GSOC - Field Operations & Protective Intelligence

ABOUT THE ROLE
The Global Security team at the company is looking for a Field Operations & Protective Intelligence professional to enhance the security, resilience, and operational effectiveness of the company’s global activities. This position combines intelligence-led analysis with practical field-based security support and may require international travel to the company operational locations, prospective business zones, and areas of strategic importance. It supports business operations and development initiatives, executive travel, and overseas deployments through threat assessments, operational preparation activities, reconnaissance, stakeholder engagement, and security reviews. You will be responsible for developing, delivering, and continuously improving the company’s security awareness and traveler preparedness programs, including designing security protocols to protect electronic devices.

RESPONSIBILITIES
Field Operations

• Conduct reconnaissance and operational preparation activities in support of overseas operations, business development initiatives, executive travel, and project deployments.
• Undertake site security assessments, route assessments, accommodation reviews, transportation assessments, and area familiarization activities.
• Identify and assess security, political, environmental, infrastructure, technological, and logistical risks that may affect personnel, operations, and/or business activities.
• Develop and implement practical security protocols to reduce identified risks and improve operational resilience.

Intelligence

• Monitor, assess, and report on threats associated with foreign intelligence services, hostile information collection, insider threats, social engineering, surveillance, and other activities that may adversely affect the company personnel, operations, information, and strategic interests.
• Develop counter-intelligence threat assessments and security advisories to support overseas operations, business activities, and executive travel.
• Identify vulnerabilities that may expose the company personnel, information, intellectual property, or operations to hostile collection activities and develop appropriate mitigation practices.
• Deliver pre-travel, pre-deployment, and executive briefings relating to counter-intelligence, operational security, information security, and foreign intelligence collection risks.
• Conduct post-travel and post-deployment debriefings to identify suspicious approaches, elicitation attempts, surveillance activity, information collection efforts, or other security concerns.

Training, Education and Security Awareness

• Contribute, design, lead, and instruct on security training packages including but not limited to Hostile Environment Awareness Training, executive security courses, and security protocol training for solo travel activities.
• Develop training materials covering travel security, personal security, operational security (OPSEC), counter-intelligence awareness, information protection, crisis response, and incident reporting.
• Deliver country-specific security briefings and pre-deployment training for personnel operating in elevated-risk environments.

Incident Response and Management

• Support the wider team in coordinating the response to security incidents, emergencies, and crisis events, ensuring appropriate escalation, communication, and resource deployment.
• Deploy in support of security incidents, crisis response activities, investigations, or operational requirements where directed.
• Track incidents and emerging threats whilst providing on-the-ground security advice and decision support to operational leaders, project teams, and traveling personnel.
• Coordinate/support the wider team in personnel accountability, welfare checks, medical assistance, relocation, evacuation, or repatriation activities where required.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Secondary school with a diploma in security management, emergency management, risk management, intelligence or related fields.
• 10 years of relevant military or police experience in operational design, and/or intelligence collection.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and draw upon multiple information sources and then use and manage that data to enhance the safety, security and success of the company global activities and identify emerging issues or incidents.
• Experience producing clear and operationally beneficial operational guidelines, security protocols, security reports, and security training.
• Independent training experience and lesson creation on security and/or intelligence subjects.
• Strong English written and verbal communication skills, including report writing and briefing senior decision-makers.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in security management, international relations, risk management, intelligence or related fields.
• 10+ years of operational experience in designing and undertaking security operations in risky environments.
• Recent operational experience with current knowledge and skill sets in INFOSEC practices, Counter Intelligence TTPs, combined arms theory post ISAF operations, cyber threats along with green field skills such as traditional ISR methodologies.
• Experience working within a GSOC, Security Operations Centre (SOC), Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), or control room environment.
• Experience supporting travel risk monitoring, personnel tracking, or duty-of-care programs.
• Strong expertise in producing clear and operationally beneficial operational guidelines, security protocols, security reports, and security training.
• Familiarity with GSOC technologies, including: Travel tracking platforms; Security intelligence feeds; Incident management systems; & Geospatial monitoring tools; & counter cyber/hacking techniques and procedures.
• Experience supporting incident response processes and escalation procedures.

WHY CHOOSE THE COMPANY
Launched in November 2019, the company is one of the world's leading advanced technology groups, established to develop agile, bold, and disruptive solutions for defence and beyond, and to be a catalyst for change and transformation. It is dedicated to bringing breakthrough innovations, products, and services to market with greater speed and efficiency, to position the UAE as a leading global hub for future industries, and to creating clear paths within the sector for the next generation of highly skilled talent to thrive.

At the company, the real investment goes beyond compensation. Through our dedicated learning academy and digital learning platforms, employees have access to extensive opportunities to develop new skills, deepen their expertise, and advance their careers. Combined with the freedom to innovate, strong career support, and the opportunity to collaborate with world-class talent from across the globe, the company is a place where you can continue to grow, keep learning, and turn ambitious ideas into meaningful outcomes.

Working at the company also comes with a package that genuinely reflects how much we value our people. Salaries are highly competitive and tax-free and, depending on your role and seniority, benefits can include family visas, annual flight tickets, medical insurance for you and your dependents, and education allowances for your children.