Cybersecurity Specialist: Pen Testing, Cloud & SIEM

Dubai Careers - A Smart Dubai Initiative; Dubai Emirate; On-site; AED 279,000 - 670,000; Full time

Job summary

Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University is seeking a hands-on Cybersecurity Specialist to conduct penetration testing, security monitoring, and vulnerability management across Azure, AWS, and on-premises systems.

You'll work with AD/Entra ID, SIEM platforms, and enterprise infrastructure to strengthen security controls, investigate incidents, and drive governance, risk, and compliance activities.

Qualifications

• Hands-on cybersecurity experience in enterprise environments.
• Experience with penetration testing and vulnerability assessment.
• Strong understanding of web apps, APIs, networks, OS, and enterprise security.

Responsibilities

• Conduct pen testing and security assessments of web apps, APIs, networks, and servers.
• Identify vulnerabilities, assess risk, and provide remediation recommendations.
• Monitor security events via SIEM and security monitoring platforms.
• Support incident response and post-incident improvements.
• Review and strengthen Azure and AWS security configurations.

Skills

Penetration testing

SIEM concepts

Cloud security

Active Directory security

Networking security

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity/CS/IT

Tools

Burp Suite

Nmap

Metasploit

Wazuh

Microsoft Sentinel

Splunk

Job description

Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University is seeking a hands-on Cybersecurity Specialist to conduct penetration testing, security monitoring, and vulnerability management across Azure, AWS, and on-premises systems.

You'll work with AD/Entra ID, SIEM platforms, and enterprise infrastructure to strengthen security controls, investigate incidents, and drive governance, risk, and compliance activities.