Global Information Security Operations Lead - APAC

Keywords Studios is seeking an experienced Information Security Operations Lead to join our global information security team.

In this role, you will be responsible for building and leading the security operations capabilities across the organization with a focus on the Asia Pacific region. You will work closely with internal and external partners, including executive stakeholders, to effectively defend against threats. The ideal candidate will have a technical background and strong leadership skills. You will provide expertise and support for studios around the globe, collaborating with Information Technology teams to ensure the security of our organization. If you are passionate about Information Security, have a track record of successful leadership and technical experience, and are committed to delivering exceptional results, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert Information Security consulting to internal business units and service lines, ensuring that all parties have a clear understanding of security policies, procedures and compliance requirements.
• Support studios, service lines and business units in compliance to internal policies and client requirements, including planning for and executing on infrastructure and architecture decisions. Provide strong leadership for a growing regional team of security operations specialists, including project and capacity planning, coaching and mentoring, and performance management.
• Responsible for the effective and efficient running of security operations capabilities across the region, ensuring that all systems are secure and that incidents are detected and responded to quickly and effectively. 
• Oversee security monitoring and incident response, including direct resource management and coordination, client communication, and process oversight from detection to post-mortem.
• Monitor, respond to, and report on security incidents, ensuring that all stakeholders are informed and that proper measures are taken to prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future.
• Provide guidance and perform daily security tasks, such as alert triage, threat monitoring, threat intelligence and hunting, vulnerability management, endpoint protection, and tracking deliverables for security.
• Research, develop, and implement technologies aimed at strengthening the overall security posture of the company globally, ensuring that the company stays ahead of emerging threats and vulnerabilities.
• Support the global security team in a follow-the-sun manner, ensuring that security operations are maintained around the clock.

Requirements

• At least 7 years of experience in Information Security.
• Minimum of 2 years within a leadership role in large corporate environments.
• Experience with alert triage and incident response in high pressure operational environments. 
• Experience with vendor and client management. 
• Professionalism, sensitivity, discretion along with the ability to interact with the senior executive level are essential.
• Ability to prioritize and multitask well under pressure.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong experience managing in a fast-paced environment and leading as an individual contributor as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Real world experience with network threats and systems threats in an enterprise environment.
• Demonstrated experience identifying IOCs/TTPs and building solutions for the detection of IOCs/TTPs.
• Experience in managing and developing new products and services.
• Experience with threat monitoring, vulnerability management, endpoint protection solutions.
• Deep understanding of SIEM functionalities and how they relate to SOC procedures.
• Knowledge of applicable business processes and operations of customer organizations.
• Ability to perform high complexity tasks in a dynamic environment, including within the context of the incident response process (i.e., digital forensics)
• Experience with basic automation and infrastructure orchestration
• Gaming industry experience is a plus.

Benefits

• Great Place to Work certified for 3 consecutive years

• Remote work set-up

• Global exposure