Closing Date : 31/07/2025

Senior Specialist, Network Security  

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At U Mobile, we are always on the lookout for great talents and passionate individuals to join our growing team.
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•  Comprehensive medical, dental, optical and insurance benefits
•  Flexi working hours arrangements
•  Staff Line & Device Subsidy
•  Smart Casual Attire
•  Child Parental Care Leave
•  Convenient location with access to public transport (Imbi Monorail/Bukit Bintang MRT)
•  Special employee discounts for selected F&B Brands

Role


The Day-To-Day Activities
Technical Manager
Technology Strategist – Network Security position is responsible to develop secure network architecture and roadmap to protect U Mobile network infrastructure and data, adopting the principle of Security-by-design approach. This role would work closely with the relevant engineering teams to design and implement security solutions for U Mobile network and wholesale services.

Key Accountabilities
• Custodian of mid-term network strategy and architecture for network security
> For a comprehensive security architecture meeting industry standards and regulatory requirements, to support both U Mobile network and wholesale network services
> Develop network security solution, adopting Network Security by design
> Track and study new / emerging network security technologies and industry trends, prioritizing and putting them into business perspective / importance for UM adoption

• Work closely with U Mobile ISD security team to develop and maintain security frameworks, guidelines, and best practices for mobile application development and deployment

• Represent network for network security strategic inputs for overall corporate security policy

• Engage with internal and external stakeholders to communicate security requirements and foster a security-aware culture
> Represent U Mobile in strategic network security related forums with industry and regulatory
> Represent U Mobile in engagement with network wholesale customers to discuss and negotiate for security solutions to address any unique challenges and vulnerabilities (if any)

• Lead RFP / RFQ for new network security solutions

• Provide network security strategy to support the yearly budget planning (AOP)

About You
1. Education/ What people Know:
> Bachelor’s degree in Electrical / Electronic / Telecommunications Engineering Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field
> Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CSSP, CISM, or equivalent

2. Experience/ What people Have Done:
> Min 7 years working experience in network security or related roles
> Project experience in network security, particularly in the wholesale telecommunications solution
> Knowledge and experience with risk management frameworks, compliance standards relevant to wholesale operations, as well as experience working with regulatory compliance in the telecommunication industry is a plus point
> Strategize and lead RFP / RFQ

3. Competencies/ What people Can Do:
> Knowledge and experience in security practices, protocols and architecture – e.g. firewalls, intrusion detection / prevention systems, security gateway, IP-security tunnel, security certificates (PKI), and encryption solutions
> Good IP engineering design and implementation knowledge
> Knowledge in cloud security and emerging security technologies in telecommunications
> Strong acumen of technical and business

4. Personal Attributes/ Who people Are:
> Business focus and customer centric - passionate in delivering best value to customer
> Strong strategic critical thinking mindset and attentive to details; Able to make strategic recommendations and proposals; identifying potential risks and proposing mitigations
> Self-motivated, positive, open, with “can-do” attitude; agile and able to learn fast
> Strong communication, inter-personal skill, and professionalism in representing U Mobile externally, in industry forums, and MCMC etc.

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What’s Next ?
Once you have applied online, our team will review your application and due to a high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be notified.