Senior Associate - Restoration

ASSOCIATE & SENIOR ASSOCIATE, RESTORATION & RECOVERY TEAM,  

KUALA LUMPUR 

 

We are looking for talented consultants to join the Restoration & Recovery team within our growing Incident Response practice at both Associate and Senior Associate level. These individuals will play a critical role in the continued success of our Cyber Security division. 

 

You will work across the full lifecycle of security incidents to help our clients respond and recover, including: 

 

• Overseeing restoration workstreams during Incident Response cases: you will be integral to supporting the Incident Response team to develop bespoke restoration strategies during live incidents, focusing on ensuring security and capability is maintained. 

• Delivering hands-on technical support to assist clients with restoration and recovery during cyber incidents. 

• Leading and developing relationships with supporting restoration partners: in some cases where we need to surge additional resources through our partners, you will need to be able to manage and direct them to achieve a positive resolution. 

• Developing plans, policies, and training: you will be part of a team designed to strengthen the Incident Response process regarding restoration, training the Incident Response team in this area to ensure effective collaboration during cases. 

• Developing and sharing domain expertise: we will support you in growing your cyber expertise, including sharing it with the wider team through internal initiatives and programs.  

• Participating in an on-call rotation to provide 24 x 7 x 365 client incident coverage. 

• On-site Restoration Support: in some cases, it may be beneficial to support clients locally at their data centres or office locations. You may be expected to attend their sites during the early stages of restoration to help support these efforts. The nature of this role means that some overnight and/or international travel is required.  

 

Other features of the role include: 

 

• Variety of casework: no day will be the same.  Our team responds to a huge variety of incidents for both public and corporate clients. 

• Developing an understanding of Incident Response: you will have opportunities to broaden your security awareness into the wider incident response process, learning how restoration fits into the bigger picture of a response. 

• Flexible working practices: responding to incidents can be intense, high-pressure work.  We are mindful of our team’s work/life balance and offer flexible working options to support your wellbeing. 

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR 

We are looking for Associates and Senior Associates with 5 years or more relevant experience in IT Engineering, System Administration, or Infrastructure and Networking. Candidates will also have a demonstrated track record of deploying their skills specifically in IR scenarios and have experience working on time-sensitive restoration projects for impacted clients. 

 

Candidates with the following qualifications and experience are likely to succeed as Consultants within our Restoration & Recovery team. That said, if you don’t think you meet all of the criteria below but still are interested in the job, please apply. Nobody checks every box—we’re looking for candidates that are particularly strong in a few areas and have some interest and capabilities in others. 

 

We nurture a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion and we are dedicated to developing a workforce that displays a variety of talents, experiences and perspectives. 

 

We’re looking for candidates with: 

 

• In-depth knowledge of virtualisation (VMware ESXi / Hyper-V especially) and Cloud-hosted (AWS / Azure / GCP) configuration and implementation 

• In-depth knowledge of Active Directory and Windows Domain functions, implementation, and configuration, including integrations with AzureAD functionality. 

• Demonstratable experience with networking, including configuration of VLAN’s on switches and general configuration and troubleshooting of firewalls. 

• Comprehensive understanding of standard backup solution practices, restoration of data and preparing systems for introduction into production environments. 

 

It would be advantageous for candidates to poses hands-on technical experience with the following: 

 

• Microsoft 365, including Exchange Online and Intune 

• Entra ID 

• Cisco networking and firewalls (such as Catalyst and Nexus, ASA and FTD) 

• Linux (such as Ubuntu, CentOS, Debian etc) 

• Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, such as Citrix XenDesktop, VMware Horizon, or Azure Virtual Desktop 

• Hybrid infrastructures, including environments that utilise a combination of on-premise, colo datacentres, cloud, and SaaS. 

Relevant industry certifications are not required for this role. However, holding any of the following is beneficial: 

• Microsoft role-based certifications to either Administrator, Network Engineer, Security Engineer, or Support Engineer level. 

• VMware VCP (Data Centre Virtualisation). 
• Networking Certifications such as CompTIA Network+, Cisco CCNA, or Aruba Certified Professional. 

 

OUR BENEFITS 

We offer thoughtful, balanced rewards and support to help our people do their best work and live their lives outside it, this includes but is not exhaustive of: 

 

• Holiday – 20 days per year increasing to 25 days (+1 day for every year you worked at S-RM, up to a maximum of 5 days) in addition to bank holidays 

• Private medical healthcare with Allianz including clinical and hospital cover. Offered to you, your partner* and children. 

• Private dental insurance with Tune Protect Dental. Offered to you, your partner* and children. 

• Life insurance – 48x monthly salary 

• EPF (Employees Provident Fund) – Malaysian citizens and permanent residents are automatically enrolled into EPF. The contribution rate is 12% employer & 11% employee for those salary is greater than RM5,000. For Non-Malaysian citizens membership of EPF is not mandatory although you are able to contribute should you wish. 

• EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) for employee and immediate family, including counselling sessions 

• Free access to the world-famous mindfulness app Headspace 

• Seasonal flu vaccination 

• Eye tests and glasses reimbursement up to certain cost on an annual basis 

• Hybrid working and flexible working hours 

• Fertility treatment leave – 5 days of leave per cycle of treatment per year 

• Maternity leave – 26 weeks of full pay followed by 13 weeks of half pay (after 1 year at the company on the “qualifying week” = 15 weeks before a due date) 

• Paternity leave – 6 weeks of full pay (after 1 year at the company on the “qualifying week” = 15 weeks before a due date) 

 

The role will be based in our Kuala Lumpur office. However, we have flexible working arrangements available.