Assistant Director - Cyber Security

Assistant Director - Cyber Security

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Date published Oct 23 2026

Location

Kuala Lumpur, KL-Level 30 / Malaysia

Job category IT Infrastructure

Role Title : Assistant Director - Cyber Security

Job

Location

Malaysia

Hire Type: Contract

Role Overview

Leads governance of security services delivery governance for customer using Delivery Governance.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate Security Service delivery with help desks, other service-area support groups, customer Suppliers and appropriate third parties; ensure effective communication and integration within Supplier teams

• Report performance against Service Levels; ensure services meet the minimum Service Levels in Schedule P (all times Pacific Time)

• Assess and identify risks, and recommend mitigation, for proposed Changes to Supplier-managed security infrastructure

• Inform customer immediately of any vulnerability, weakness or security breach with a recommended solution or mitigation; notify customer of security violations within 24 hours

• Serve as customer’s escalation point of contact (alternate to the Supplier hotline), responsible for emergency Security Incident response, Critical Situations and audit coordination

• Provide access to security dashboards and deliver reports as defined in the SoW and Reports Exhibit

• Provide a quarterly evaluation of Supplier performance including audit results and certification status; review roles and responsibilities with customer at least every 12 months

• Provide qualified, appropriately skilled and certified personnel; customer may review and approve Key Personnel

• Provide the Disaster Recovery Plan for managed security services, integrated with other service areas and third parties

• Identify, develop and implement Supplier process improvements; participate in cross-functional and Dependency meetings and inform other service areas of security-related activities

• Key Customer Dependencies

• Customer approves Supplier exception requests, provides Change Approval Board approvals, conducts independent review of Supplier-closed alerts, RCAs, vulnerability exceptions, evidence handling and performance data, and reviews/approves the Disaster Recovery Plan and updates.

• Required Skills and Experience

• Service level management– Performance Management (times in Pacific Time)

• Security incident escalation and critical-situation coordination

• Multi-supplier coordination with customer help desks and service areas

• Disaster recovery planning for managed security services

• Appropriately skilled personnel with applicable certifications as required by customer; customer may review and approve Key Personnel

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• Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) engineers modern businesses. We help our clients modernize technology, reimagine processes and transform experiences so they can stay ahead in our fast-changing world. Together, we're improving everyday life. See how at www.cognizant.com or @cognizant.

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