DDoS Specialist – Emirati National

Talents Of Endearment Careers; Dubai; On-site; AED 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Talents Of Endearment Careers seeks a DDoS Specialist to operate in a high-availability security environment. The role centers on advanced monitoring, realtime attack mitigation, incident response and governance, with a strict Emirati nationality requirement.

The candidate will lead containment during critical events, coordinate SOC operations, perform threat hunting, and generate RCA documentation. Strong SIEM, network protocol knowledge and excellent communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Must be Emirati National.
• 36 years of handson experience in SOC/MSS operations incident response or DDoS mitigation.
• Strong understanding of DDoS attack types (volumetric protocol applicationlayer).
• Experience with DDoS mitigation platforms (Arbor Radware Cloudflare Akamai F5).
• Proficiency in traffic analysis packet inspection and anomaly detection.
• Solid background in SIEM log analysis and monitoring technologies.
• Ability to lead highpressure incident response scenarios.
• Familiarity with forensics evidence handling and RCA documentation.
• Strong communication skills for customerfacing reporting and escalation.
• Understanding of network protocols routing firewalls and load balancers.

Responsibilities

• SOC Operations: Manage daily SOC/MSS operations ensuring monitoring quality and SLA adherence.
• Incident Response: Lead containment eradication and recovery for DDoS and related security incidents.
• Threat Hunting: Conduct proactive hunts for anomalous traffic botnet activity and early attack indicators.
• Security Monitoring: Detect triage and elevate security incidents with accuracy and speed.
• Root Cause Analysis: Support forensic investigations and produce detailed RCA documentation.
• SLA Compliance: Ensure all operational activities meet contractual SLAs and governance standards.
• Customer Reporting: Deliver clear incident summaries dashboards and communication updates.
• Resource Management: Oversee shift planning workload distribution and analyst readiness.
• Process Optimization: Enhance SOC workflows runbooks and escalation procedures.
• Team Escalation: Serve as the primary escalation point for complex incidents and operational blockers.

Skills

SOC/MSS operations

DDoS attack types

DDoS mitigation platforms

traffic analysis

SIEM

incident response

forensics

network protocols

communications

Education

Bachelor's in Cybersecurity

Bachelor's in Computer Science

Bachelor's in Information Security

Bachelor's in Network Engineering

Master's degree (advantage)

Equivalent military/government cybersecurity training

Tools

Arbor

Radware

Cloudflare

Akamai

F5

Job description

Role Overview

The DDoS Specialist is responsible for advanced monitoring realtime attack mitigation incident response and operational governance within a highavailability security environment. The role requires strong SOC/MSS experience deep understanding of DDoS attack vectors and the ability to lead containment and recovery during critical events.

This position is strictly open to Emirati Nationals supporting national cybersecurity capability development.

Key Responsibilities

• SOC Operations Manage daily SOC/MSS operations ensuring monitoring quality and SLA adherence.
  

• Incident Response Lead containment eradication and recovery for DDoS and related security incidents.
  

• Threat Hunting Conduct proactive hunts for anomalous traffic botnet activity and early attack indicators.
  

• Security Monitoring Detect triage and elevate security incidents with accuracy and speed.
  

• Root Cause Analysis Support forensic investigations and produce detailed RCA documentation.
  

• SLA Compliance Ensure all operational activities meet contractual SLAs and governance standards.
  

• Customer Reporting Deliver clear incident summaries dashboards and communication updates.
  

• Resource Management Oversee shift planning workload distribution and analyst readiness.
  

• Process Optimization Enhance SOC workflows runbooks and escalation procedures.
  

• Team Escalation Serve as the primary escalation point for complex incidents and operational blockers.
  

Requirements

Required Skills & Experience

• Must be Emirati National.

• 36 years of handson experience in SOC/MSS operations incident response or DDoS mitigation.
  

• Strong understanding of DDoS attack types (volumetric protocol applicationlayer).
  

• Experience with DDoS mitigation platforms (Arbor Radware Cloudflare Akamai F5).
  

• Proficiency in traffic analysis packet inspection and anomaly detection.
  

• Solid background in SIEM log analysis and monitoring technologies.
  

• Ability to lead highpressure incident response scenarios.
  

• Familiarity with forensics evidence handling and RCA documentation.
  

• Strong communication skills for customerfacing reporting and escalation.
  

• Understanding of network protocols routing firewalls and load balancers.
  

Preferred Skills

• Experience in ISPlevel DDoS mitigation or largescale enterprise environments.
  

• Knowledge of automation SOAR workflows and runbook development.
  

• Exposure to cloud security and distributed infrastructure.
  

• Relevant certifications:
  

  • CEH
    

  • Security
    

  • CySA
    

  • CCNA/CCNP Security
    

  • Vendorspecific DDoS mitigation certifications
    

Required Education

• Bachelors degree in Cybersecurity Computer Science Information Security Network Engineering or a related field.
  

• Masters degree is an advantage but not mandatory.
  

• Equivalent military or government cybersecurity training may be considered for exceptional Emirati candidates.
  

Benefits

Strategic Importance

This role strengthens national cyber resilience and places the specialist at the frontline of defending critical infrastructure from largescale cyber threats.

Required Skills:

Enrolled in or recent graduate of a degree/diploma in Computer Science Information Technology or related field Fundamental understanding of operating systems networking and cloud-based services Strong problem-solving mindset with a passion for helping others Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English Self-motivated organized and able to thrive in a fully remote environment Basic knowledge of ticketing systems (e.g. Zendesk Freshdesk) is a plus

Required Education:

Enrolled in or recent graduate of a degree/diploma in Computer Science Information Technology or related field