Lead Infrastructure & Cloud Security Engineer

Confidential Company; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 350,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Company is seeking a Lead Infrastructure Cloud Security Engineer in Abu Dhabi, responsible for securing and managing IT infrastructure, cloud platforms, and cybersecurity operations. This role is crucial in ensuring system availability, integrity, and confidentiality while supporting business objectives with scalable technology solutions.

The ideal candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree and have over 8 years of relevant experience. Key responsibilities include infrastructure management, cybersecurity controls implementation, and stakeholder collaboration.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Infrastructure, Cloud, Network Security and Cyber Security.
• 3+ years of experience in a Lead or Senior Engineer role.
• Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and maintenance of on-premises and cloud infrastructure environments.
• Develop and implement cybersecurity controls and standards.
• Manage hybrid infrastructure, ensuring high availability and security.

Skills

Hybrid infrastructure environments

Azure

AWS

GCP

Network Security

Security Operations

Incident Response

Active Directory

Identity & Access Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cyber Security or related field

Tools

Palo Alto

Fortinet

Cisco

Job description

Job Title

Lead Infrastructure Cloud Security Engineer

Location

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Job Purpose

The Lead Infrastructure Cloud Security Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, securing and managing the organization’s IT infrastructure, cloud platforms, network security and cybersecurity operations. The role ensures the availability, integrity, confidentiality and resilience of enterprise systems while supporting business objectives through secure and scalable technology solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Infrastructure & Cloud Management – Lead the design, implementation and maintenance of on-premises and cloud infrastructure environments.
• Manage hybrid infrastructure including servers, virtualization platforms, storage, backup and disaster recovery solutions.
• Ensure high availability, performance, scalability and security of enterprise systems.
• Support cloud adoption, migration and optimization initiatives.
• Cyber Security – Security Operations: Develop and implement cybersecurity controls, standards and best practices; monitor and respond to security incidents, threats and vulnerabilities; conduct security assessments, risk analysis and remediation activities; manage endpoint protection, threat detection, SIEM and security monitoring solutions; lead incident response and security investigations.
• Network Security: Design and maintain secure network architectures; manage firewalls, VPNs, network segmentation and remote access solutions; ensure secure connectivity across on‑premises and cloud environments; implement security hardening and network security best practices.
• Identity & Access Management: Manage Active Directory, Entra ID (Azure AD) and IAM solutions; implement access controls, privileged access management, MFA and conditional access policies; ensure compliance with security and access governance requirements.
• Governance, Risk & Compliance: Support compliance initiatives aligned with ISO27001, NIST, CIS Controls and industry standards; conduct security audits, vulnerability assessments and risk management activities; develop and maintain security policies, procedures and documentation.
• Leadership – Stakeholder Management: Provide technical leadership and guidance to infrastructure and security teams; collaborate with internal stakeholders, vendors and business units; lead infrastructure and security‑related projects and initiatives; prepare technical reports, recommendations and executive updates.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cyber Security, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in Infrastructure, Cloud, Network Security, and Cyber Security.
• 3+ years of experience in a Lead or Senior Engineer role.
• Strong experience with hybrid infrastructure environments (On‑Premises and Cloud).
• Hands‑on experience with Azure, AWS, or GCP and cloud security best practices.
• Strong knowledge of Network Security, Firewalls, VPNs, Routing, Switching, and Security Architecture.
• Experience with enterprise security technologies such as Palo Alto, Fortinet, Cisco, Microsoft Defender, CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Splunk, or Microsoft Sentinel.
• Strong experience with Active Directory, Entra ID (Azure AD), Microsoft 365, VMware/Hyper‑V, and Identity & Access Management.
• Experience in Security Operations, Incident Response, Vulnerability Management and Risk Assessment.
• Knowledge of ISO27001, NIST, CIS Controls, and security compliance frameworks.
• Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, troubleshooting and communication skills.

Preferred Certifications

• CISSP, CCSP, CISM, CEH or Azure Security Engineer (AZ‑500), AWS Security Specialty, CCNP Security / PCNSE / Fortinet NSE.

Key Competencies

• Infrastructure & Cloud Architecture
• Cyber Security Operations
• Network Security
• Security Risk Management
• Identity & Access Management
• Incident Response
• Leadership & Team Management
• Vendor & Stakeholder Management
• Problem Solving & Decision Making
• Communication & Presentation Skills