MSS Threat Intelligence Lead

CyberGate Defense; Abu Dhabi; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

CyberGate Defense seeks a skilled MSS Threat Intelligence Lead to enhance its Managed Security Services. The role focuses on threat intelligence strategy, brand monitoring, and proactive measures against cyber threats. Candidates should possess extensive experience, strong analytical abilities, and leadership skills, ensuring effective operations aligned with client needs.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in threat intelligence or security operations.
• Strong understanding of frameworks: MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, ISO 27001.
• Proven experience managing initiatives with ITIL, Agile, or PMP methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop threat intelligence vision, roadmap, and operational strategy.
• Lead detection, analysis, and response to digital threats.
• Evaluate and optimize threat platforms and automate workflows.

Skills

Threat Intelligence Lifecycle

SIEM

SOAR

Digital Brand Monitoring

Communication Skills

Analytical Skills

Investigative Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Job description

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We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced MSS Threat Intelligence Lead responsible for leading threat intelligence and brand monitoring within our Managed Security Services (MSS). This role is crucial in providing proactive, actionable intelligence to safeguard client environments and digital assets from emerging cyber threats. The individual will coordinate with stakeholders including SOC teams, MSS Engineering, Service Delivery Managers (SDMs), Incident Response, Legal, and Compliance teams to align intelligence operations with client needs and business goals.

The role involves overseeing threat intelligence collection, analysis, dissemination, and leading efforts in digital brand protection, threat actor tracking, and integrating threat intelligence into security workflows.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities :

• Threat Intelligence Strategy & Leadership

Develop and implement threat intelligence vision, roadmap, and operational strategy for MSS services. Establish processes for threat hunting, intelligence collection, analysis, and dissemination. Align practices with industry frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, and ISO 27001.

• Digital Brand Monitoring & Protection

Lead detection, analysis, and response to digital threats targeting client brands. Monitor dark web, surface web, and deep web sources for threats using threat intelligence platforms. Coordinate takedowns and legal actions for fraudulent domains, fake profiles, and data leaks.

Identify emerging threats, IOCs, TTPs; analyze intelligence from OSINT, commercial feeds, ISACs, and MSS telemetry. Correlate threat data with internal incidents to improve detection capabilities.

Deliver intelligence reports, including threat landscape updates, actor profiles, and advisories. Create dashboards and alert mechanisms.

• Tooling, Automation & Integration

Evaluate and optimize threat platforms. Work with MSS Engineering to automate threat ingestion and correlation within SIEM and SOAR. Ensure seamless integration of threat feeds into detection workflows.

Identify gaps, inefficiencies, and risks in threat intelligence and brand monitoring. Establish governance policies for validation, classification, and dissemination.

• Post-Incident Intelligence & Continuous Improvement

Support incident response with threat context and attribution. Incorporate lessons learned into operations and continuously improve based on feedback and evolving threats.

Qualifications :

• 8+ years in threat intelligence, security operations, or digital risk protection, with a focus on brand monitoring and leadership.
• Strong understanding of threat intelligence lifecycle, SIEM, SOAR, dark web monitoring, phishing detection, log analysis, and frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, ISO 27001.
• Proven experience managing initiatives using ITIL, Agile, or PMP methodologies, with cross-functional stakeholder coordination.
• Excellent communication skills to present complex concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Analytical and investigative skills to identify threats and drive mitigation strategies.

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field.

• Seniority level : Mid-Senior level
• Employment type : Full-time
• Job function : Information Technology
• Industry : Computer and Network Security

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Mss Threat Intelligence Lead • Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates