Cyber Defense & Incident Response Specialist

Edge Group; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

EDGE Group PJSC in Abu Dhabi seeks a Specialist Cybersecurity Analyst (Emirati Talent) to monitor security events, investigate incidents, and support threat analysis in high-security environments. You will work with SIEM/EDR/XDR tools, perform vulnerability assessments, and ensure compliance with NIST SP 800-53 / 800-171 while collaborating across IT teams on secure project delivery.

Candidates should have a bachelor's in information security and 3-5 years' cybersecurity operations experience;

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in information security, IT, CS, or related field.
• 3–5 years in cybersecurity operations, SOC, or incident response.
• Hands-on with SIEM, EDR/XDR, and log analysis.
• Experience in high-security environments preferred.
• Understanding of cyber threats, MITRE ATT&CK framework.
• Familiarity with NIST SP 800-53 and SP 800-171.
• Certifications such as Security+, CySA+, CEH, CISSP preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze security events and alerts from SIEM/EDR/XDR.
• Perform incident detection, triage, investigation, and response in classified environments.
• Identify and analyze cyber threats, attack patterns, and suspicious activities.
• Conduct threat analysis and correlation across log sources.
• Perform vulnerability analysis and support remediation tracking.
• Investigate unauthorized access, malware infections, and data exfiltration attempts.
• Maintain incident records, reports, and forensic evidence for audits.
• Ensure adherence to NIST SP 800-53 and SP 800-171 standards.
• Support tuning of SIEM use cases and detection rules.
• Collaborate with IT and other departments to embed security into projects.

Skills

SIEM

EDR/XDR

Log analysis

Threat intelligence

Incident response

MITRE ATT&CK

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Security or related field

Tools

SIEM tools

EDR/XDR tools

Log analysis tools

Job description

EDGE Group PJSC in Abu Dhabi seeks a Specialist Cybersecurity Analyst (Emirati Talent) to monitor security events, investigate incidents, and support threat analysis in high-security environments. You will work with SIEM/EDR/XDR tools, perform vulnerability assessments, and ensure compliance with NIST SP 800-53 / 800-171 while collaborating across IT teams on secure project delivery.

Candidates should have a bachelor's in information security and 3-5 years' cybersecurity operations experience;