Security Analyst – Cybersecurity & SOC Operations – Abu Dhabi, UAE

focusinfotech; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

focusinfotech in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Security Analyst to monitor enterprise security environments, investigate alerts and support incident response. You will work closely with security and IT teams to investigate events, improve threat detection capabilities and support day-to-day security operations.

This role provides an opportunity to strengthen hands-on cybersecurity expertise and build long-term career growth in security operations and threat detection.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in Cybersecurity, SOC or Security Operations.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Sentinel.
• Strong understanding of security event monitoring and alert triage.
• Experience with Trend Micro XDR and Antivirus.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze security events and alerts.
• Investigate, validate and triage security alerts.
• Support incident response and threat investigations.
• Identify and escalate potential security incidents.
• Perform threat detection and operational security activities.
• Analyze security events and support improvements to detection capabilities.
• Collaborate with security and IT teams to resolve security incidents.
• Support continuous security monitoring and incident handling activities.

Skills

Cybersecurity

SOC operations

Threat detection

Incident response

Analytical skills

Troubleshooting

Team collaboration

Tools

Microsoft Sentinel

Trend Micro XDR

Trend Micro Antivirus

Security monitoring tools

Job description

Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE

Job Category:

Information Technology (IT) & Software
Security & Defence

Job Overview

An organization in Abu Dhabi is hiring a Security Analyst with 3–5 years of experience in cybersecurity, Security Operations Center (SOC) operations, threat detection and incident response. The role focuses on monitoring enterprise security environments, investigating alerts and supporting the identification and resolution of potential security incidents.

The Security Analyst will work closely with security and IT teams to investigate security events, improve threat detection capabilities and support day-to-day security operations. This position provides an opportunity to strengthen hands‑on cybersecurity expertise and build long‑term career growth in security operations and threat detection.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze security events and alerts.
• Investigate, validate and triage security alerts.
• Support incident response and threat investigations.
• Identify and escalate potential security incidents.
• Perform threat detection and operational security activities.
• Analyze security events and support improvements to detection capabilities.
• Collaborate with security and IT teams to resolve security incidents.
• Support continuous security monitoring and incident handling activities.

Required Technologies

• Trend Micro XDR
• Trend Micro Antivirus (AV)
• Microsoft Sentinel
• Security monitoring and incident response
• Threat detection and alert investigation

Requirements & Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in Cybersecurity, SOC or Security Operations.
• Hands‑on experience with Microsoft Sentinel.
• Strong understanding of security event monitoring and alert triage.
• Experience with Trend Micro XDR and Antivirus.
• Good understanding of incident response and threat detection.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with security and IT teams.

Salary, Benefits & Career Growth

The role provides an opportunity to gain further hands‑on experience in cybersecurity operations, threat detection, security monitoring and incident response. The position can support long‑term professional development and career progression within cybersecurity and SOC environments.