Manager, Ethical Hacker

Prudential plc


Date: 2 weeks ago
City: Kuala Lumpur
Contract type: Full time

Prudential’s purpose is to be partners for every life and protectors for every future. Our purpose encourages everything we do by creating a culture in which diversity is celebrated and inclusion assured, for our people, customers, and partners. We provide a platform for our people to do their best work and make an impact to the business, and we support our people’s career ambitions. We pledge to make Prudential a place where you can Connect, Grow, and Succeed.

Prudential Services Asia Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Role Purpose
  • Lead and manage a team of ethical hackers while remaining hands-on in penetration testing activities.
  • Drive the quality, consistency, and maturity of Prudential’s global penetration testing services.

Skills Required
  • Strong background in information security and penetration testing.
  • Good understanding of both offensive and defensive security concepts.
  • Proven leadership and team management capability.
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while managing multiple penetration testing engagements in parallel.
  • Strong ownership, accountability, and decision-making skills.
  • Clear written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities
  • Lead, mentor, and coach junior and senior ethical hackers, providing technical guidance and oversight.
  • Perform and oversee penetration testing engagements across web applications/services, network infrastructure, cloud environments, mobile applications, and wireless networks.
  • Ensure penetration testing engagements are managed end-to-end and aligned with internal standards.
  • Review penetration testing findings, reports, and retest results to ensure quality and consistency.
  • Act as an escalation point for complex vulnerabilities and high-risk findings.
  • Track and drive remediation activities to formal closure.
  • Proactively improve penetration testing services, frameworks, processes, tools, and testing methodologies.
  • Stay updated on emerging security threats, vulnerabilities, and industry best practices. Responsibilities may evolve over time based on business needs and individual performance.

Requirements
  • Mandatory Certificate
o Advanced offensive security or equivalent industry-recognized penetration testing certification.
  • Preferred Additional Certificate
o Senior-level offensive security or CREST-related certifications are an advantage.
  • Mandatory Language Skill:
Good reading, written and spoken proficiency in English
  • Preferred Additional Language Skill: Good reading and written in secondary Asia’s language
  • Attitude: Organized, independent and good with analytical skill / problem solving


Prudential is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equality of opportunity of benefits for all who apply and who perform work for our organisation irrespective of sex, race, age, ethnic origin, educational, social and cultural background, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, disability or part-time / fixed-term work, or any other status protected by applicable law. We encourage the same standards from our recruitment and third-party suppliers taking into account the context of grade, job and location. We also allow for reasonable adjustments to support people with individual physical or mental health requirements.

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