP), specialised SANS certifications, or other similar credentials, is required.
• Minimum 5 years of practical experience in a SOC or equivalent environment
• Minimum 3 year of practical experience on threat detection engineering
• Essential competence in the following :
• Threat Detection Engineering
• Security Monitoring Tools
• Threat Analysis and Defence
• Threat Detection and Response

Rewards that Go Beyond

• Full suite of health and wellness benefits
• Ongoing training and development programs
• Internal mobility opportunities

Are you ready to say hello to BIG Possibilities?

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