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Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 26, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 23, 2026. Cognizant scores A on the Alion truth index.

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Cognizant is an American information technology services and consulting company founded in 1994 as an in-house technology unit of Dun and Bradstreet in Chennai, India, and headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey. It builds, integrates and operates software and infrastructure for large enterprises, with particularly deep positions in healthcare, financial services, insurance and life sciences, delivered by a global workforce of more than three hundred thousand people concentrated in India. Listed on Nasdaq, the company competes with the large Indian and global systems integrators and has reoriented its offerings around cloud migration, data platforms and AI-assisted engineering.

Role Title : Assistant Director - Cyber Security

Job Location : Malaysia

Role Overview

Leads governance of security services delivery governance for customer using Delivery Governance.

Key Responsibilities

  • Coordinate Security Service delivery with help desks, other service-area support groups, customer Suppliers and appropriate third parties; ensure effective communication and integration within Supplier teams
  • Report performance against Service Levels; ensure services meet the minimum Service Levels in Schedule P (all times Pacific Time)
  • Assess and identify risks, and recommend mitigation, for proposed Changes to Supplier-managed security infrastructure
  • Inform customer immediately of any vulnerability, weakness or security breach with a recommended solution or mitigation; notify customer of security violations within 24 hours
  • Serve as customer’s escalation point of contact (alternate to the Supplier hotline), responsible for emergency Security Incident response, Critical Situations and audit coordination
  • Provide access to security dashboards and deliver reports as defined in the SoW and Reports Exhibit
  • Provide a quarterly evaluation of Supplier performance including audit results and certification status; review roles and responsibilities with customer at least every 12 months
  • Provide qualified, appropriately skilled and certified personnel; customer may review and approve Key Personnel
  • Provide the Disaster Recovery Plan for managed security services, integrated with other service areas and third parties
  • Identify, develop and implement Supplier process improvements; participate in cross-functional and Dependency meetings and inform other service areas of security-related activities

Key Customer Dependencies

Customer approves Supplier exception requests, provides Change Approval Board approvals, conducts independent review of Supplier-closed alerts, RCAs, vulnerability exceptions, evidence handling and performance data, and reviews/approves the Disaster Recovery Plan and updates.

Required Skills and Experience

  • Service level management- Performance Management (times in Pacific Time)
  • Security incident escalation and critical-situation coordination
  • Multi-supplier coordination with customer help desks and service areas
  • Disaster recovery planning for managed security services
  • Appropriately skilled personnel with applicable certifications as required by customer; customer may review and approve Key Personnel

About Cognizant:

Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) engineers modern businesses. We help our clients modernize technology, reimagine processes and transform experiences so they can stay ahead in our fast-changing world. Together, we're improving everyday life. See how at www.cognizant.com or @cognizant.

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