IT Security Head - Financial Services
Talentmate
Philippines
20th February 2026
2602-2544-981
Job Description
- Join a leading financial services organization.
- Manage the full suite security operations function.
The hiring company is a leading financial services organization based in Makati.
Job Description
Key ResponsibilitiesSecurity Operations Leadership
- Lead the end-to-end Security Operations function, including monitoring, threat detection, threat intelligence, and response.
- Manage and optimise the SOC (internal or outsourced), ensuring 24/7 coverage and effective escalation workflows.
- Oversee tuning and continuous improvement of SIEM, IDS/IPS, EDR/XDR, WAF, and other detection technologies.
- Serve as incident commander for security events and coordinate cross-functional response.
- Conduct root cause analysis, containment, eradication, and recovery efforts.
- Build and maintain playbooks for high-severity incidents (e.g., account compromise, malware outbreak, DDoS, data exposure).
- Own the vulnerability management lifecycle, from scanning and prioritisation to remediation oversight.
- Partner with infrastructure and engineering teams to ensure timely patching of systems and applications.
- Lead red/purple team exercises and manage penetration testing engagements.
- Recommend and enforce secure configurations for servers, endpoints, cloud workloads, and networks.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to embed security-by-design into new systems and releases.
- Review and approve high-risk technical changes and architecture modifications.
- Oversee security controls in cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP), including IAM, logging, network segmentation, encryption, and key management.
- Ensure strong endpoint, perimeter, and application-layer defences across hybrid/cloud setups.
- Develop and implement automation to improve detection, response, and reporting workflows.
- Evaluate new security tools and technologies for operational fit and ROI.
- Build dashboards for operational metrics, threat trends, and remediation performance.
- Lead and develop a technical security operations team; mentor analysts and engineers.
- Work closely with the CISO to align operational priorities with the broader security strategy.
- Collaborate with Engineering, Infrastructure, Product, and Compliance teams to ensure secure service delivery.
QualificationsMust-Have
- 7-12 years of progressive experience in cybersecurity with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
- Deep, hands‑on Security Operations experience in fintech, payments, banking, or other regulated technology environments.
- Strong expertise with SIEM, EDR/XDR, threat intelligence platforms, WAF, IDS/IPS, and log management tools.
- Proven track record in handling high-severity incidents in 24/7 environments.
- Strong understanding of network security, cloud security (AWS/Azure/GCP), secure systems hardening, and endpoint security controls.
- Experience with vulnerability management and security automation.
- Excellent communication and coordination skills when engaging with engineering and business teams.
- CISSP
- CISM
- AWS/Azure security specialty certifications
- ITIL (for operations processes)
Whats on Offer
- Leadership role with high technical ownership in a fast-growing fintech/payments environment.
- Opportunity to shape and mature a modern Security Operations function.
- Close partnership with the CISO and senior leadership team.
- Competitive compensation, benefits, and career development opportunities.
- Exposure to cloud, high-volume transactional systems and the latest security technologies.
Quote job ref: JN-022026-6951365
Job Details
| Role Level: | Director | Work Type: | Full-Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country: | Philippines | City: | Makati National Capital Region |
| Company Website: | https://redirect.michaelpage.com/mp-home | Job Function: | Engineering |
| Company Industry/ Sector: |
IT Services And IT Consulting Software Development And Computer And Network Security | ||
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