Senior Officer, Cyber Defence Engineer, Group Information Security

About UOB

United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) is a leading bank in Asia with a global network of more than 500 branches and offices in 19 countries and territories in Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. In Asia, we operate through our head office in Singapore and banking subsidiaries in China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, as well as branches and offices. Our history spans more than 80 years. Over this time, we have been guided by our values – Honorable, Enterprising, United and Committed. This means we always strive to do what is right, build for the future, work as one team and pursue long-term success. It is how we work, consistently, be it towards the company, our colleagues or our customers.

About the Department

Group Technology and Operations (GTO) provides software and system development, information technology support services and banking operations.

We have centralized and standardized the technology components into Singapore, creating a global footprint which can be utilized for supporting our regional subsidiaries and the branches around the world. We operate and support 19 countries with this architecture to provide a secure and flexible banking infrastructure.

Our Operations divisions provide transactional customer services for our businesses while also focusing on cost efficiency through process improvements, automation and straight through processing.

Job Responsibilities

We are looking for a Senior Officer to join our Cyber Defense Engineering team. This role focuses on supporting and maintaining cybersecurity applications that protect our organization’s infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have a proactive attitude, willingness to learn, and a foundational understanding of cybersecurity basics.
Key Responsibilities:

• Perform daily health checks on cybersecurity applications, including Splunk, FireEye, Syslog-ng, CAS.
• Assist in troubleshooting technical issues to ensure security applications run smoothly.
• Help with resolving audit findings and support audit-related activities as directed.
• Respond to incidents involving cyber defense applications within the expected timeframes.
• Document technical steps, solutions, and process changes for reference.
• Participate in routine patching and updating of cyber defense applications to keep them secure.
• Work with cybersecurity and IT teams to resolve issues affecting security tools.
• Engage in configuration management to optimize application performance.
• Test and validate changes to settings or policies on firewalls, sensors, and defense tools.
• Assist in performing regular backups and data integrity checks for application data.
• Support vulnerability assessments for cyber defense tools and help fix any issues.
• Coordinate with third-party vendors for application support and troubleshooting.
• Help with log aggregation to ensure accurate data flow within cyber defense applications.
• Create basic dashboards, alerts, and reports in Splunk to improve visibility.
• Manage access control for cyber defense applications in line with security policies.
• Perform routine performance tuning to keep cybersecurity tools efficient.
• Assist in maintaining documentation on application configurations and troubleshooting steps.
• Support disaster recovery exercises for cybersecurity tools to ensure continuity.
• Participate in a rotating on-call schedule for after-hours support as needed.

Job Requirements

Qualifications and Skills:

• Degree in Business Information Technology or any related degree from recognized academic institutions
• Minimum 1 year of experience in a similiar capacity preferred
• Basic understanding of cybersecurity infrastructure; exposure to tools like Splunk, FireEye, SOAR, or NDR is a plus.
• Problem-Solving Ability and and interest in learning how to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues.
• Good verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to document processes and communicate with team members.

Good to Have Skills:

• Exposure to cybersecurity operations, basic knowledge of infrastructure, and introductory scripting skills (e.g., Python or Shell) are helpful.

Additional Requirements:

• Rotational On-Call Duty: Willingness to participate in an on-call rotation to support incident response and infrastructure availability.

Be a part of UOB Family

UOB is an equal opportunity employer. UOB does not discriminate on the basis of a candidate's age, race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or other non-merit factors. All employment decisions at UOB are based on business needs, job requirements and qualifications. If you require any assistance or accommodations to be made for the recruitment process, please inform us when you submit your online application.

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