Head - Group Technology

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As the Head of Security Management at Hong Leong Bank Berhad, you will play a pivotal role in overseeing and directing the organization's security strategy and operations. You will manage and lead a team of managers, technical and support staff of IT Security Department in order to secure and control the systems, networks, applications and databases within the Banking Group of companies. This role reports to the Chief IT Officer. The other key responsibilities are as detailed below:

1) Team Leadership and Management: Oversee the Security Management department for IT systems, networks, applications and databases;

2) Strategic Planning and Policy Development: Develop and implement comprehensive IT security policies, strategies, and procedures to protect the organizational assets and information, for the Banking Group of companies;

3) Security Architecture and Technology:

• Evaluate, implement, and manage security technologies and infrastructure, ensuring they are effective and up-to-date;
• Evaluate and implement proper security tools (SIEM, IDMS, DLP, etc) in order to mitigate the weaknesses in manual security controls as well as to promote an effective and efficient administration;

4) Compliance and Regulatory Adherence:

• Ensure that the organization complies with relevant legal, regulatory, industry standards, and internal policies and standard related to IT security and data protection;
• Ensure compliance to mandates set out by electronic partners (VISA, Mastercard, AMEX and MEPS);

5) Monitoring and Reporting:

• Continuously monitor security systems and environments, producing regular reports on security status, incidents, and improvements;
• Facilitate IT Risk to ensure effective IT risk identification, mitigation and monitoring;
• Oversees security technology areas like Firewalls, Internet surfing proxy servers, Intrusion detection, Advanced Persistency Threats, Anti DDOS solutions, Internet Fraud Solutions, Data Loss Protection solutions, Dual control of ID and passwords, Enterprise password vaults, Escalation of user privileges, ID management, Single sign-on etc;

6) Collaboration and Leadership: Work closely with other departments, senior management, and external stakeholders to align security initiatives with business objectives and provide expert guidance on security matters;

Managerial (team/group responsibilities)

• Manage and provide leadership to a team of managers, technical and support staff
• Decision maker at department level for all IT Security related matters
• Provide guidance to IT Staff and Business User in complying to regulatory and audit requirement

Organizational (organizational responsibilities)

• Recommend and implement security architecture for Banking Group of companies
• Support group wide IT Security requirement (Singapore, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Insurance and Investment Banking)
• Update security statuses to Senior Management at IT Security/Risk Meetings

Qualification/Requirement

• Malaysian citizen
• Degree/Higher Diploma in Computer Science/IT
• More than 10 years of supervisory and managerial experience in IT Security Department

Certification/Licensing Requirements (optional)

• Certified CRISC (Certified Risk Information Systems Control) by ISACA
• Certified CHFI (Certified Hacking Forensic Investigator) by EC-Council
• Certified ECSA/LPT (Certified Security Analyst) by EC-Council
• Certified CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker) by EC-Council
• Certified CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) by (ISC)2
• Certified CISA (Certified Information System Auditor) by ISACA
• Certified CISM (Certified Information Security Manager) by ISACA

About Hong Leong Bank

We are a leading financial institution in Malaysia backed by a century of entrepreneurial heritage. Providing comprehensive financial services guided by a Digital-at-the-Core ethos has earned us industry recognition and accolades for our innovative approach in making banking simpler and more effortless for our customers. Our digital and physical offerings span across a vast nationwide network in Malaysia, strengthened with an expanding regional presence in Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cambodia, and China.

We seek to strike a balance between diversity, inclusion and merit to achieve our mission of infusing diversity in thinking and skillsets into our organisation. Candidates are assessed based on merit and potential, in line with our mission to attract and recruit the best talent available. Expanding on our “Digital at the Core” ethos, we are progressively digitising the employee journey and experience to provide a strong foundation for our people to drive life-long learning, achieve their career aspirations and grow talent from within our organisation.

Realise your full potential at Hong Leong Bank by applying now.