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We are a rapidly growing team that helps organisations design, build, and operate secure technology environments - enabling them to protect their most valuable assets, respond effectively to cyber threats, and create trust in an increasingly digital world.As part of our Security Operations team, you will play a key role in helping clients monitor, detect, respond to, and recover from advanced cyber threats by operating, optimising, and enhancing leading security technologies across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. You will act as a senior consultant, leading technical workstreams and mentoring junior team members while contributing to the continuous improvement of our service offerings.\nThe role may be based at either our Hanoi office or Ho Chi Minh City office. 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