Cybersecurity Pre-Sales & Solutions Consultant – SOC / MXDR / EDR

Socium - Teams Done Differently; Dubai; On-site; AED 400,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Socium - Teams Done Differently in UAE is seeking an experienced Cybersecurity Pre-Sales & Solutions Consultant focused on SOC, MXDR, and EDR/XDR. You will conduct client discovery, design solutions, and deliver PoCs while remaining hands-on in delivery engagements.

The role requires communicating with CISOs and security leaders, translating requirements into practical architectures, and supporting both market development and client delivery across Cyber Operations projects.

Qualifications

• Experience in cybersecurity pre-sales, solution consulting, or customer-facing technical roles.
• Ability to translate business and security requirements into practical, technical solutions.
• Strong knowledge of SOC operations, threat detection, incident response, and delivery processes.
• Experience with MDR/MXDR and managed security services.
• Hands-on familiarity with EDR/XDR platforms and SIEM technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead Pre-Sales and Solutions Consulting across SOC, MDR/MXDR, EDR/XDR, SIEM, and related Cyber Operations services.
• Conduct client discovery to understand security environments, challenges, and objectives.
• Design and propose SOC, MDR, MXDR, and threat-detection solutions; deliver PoCs and architecture discussions.

Skills

Cybersecurity Pre-Sales

Solutions Consulting

SOC / Security Operations

MDR / MXDR

EDR/XDR technologies

SIEM platforms

Client Workshops

Tools

Microsoft Defender XDR

CrowdStrike Falcon

SentinelOne

Palo Alto Cortex XDR

Microsoft Sentinel

Splunk

IBM QRadar

Job description

Join a growing Cyber Operations business in the UAE supporting enterprise clients across cybersecurity transformation, managed security services, SOC, MXDR, EDR/XDR, and security operations initiatives.

We are looking for an experienced Cybersecurity Pre-Sales & Solutions Consultant – SOC / MXDR / EDR with a strong combination of cybersecurity pre-sales, solution consulting, SOC/Security Operations, managed detection and response, endpoint security, and hands‑on technical delivery expertise.

This is not a purely commercial Pre‑Sales position. The successful candidate will work directly with clients during discovery, solution design, technical workshops, demonstrations, proposals, and solution scoping, while also remaining technically hands‑on and supporting billable delivery engagements across Cyber Operations projects.

The role requires someone who can confidently communicate with CISOs, security leadership, technical stakeholders, and SOC teams, translate business and security requirements into practical technical solutions, and support both market development/sales objectives and client delivery.

This opportunity is ideal for cybersecurity professionals who can bridge the gap between Pre‑Sales, Solution Architecture, Cyber Operations, and hands‑on technical delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead cybersecurity Pre‑Sales and Solutions Consulting activities across SOC, MDR/MXDR, EDR/XDR, SIEM, and broader Cyber Operations services
• Conduct client discovery sessions to understand existing security environments, operational challenges, security requirements, and business objectives
• Design and propose SOC, Managed SOC, MDR/MXDR, EDR/XDR, SIEM, and threat detection solutions
• Deliver technical presentations, solution demonstrations, workshops, architecture discussions, and Proof of Concepts (PoCs)
• Translate customer requirements into technical architectures, solution designs, statements of work, implementation approaches, and delivery plans
• Support RFP/RFI responses, proposals, technical documentation, solution scoping, effort estimation, and commercial discussions
• Provide technical expertise during customer meetings alongside sales and business development teams
• Support market development, opportunity identification, pipeline generation, and sales-related KPIs
• Remain technically involved and billable by participating directly in client cybersecurity delivery engagements
• Support implementation, configuration, integration, onboarding, optimization, and troubleshooting of security technologies
• Design and enhance SOC monitoring, threat detection, alerting, correlation rules, dashboards, and security use cases
• Support security incident detection, investigation, response, and continuous improvement activities
• Design and integrate SIEM solutions including Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, IBM QRadar, Elastic Security, or equivalent platforms
• Support deployment and optimization of EDR/XDR platforms such as Microsoft Defender XDR, CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne, Palo Alto Cortex XDR/XSIAM, or equivalent technologies
• Support MDR/MXDR service onboarding, security tooling integration, log source onboarding, and operational readiness
• Work closely with client SOC teams, cybersecurity leadership, engineering teams, vendors, and internal commercial stakeholders
• Identify opportunities to enhance or expand existing client Cyber Operations capabilities and managed security services
• Maintain strong awareness of emerging cybersecurity technologies, threats, security operations trends, and market developments.

Required Experience

• Strong professional experience across Cybersecurity, Security Operations, SOC, Security Consulting, or related domains
• Proven experience in Cybersecurity Pre‑Sales, Solutions Consulting, Security Solution Architecture, or customer‑facing technical consulting
• Strong knowledge of SOC / Security Operations, including security monitoring, threat detection, incident response, and operational processes
• Strong experience with MDR / MXDR and Managed Security Services
• Hands‑on understanding of EDR/XDR technologies, including platforms such as Microsoft Defender XDR, CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Palo Alto Cortex, or similar
• Strong experience with SIEM technologies, such as Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, IBM QRadar, Elastic Security, or equivalent
• Experience conducting technical discovery, client workshops, solution presentations, demonstrations, and PoCs
• Experience supporting RFPs/RFIs, technical proposals, solution designs, architecture documentation, and Statements of Work
• Ability to translate business and cybersecurity requirements into practical and commercially viable technical solutions
• Strong hands‑on technical capability with the ability to participate in implementation, configuration, integration, onboarding, and optimization
• Good understanding of threat detection, incident response, detection engineering, security monitoring, and SOC use‑case development
• Strong client‑facing communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with both executive/CISO‑level stakeholders and technical cybersecurity teams
• Comfortable supporting sales and market‑development objectives while maintaining responsibility for technical delivery
• Experience working within an MSSP, MDR provider, cybersecurity vendor, systems integrator, consultancy, or similar client‑facing environment is highly desirable
• Willingness and ability to work with clients in the UAE.

Preferred Experience

• Previous experience combining Cybersecurity Pre‑Sales and Professional Services / Technical Delivery
• Strong technical background developed through previous roles such as SOC Engineer, Security Engineer, Security Consultant, Cybersecurity Architect, or Security Solutions Architect
• Experience designing and delivering SOC transformation or SOC modernization programs
• Experience with Microsoft Security technologies, particularly Microsoft Sentinel and Defender XDR
• Exposure to cloud security across Azure, AWS, and/or GCP
• Knowledge of SOAR, threat intelligence, vulnerability management, network security, IAM, and cloud security
• Relevant cybersecurity certifications such as CISSP, CISM, Security+, SC-200, SC-100, Microsoft Security, Splunk, CrowdStrike, Palo Alto, or equivalent
• Experience working across multiple enterprise clients and industries
• Experience contributing to business development, account growth, solution positioning, and go‑to‑market activities
• Strong understanding of the UAE/GCC cybersecurity and managed security services market.

Work Setup

• Cybersecurity Pre‑Sales + Hands‑on Technical Delivery
• Client‑Facing / Billable Delivery Engagement