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Senior Security Engineer - Microsoft Defender Suite & Sentinel

Unlock employer Dubai, United Arab Emirates Posted: 10 Feb 2026

Financial

  • Estimate: $90k - $120k*
  • Zero income tax location

Accessibility

  • Hybrid
  • Visa Provided

Requirements

  • Experience: Senior
  • English: Professional

Position

The company is seeking a talented and experienced Senior Security Engineer, specializing in Sentinel, Defender, and Splunk. This role involves creating procedures, implementing process development, and maintaining security systems across client environments. The Security Engineer will work closely with management, senior engineers, threat analysts, solution architects, and clients to provide essential services to existing Managed Security Service clients.

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The position encompasses responsibility for the administration, maintenance, and integration of Splunk, MS Azure Sentinel, AIP, Defender, CASB, ATA/ATP, and Intune for security operations technical engineering, assessment, and recommendations in real-time security, operational network & identity management systems, and application systems security.

Responsibilities:

  • Design, implement, and support solutions utilizing SIEM (preferably Sentinel) and Microsoft security technologies.
  • Implement & administer Microsoft Defender (ATP), Azure Cloud Access Security Broker & Azure Threat Protection products.
  • Manage day-to-day activities of Azure IP platform ensuring adherence to enterprise standards.
  • Assess customer needs, design solutions, and implement those designs effectively.
  • Serve as a primary responder for Managed Security customer systems, managing client configuration issues and tracking resolution.

Qualifications & Skills:

  • College degree or equivalent training in a relevant field with experience in a Security Operations Center or Managed Security environment.
  • Minimum of 5 years of professional experience for Security Engineer or 7-8 years for Senior Security Engineer supporting and maintaining Splunk and Azure M365 Systems.
  • Experience with administering & managing Splunk and Sentinel SIEM, including content development (4-5 years required).
  • Proficient in creating use cases and dashboards on Microsoft Sentinel and Splunk SIEM.
  • Knowledge of integration with tools and data connectors for Microsoft Sentinel.
  • Familiarity with Linux and Windows Operating Systems is required.
  • Experience with various SIEM security products and infrastructure components like proxies, firewalls, IDS/IPS, and DLP.
  • Strong experience in Information Security and network architecture.

Shift Flexibility: Must be willing to provide after-hours support when necessary.

Benefits:

  • Health insurance with a leading global provider.
  • Career progression through challenging projects.
  • Employee engagement and wellness activities throughout the year.
  • Excellent learning and development opportunities.
  • Annual flight tickets to home country.
  • An inclusive and diverse working environment.
  • Flexible/hybrid working conditions.
  • Open-door policy.

Language Requirements: Proficiency in English is generally expected in such roles.

About the company: The company is the cybersecurity arm of e& enterprise, providing strategic consultancy and tailored information security solutions to enterprise businesses across the Middle East. Established in 2004, the company focuses on being vendor-agnostic and independent, delivering exceptional value to customers by strengthening their cyber defenses.

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