Cybersecurity Technologist
Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, MY, 50088
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ExxonMobil in Malaysia
In Malaysia, we host a global business and technology center in Kuala Lumpur that provides high-level information technology and engineering expertise to ExxonMobil’s Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions businesses worldwide. In the upstream, we have interests in two Production Sharing Contracts with PETRONAS, while in the Product Solutions business, we supply a portfolio of specialty chemical products to the marketplace.
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What role you will play in the team
What you will do
- Monitor, support, and investigate cyber security events and incidents
- Support cyber and network security specific tools
- Collaborate with other Teams to develop and enforce security best practices or security plans
- Advocate for and raise awareness of cyber security
- Conduct or consult / support vulnerability management and testing
- Perform threat intelligence
- Manage external network connections and develop firewall policies
- Design and engineer cyber and network security solutions
- Make adjustments to monitoring and alerting and code the changes in production
- Collaborate with vendors to resolve operational issues
About you
Skills and Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- Relevant certifications preferred (e.g. GIAC GCFA, GCIA, GCIH, OSCP, CEH, CISSP).
- 3+ years of experience in cybersecurity investigations, incident response, or a related field.
- Hands-on experience with forensic analysis, threat hunting, or malware analysis.
- Experience working in enterprise environments with complex IT infrastructures.
Preferred Qualifications/ Experience
- Experience conducting in-depth security investigations, including root cause analysis and incident response.
- Ability to proactively hunt threats using intelligence, behavioral analytics, and anomaly detection.
- Skilled in using SIEM and EDR tools (e.g. Splunk, CrowdStrike) for monitoring and analysis.
- Strong grasp of network protocols such as TCP/IP, DNS, and HTTP/S.
- Understanding of cloud security controls and incident response (e.g. AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Proficient with forensic tools for analyzing compromised systems, memory, and network traffic.
- Familiarity with static and dynamic malware analysis to assess behavior and impact.
- Hands-on experience with simulated attacks to identify vulnerabilities and evaluate defenses.
- Experience in application vulnerability testing, including identifying and validating security flaws.
- Scripting ability (e.g. Python, PowerShell) to automate investigations and data analysis.
- Clear documentation and communication of findings to both technical and non-technical audiences.
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