GSOC - Field Operations & Protective Intelligence

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

Benefits offered by this job

Family visas

Annual flight tickets

Medical insurance for dependents

Education allowances

Job summary

EDGE in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Field Operations & Protective Intelligence professional to strengthen EDGE’s security across global activities. The role blends intelligence-led analysis with practical field security, with potential international travel to EDGE locations and business zones, and support for executive travel and overseas deployments.

You will develop and deliver security awareness programs, design protocols to protect devices, and lead briefings on counter-intelligence, OPSEC and

Qualifications

• Secondary school diploma in security management or related fields.
• 10 years of relevant military or police experience in operational design and/or intelligence collection.
• Ability to establish and draw upon multiple information sources to enhance EDGE global activities and identify issues.
• Experience producing clear operational guidelines, security protocols, reports and training.
• Independent training experience and lesson creation on security or intelligence subjects.
• Strong English written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Field Operations: conduct reconnaissance, prep activities for overseas operations, site/route/accommodation reviews, risk assessment, and implement security protocols.
• Intelligence: monitor and report threats, develop counter-intelligence threat assessments and security advisories, identify vulnerabilities and mitigate.
• Training, Education and Security Awareness: design and lead security training packages, develop training materials on travel security, OPSEC and information protection, deliver country-specific briefings.
• Incident Response and Management: coordinate responses to incidents and crises, deploy as directed, track incidents and provide on-ground security advice, support relocation or repatriation when needed.

Skills

English proficiency

Security coordination

Threat assessment

Operational planning

Intelligence reporting

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in security management or related

Diploma/advanced security training

Tools

GSOC/SOC operations

Travel tracking platforms

Geospatial monitoring tools

Job description

About Edge

At EDGE bold ideas are engineered into technologies that protect, improve and save lives. Headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, EDGE is a leading advanced technology group working at the forefront of defence and emerging technologies. Spanning more than 35 specialised companies and multiple centres of excellence, we are purpose-built to move fast. Free from heavy legacy processes, we give our people the autonomy, accountability, and agility to bring breakthrough technologies from concept to reality. Based in Abu Dhabi, a globally connected hub at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, EDGE is home to a truly multicultural community where bold ideas thrive, and the future is shaped. Together, we are shaping the future.

About The Role

The Global Security team at BEACON RED is looking for a Field Operations & Protective Intelligence professional to enhance the security, resilience and operational effectiveness of EDGE’s global activities. This position combines intelligence-led analysis with practical field-based security support and also could require international travel to EDGE operational locations, prospective business zones and areas of strategic importance. It supports business operations and development initiatives, executive travel and overseas deploymentsthrough threat assessments, operational preparation activities, reconnaissance, stakeholder engagement and security reviews. You will be responsible for developing, delivering and continuously improving EDGE’s security awareness and traveller preparedness programs, including designing security protocols to protect electronic devices.

Responsibilities

Field Operations

• Conduct reconnaissance and operational preparation activities in support of overseas operations, business development initiatives, executive travel, and project deployments.
• Undertake site security assessments, route assessments, accommodation reviews, transportation assessments, and area familiarisation activities.
• Identify and assess security, political, environmental, infrastructure, technological and logistical risks that may affect personnel, operations, and/or business activities.
• Develop and implement practical security protocols to reduce identified risks and improve operational resilience.

Intelligence

• Monitor, assess, and report on threats associated with foreign intelligence services, hostile information collection, insider threats, social engineering, surveillance, and other activities that may adversely affect EDGE personnel, operations, information, and strategic interests.
• Develop counter-intelligence threat assessments and security advisories to support overseas operations, business activities, and executive travel.
• Identify vulnerabilities that may expose EDGE personnel, information, intellectual property, or operations to hostile collection activities and develop appropriate mitigation practices.
• Deliver pre-travel, pre-deployment, and executive briefings relating to counter-intelligence, operational security, information security, and foreign intelligence collection risks.
• Conduct post-travel and post-deployment debriefings to identify suspicious approaches, elicitation attempts, surveillance activity, information collection efforts, or other security concerns.

