Cyber Defense Specialist - Threat Detection & Incident Response

EDGE; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

EDGE — ADVANCED CONCEPTS seeks a cybersecurity operations professional to monitor, detect, and respond to threats in high-security environments, aligning with NIST SP 800-53/800-171. You will optimize SIEM/EDR/XDR use, conduct threat analysis, and support vulnerability management while collaborating with IT to harden systems.

A 3–5 year background in SOC or incident response is expected; CISSP/CySA/CEH preferred.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years in cybersecurity operations, SOC, or incident response.
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Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze security events and alerts in high-security environments.
• Identify and analyze cyber threats and suspicious activities.
• Perform incident detection, triage, investigation, and response.
• Maintain incident records, reports, and forensic evidence for audit and compliance.
• Support audits and compliance activities
• Collaborate with IT and other departments to integrate security measures into projects.

Skills

Cybersecurity operations

SOC

Incident response

SIEM

EDR/XDR

Log analysis

MITRE ATT&CK

NIST SP 800-53/171

Education

Bachelor's degree in information security or related field

Tools

SIEM

EDR/XDR

Log analysis

Job description

EDGE — ADVANCED CONCEPTS seeks a cybersecurity operations professional to monitor, detect, and respond to threats in high-security environments, aligning with NIST SP 800-53/800-171. You will optimize SIEM/EDR/XDR use, conduct threat analysis, and support vulnerability management while collaborating with IT to harden systems.

A 3–5 year background in SOC or incident response is expected; CISSP/CySA/CEH preferred.