IT Security Specialist

As members of our Security Operations Centre (SOC) Team, you will be at the forefront of cybersecurity defence, playing a critical role in safeguarding HDB's ICT infrastructure. Whether delivering timely and actionable threat intelligence to help the organisation anticipate, detect and respond effectively to evolving cyber threats, or engineering and maintaining a robust security operations capability by equipping the SOC with the right tools, platforms and technologies, you will be an integral part of a team dedicated to keeping HDB's digital environment secure. Cyber Threat Intelligence Analysis Continuously review and enhance the cyber intelligence framework to provide a systematic and organized framework for collecting, processing, and leveraging intelligence to enhance HDB's cybersecurity posture and decision-making capabilities. Integrate the cyber intelligence framework with the HDB's Security Operations Cent re (SOC) and incident response team and ensure that the intelligence gathered is effectively used to detect, prevent, and respond to cyber threats. Continuously monitor and collect information from multiple sources, including threat intelligence feeds, security vendors, dark web forums, social media, and other online platforms, to identify emerging cyber threats and attack trends. Analy s e the collected threat intelligence data to identify patterns, trends, and potential cybersecurity risks . Prioritize and triage threats based on their relevance and potential impact to HDB. Conduct in-depth analysis of threat actors, their motivations, capabilities, and tactics, and provide insights on potential risks and impacts to the organization's systems, networks, and data. Produce regular and ad-hoc reports, briefings, and alerts on emerging threats, trends, and risk assessments to relevant stakeholders, including senior management, incident response teams, and other cybersecurity teams. The report shall also provide technical information in a clear and actionable format for various stakeholders. Provide timely and accurate intelligence support on a rostered 24/7 standby duty, and when activated during security incidents, assist incident response teams in understanding the nature and scope of the threat, and provide guidance on containment, remediation and recovery strategies. Support vulnerability management efforts by analy s ing threat intelligence data to identify vulnerabilities, exploit trends, and potential targets, and prioritize patching and mitigation activities. SOC Engineering Research and evaluate new and emerging security tools, platforms and technologies, and assess their technical feasibility and suitability for integration into the organisation's existing security infrastructure and workflows. Liaise with product vendors to conduct Proof-of-Concept (POC) and technical evaluation of security tools, platforms and technologies . Responsible for the procurement and implementation of security tools, platforms and technologies . Perform knowledge transfer, prepare documentation, and hand over the operations of newly implemented security tools, platforms and technologies to the Security Operations team. Process Innovation and Automation Design and refine SOC processes and procedures to enhance operational efficiency and reduce response times. Implement automation and artificial intelligence solutions to optimise SOC operations, improve threat detection and response capabilities. Professional Development and Cross-Functional Collaboration Participate in diverse SOC activities including security monitoring, threat hunting and incident response to broaden your expertise and accelerate career development within HDB's growing cybersecurity function. Have demonstrable experience and in-depth knowledge in cyber threat intelligence analysis and SOC engineering . Possess strong experience with various cybersecurity technologies including IDS/IPS, firewalls, SIEM platforms, email security, web security, cloud security, …