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Security Engineer

Job Title:
SOCEngineer

Department:
Cybersecurity
Section

Job
Summary:

The SOC Engineer plays a
critical role in ensuring theorganizations cybersecurity posture is
robust and resilient. The position isresponsible for monitoring
analyzing and responding to security events andincidents
maintaining security tools and technologies and
supportingcontinuous improvements to SOC
operations.

Key
Responsibilities:


Own and operate most
important securitysolutions designed to protect the company from
cyber threats and
attacks.


Lead in deploying new
solutions and technologiesto improve the security posture of the
company.


Continuous finetuning of our
security solutionsto reduce the occurrence of false positive and
false negative
alerts


Act as L3 escalation point
in analyzing andresponding to security incidents from various
security technologies
andplatforms.


Perform platform health
checks to ensure thatour security solutions are operating
effectively and
efficiently.


Drive continuous improvement
to reduce threatdwell time in our environment through automation
process simplification
amongothers.


Work closely with the
Penetration Test TeamCyber Hunt Team Threat Intel and other
internal organizations to achieve theshared vision of improving the
companys cyber security
posture.


Use tools to respond to
incidents and activelyimprove the cyber security posture of the
company.


Develop the technical skills
of the junior SOCanalysts in the team to empower them to be more
effective and efficient intheir
roles.

Qualifications:

Education
and Certifications

Bachelors degree
in ComputerScience Cybersecurity Information Technology or a
related field.

Certifications such as
CompTIASecurity CEH CISSP or GIAC are highly
preferred.

Experience:

4 years of experience in SOCoperations cybersecurity or a related
field.

Handson experience with
SIEMtools IDS/IPS firewalls and other security
technologies.

Proven track record in
incidentdetection analysis and
response.

Technical
Skills:

Strong understanding
ofnetworking protocols and concepts (e.g. TCP/IP DNS
HTTP).

Full knowledge of the
followingtools:


NAC
Solutions.


SIEM Solutions.


EDR
Solutions


NDR Solutions


IAM (Identity and Access
Management).


PAM (Privileged Access
Management).

User
behaviorAnalysis

Familiarity with
forensic toolsand
methodologies.

Soft
Skills:

Excellent problemsolving
andanalytical skills.

Strong written
and verbalcommunication abilities.

Ability to work effectively inhighpressure
situations.

Teamoriented mindset with
aproactive approach to learning and
collaboration.

Key
Performance Indicators (KPIs):

Mean
time to detect (MTTD) andrespond (MTTR) to
incidents.

Uptime and performance of
SOCtools and technologies.

Accuracy
and completeness ofincident
documentation.

Contribution to
processimprovement and
automation.

Working
Conditions:

Oncall availability
forcritical incidents.

OnSite work
model based onorganizational
policies.

Key Skills
Splunk,IDS,Network
security,Computer Networking,Identity & Access
Management,PKI,PCI,NIST Standards,Security System
Experience,Information Security,Encryption,Siem
Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years

Vacancy:
1

Security Engineer

CyberGate Defense L.L.C
Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
Full time

Published on 09/07/2025

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