Training, Education and Security Awareness

• Contribute, design, lead and instruct on security training packages including but not limited to Hostile Environment Awareness Training, executive security courses, and security protocol training for solo travel activities.
• Develop training materials covering travel security, personal security, operational security (OPSEC), counter-intelligence awareness, information protection, crisis response, and incident reporting.
• Deliver country-specific security briefings and pre-deployment training for personnel operating in elevated-risk environments.

Incident Response and Management

• Support wider team in coordinating the response to security incidents, emergencies, and crisis events, ensuring appropriate escalation, communication, and resource deployment.
• Deploy in support of security incidents, crisis response activities, investigations, or operational requirements where directed.
• Track incidents and emerging threats whilst providing on-the-ground security advice and decision support to operational leaders, project teams, and travelling personnel.
• Coordinate / support wider team in personnel accountability, welfare checks, medical assistance, relocation, evacuation, or repatriation activities where required.

Basic Qualifications

• Secondary school with a diploma in security management, emergency management, risk management, intelligence or related fields.
• 10 years of relevant military or police experience in operational design, and/or intelligence collection.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and draw upon multiple information sources, and then use and manage that data to enhance the safety, security and success of EDGE global activities and identify emerging issues or incidents.
• Experience producing clear and operationally beneficial operational guidelines, security protocols, security reports and security training.
• Independent training experience and lesson creation on security and/or intelligence subjects.
• Strong English written and verbal communication skills, including report writing and briefing senior decision-makers.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in security management, international relations, risk management, intelligence or related fields.
• 10+ years of operational experience in designing and undertaking security operations in risky environments.
• Recent operational experience with current knowledge and skill sets in INFOSEC practices, Counter Intelligence TTPs, combined arms theory post ISAF operations, cyber threats along with green field skills such as traditional ISR methodologies.
• Experience working within a GSOC, Security Operations Centre (SOC), Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), or control room environment.
• Experience supporting travel risk monitoring, personnel tracking, or duty-of-care programs.
• Strong expertise in producing clear and operationally beneficial operational guidelines, security protocols, security reports and security training.
• Familiarity with GSOC technologies, including: Travel tracking platforms; Security intelligence feeds; Incident management systems; & Geospatial monitoring tools; & counter cyber/hacking techniques and procedures.
• Experience supporting incident response processes and escalation procedures.

WHY CHOOSE EDGE

Launched in November 2019, the UAE's EDGE is one of the world's leading advanced technology groups, established to develop agile, bold and disruptive solutions for defence and beyond, and to be a catalyst for change and transformation. It is dedicated to bringing breakthrough innovations, products, and services to market with greater speed and efficiency, to position the UAE as a leading global hub for future industries, and to creating clear paths within the sector for the next generation of highly skilled talent to thrive. At EDGE, the real investment goes beyond compensation. Through our dedicated learning academy and digital learning platforms, employees have access to extensive opportunities to develop new skills, deepen their expertise, and advance their careers. Combined with the freedom to innovate, strong career support, and the opportunity to collaborate with world-class talent from across the globe, EDGE is a place where you can continue to grow, keep learning, and turn ambitious ideas into meaningful outcomes. Working at EDGE also comes with a package that genuinely reflects how much we value our people. Salaries are highly competitive and tax-free and, depending on your role and seniority, benefits can include family visas, annual flight tickets, medical insurance for you and your dependents, and education allowances for your children.

CANDIDATE PRIVACY & EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

If you feel your skills, experience and potential are a strong match for a role, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every requirement. We are genuinely interested in what you can bring to EDGE.

Any information you share as part of your EDGE candidate profile or job application will be handled in accordance with applicable data protection and privacy regulations.

EDGE is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and high-performing workforce. We believe every individual deserves to be treated with fairness, respect and dignity, and our employment decisions reflect that. We do not discriminate based on race, colour, nationality, ethnicity, religion, gender, marital status, age, disability, pregnancy or parental status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

As a global organisation, effective collaboration across international teams is central to how we work, so English proficiency is required for all roles unless otherwise stated in the job posting.

Please note that EDGE does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies. Any resumes in the absence of a formally executed agreement in place will be deemed the property of EDGE, and no placement fees or compensation will be payable in respect of such submissions.