Senior Security Engineer

The company is seeking an innovative and experienced go-getter for the role of Senior Security Engineer to monitor the Security Operations Centre (SOC) infrastructure at the company and manage day-to-day operations. The role includes monitoring multiple logs, working with big-data platforms, and efficiently processing very large volumes of data. You will lead the security implementation function and manage the onboarding of new and existing security solutions into the company's security infrastructure.

Responsibilities:

• Manage core security products and infrastructure components across domains including Cloud Native Security, Application & Host Security, Infrastructure Defense, and Vulnerability Assessments.
• Collaborate with security operations and red teams to design and develop appropriate security monitoring solutions.
• Coordinate and conduct event collection, log management, event management, compliance automation, and identity monitoring activities using SIEM technologies.
• Research, analyze, and understand log sources utilized for security monitoring and identify areas for improvement.
• Develop, implement, and execute standard procedures for administration, content management, change management, version/patch management, and lifecycle management of the SIEM/Log Management platforms.
• Support day-to-day event parsing, correlation, and detection, including creation of log source extensions and flow management.
• Liaise with threat intelligence and SOC team members to enhance detection capabilities against current and changing threat landscapes.
• Identify opportunities to improve the company's security architecture and capabilities while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Create innovative solutions to automate and reduce time frames for security operations.
• Educate and advise business and technical leaders on cloud security solutions and report information security incidents through established channels.
• Manage product enhancement feature requests with vendors and evaluate new security products and technologies.
• Perform all administration, management, configuration, testing, and integration tasks related to the SIEM platform.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
• Relevant certifications, including SIEM platform, SOAR, and Vulnerability Management.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in system security.
• At least 2 years of experience in cloud information security.
• Extensive knowledge of cloud and security technologies.
• Familiarity with local and international security policies and regulations.
• A passion for troubleshooting and problem-solving.

Location: Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates

Work Conditions: On-site, Full-time