IT Security and Compliance Specialist

Conjointly offers a powerful and intuitive platform and expert support for insights about markets, customers, product, and pricing questions. We are an Australian-headquartered provider of quantitative research services to big and small companies (mostly in the USA and Europe). Through automation, we increase efficiency for our clients, but maintain a human connection and high research quality. As we grow (in the number of products that we offer and in clients’ awareness of us), we need passionate researchers, software developers, and other team members to join us for remote roles.

We are seeking a detail-oriented and reliable IT Security and Compliance Specialist to join our team in Malaysia. This role will be responsible for managing security documentation, ensuring compliance, and supporting various IT security and reliability initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in IT security, excellent communication skills, and a desire to grow into a leadership role in cybersecurity.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary point of contact for security documentation and customer security questionnaires
• Lead SOC2 compliance efforts and other security certifications
• Monitor and enforce laptop compliance across the organization
• Maintain and update IT security documentation to ensure 100% accuracy and completeness
• Perform reliability monitoring and contribute to site reliability efforts
• Implement and manage daily, weekly, and monthly security and compliance cadences
• Collaborate with various departments to ensure security policies and procedures are followed
• Stay current with industry trends and best practices in IT security and compliance
• Assist new joiners in ensuring compliance with security policies and best practices

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
• Possess professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC or CISA
• 5+ years of experience in IT security, compliance, or related roles
• Strong knowledge of IT security principles, best practices, and compliance frameworks (e.g., SOC2, ISO 27001)
• Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively advise management and collaborate with cross-functional teams
• Strong work ethic and ability to handle repetitive tasks with consistent accuracy
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities
• Experience with security documentation and answering security questionnaires
• Proactive approach to identifying and addressing potential security issues
• Knowledge of a second language (Chinese or Russian) is preferred

Benefits

• Great role for someone wanting to become a CISO
• Engaging and dynamic team working towards a common mission.
• The company will be providing competitive salary, internet reimbursement, EPF, Socso, Dental/Optical and Health Insurance to you.