Senior Incident Response (IR) Analyst

Trend Micro
Kuala Lumpur
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Judgment","Ability to work under pressure","Mentoring","Investigation methodology"]

Lead end-to-end incident response for malware, data breaches, and APTs, from detection and triage through containment, eradication, and recovery. Conduct forensic analysis of systems, network traffic, and logs, and evaluate AI-based SIEM/XDR triage, anomaly detection, and LLM-assisted investigation workflows. Provide executive-ready incident reporting, identify IOCs and TTPs (including AI-enabled threats), mentor junior analysts, and improve detection/response capabilities across multi-cloud environments.

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Senior Incident Response (IR) Analyst

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Job Summary

Lead end-to-end incident response for malware, data breaches, and APTs, from detection and triage through containment, eradication, and recovery. Conduct forensic analysis of systems, network traffic, and logs, and evaluate AI-based SIEM/XDR triage, anomaly detection, and LLM-assisted investigation workflows. Provide executive-ready incident reporting, identify IOCs and TTPs (including AI-enabled threats), mentor junior analysts, and improve detection/response capabilities across multi-cloud environments.
Location: Kuala Lumpur
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead investigations into security incidents including malware infections, data breaches, and advanced persistent threats (APTs).
  • •Perform forensic analysis on compromised systems, network traffic, and logs across WAF, firewall, endpoint, and cloud/application environments.
  • •Evaluate, pilot, and integrate AI-based tools (AI-powered SIEM/XDR triage, anomaly detection, and LLM-assisted log analysis/report generation) into the incident response lifecycle.
  • •Provide timely incident reports and executive summaries to stakeholders and customers.
  • •Mentor junior analysts, identify IOCs and threat actor TTPs (including AI-enabled attack methods), and support post-incident reviews/root cause analysis to strengthen security posture.

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of experience in incident response and digital forensics.
  • •Demonstrated experience with AI-related security projects, such as deploying/tuning AI detection or using generative AI/LLMs to accelerate investigations or reporting.
  • •Prior experience working directly with clients/customers during live incident engagements.
  • •Strong understanding of network protocols, Windows/Linux, and cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP), including cloud forensics across major providers.
  • •Hands-on experience with SIEM and EDR/XDR tools plus log analysis (e.g., Splunk, CrowdStrike, Microsoft Sentinel), with relevant certifications (e.g., GCIH, GCFA, GNFA, CISSP, CEH, OSCP).
Experience:5+ yearsCybersecurityIncident responseDigital forensicsCloud forensicsAI securityMulti-cloud
Education:Bachelor's in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field
Skills:CommunicationJudgmentAbility to work under pressureMentoringInvestigation methodology
Certifications:GCIHGCFAGNFACISSPCEHOSCP
Tech Stack:AISIEMXDRLLMAnomaly detectionLog analysisSplunkCrowdStrikeMicrosoft SentinelWAFFirewallEndpoint logsCloud forensicsAWSAzureGCPAWS CloudTrailAzure Activity LogGCP Audit LogsS3

Company Brief

Trend Micro
Global cybersecurity company providing endpoint, cloud, network, and hybrid security solutions to protect businesses and consumers from cyber threats, leveraging threat intelligence, machine learning, and automated protection across environments.
Industry: Cybersecurity
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
Founded: 1988
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