Lead Analyst - Sector Domain (OT Cybersecurity) (UAEN)

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

Job summary

CPX is seeking an OT Lead Analyst to serve as the liaison officer for the sector within OT SOC. You will communicate activities, decisions and sector updates to stakeholders and coordinate incident response efforts.

The role requires strong certification credentials, program management skills, and the ability to lead teams in a fast-paced security environment, with a focus on risk reduction and cross‑functional collaboration in Abu Dhabi.

Qualifications

• CISSP certification or equivalent security credentials.
• GIAC certification valued.
• Sector-related certifications welcomed.

Responsibilities

• Hold and provide sector-specific knowledge for incident response and threat hunting.
• Coordinate mutual efforts between OT SOC and the sector on investigations.
• Maintain relationships with suppliers, customers and security teams.
• Understand global/sector cybersecurity risks, regulations and standards.
• Support customers with cybersecurity questions and questionnaires.
• Represent OT SOC as a thought leader in sector discussions.
• Assess adherence to cybersecurity policies and best practices.
• Identify, manage and mitigate cybersecurity risks.
• Support and drive cybersecurity awareness and training.

Skills

People management

Program management

Communication skills

Multi-tasking

Team leadership

Education

CISSP Certification

GIAC Certification

Sector related certification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

OT Lead Analyst Sector Domain is the liaison officer of the sector in OT SOC and vice versa. Communicate activities, decision, etc. to the sector stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Hold and provide all sector specific knowledge for all activities (incident response, threat hunting and etc.)
• Coordinate mutual efforts between the OT SOC and the sector. For example, mutual incident response investigation
• Establishing and maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders like suppliers, customers and incident response and security teams.
• Creating and maintaining a comprehensive understanding of global/sector related cybersecurity risks and market requirements, including regulations and standards.
• Supporting customer and teams with customer/sector cybersecurity questions and questionnaires
• Representing OT SOC as a thought leader and expert in customer discussions regarding cybersecurity and sector related discussions
• Perform assessment to monitor the adherence to applicable cybersecurity policies and industry best practices
• Actively contributing to identify, manage and reduce cyber security risks.
• Support and to drive internal cybersecurity awareness and training programs.

Qualifications

• ISC2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and/or;
• GIAC Certification
• Sector related certification(s)
• Possess strong people and process management skills.
• Proven skills in program management including project initiation, scoping, resourcing, scheduling, budgeting, risk management and communication.
• Excellent interpersonal, presentation and facilitation skills.
• Good analytical, technical, written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast paced and demanding work environment.
• Ability to lead team with good co-ordination skills.
• Good working knowledge of Office tools.