Senior Cyber Security Architect & SOC Lead

iConnect IT Business Solutions DMCC; Dubai; On-site; AED 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

iConnect IT Business Solutions DMCC is seeking a seasoned cybersecurity leader to own the technical side of our security practice in the UAE. You will shape opportunities, prove solutions in client environments, and direct the SOC platform underpinning our managed services.

You will lead and develop the security engineering team, set technical standards, and drive successful POCs, RFP/RFI responses, and compliance mapping across UAE regulators.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in cyber security, with at least 3 in the UAE or GCC market.
• Hands-on SIEM/SOC engineering experience (Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, QRadar or equivalent) and SOAR playbook experience.
• Demonstrated experience running POCs and technical evaluations through to a client decision.
• Experience writing RFP/RFI responses and solution designs for regulated or government clients.
• Working knowledge of UAE regulatory frameworks.
• Hands-on depth in at least three of: EDR/XDR, PAM, email security/DMARC, DLP and data classification, vulnerability management, offensive validation.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• A current certification such as OSCP, CEH, or CompTIA CySA+/Pentest+ (or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Lead technical discovery with security, infrastructure and compliance stakeholders, and translate findings into solution architectures and bills of materials.
• Own technical responses to RFPs and RFIs for enterprise and public-sector tenders, including compliance mapping.
• Run competitive evaluations across vendors, positioning on architecture and operating model rather than feature lists.
• Plan and run POCs in live client environments, with success criteria agreed in writing up front.
• Lead technical delivery across endpoint (EDR/XDR), privileged access, data classification and DLP, email security and authentication, vulnerability management and offensive validation.
• Hand engagements to operations with documented design decisions.
• Own the SOC platform: collection, processing and storage architecture, retention, custom parsers, correlation rules and multi-tenant MSSP onboarding.
• Build and maintain SOAR playbooks (phishing triage, enrichment, containment).
• Tune detections to keep alert volume actionable.
• Map controls to UAE standards and produce audit evidence.
• Set technical standards and methodology for the security team, and mentor engineers. Deliver training and workshops.

Skills

SIEM/SOC Engineering

EDR/XDR

PAM (Privileged Access)

Email Security DMARC

DLP Data Classification

Vulnerability Management

Offensive Validation

SOAR Playbooks

Team Leadership

RFP/RFI Responses

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Sentinel

Splunk

QRadar

SOAR platforms

Job description

iConnect IT Business Solutions DMCC is seeking a seasoned cybersecurity leader to own the technical side of our security practice in the UAE. You will shape opportunities, prove solutions in client environments, and direct the SOC platform underpinning our managed services.

You will lead and develop the security engineering team, set technical standards, and drive successful POCs, RFP/RFI responses, and compliance mapping across UAE regulators.