Senior Cyber Security Engineering Leader

Synechron; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Synechron seeks a Senior Manager - Cyber Security Engineers in Abu Dhabi to lead offensive and blue-team security programs for banking clients. You will drive automated validation, threat intel SLAs, and security testing with cutting-edge tools.

The role requires advanced certifications (OSCP/OSCE, GIAC GPEN/GXPN, GMLE or similar) and enrolment in AI-security programs, with a focus on regulated environments. On-site in Abu Dhabi with global support from Synechron's FinLabs.

Qualifications

• OSCP or OSCE certification mandatory.
• GIAC GPEN or GXPN certification required.
• GIAC GMLE or equivalent AI-security cert.
• Enrolment in Anthropic Cyber Verification Program for authorised offensive use.
• CREST CCT desirable, especially in regulated banking environments.

Responsibilities

• Operate Continuous Security Validation across cloud/infra deployments.
• Own 7-day threat intelligence SLA and incorporate new attack techniques into tests.
• Aggregate, deduplicate and SLA-manage findings via DefectDojo.
• Feed Power BI dashboard with open findings, MTTR, and gate pass rates.
• Hands-on with autonomous pentest tooling and AI red-teaming.
• Maintain clear 1LoD/2LoD boundaries during blue-team validation.

Skills

Cybersecurity leadership

Offensive security

Threat intelligence

Security automation

Blue-team validation

Tools

DefectDojo

Power BI

Jira

AWS Security Agent

Horizon3

Claude Security / Opus 4.x

Job description

Synechron seeks a Senior Manager - Cyber Security Engineers in Abu Dhabi to lead offensive and blue-team security programs for banking clients. You will drive automated validation, threat intel SLAs, and security testing with cutting-edge tools.

The role requires advanced certifications (OSCP/OSCE, GIAC GPEN/GXPN, GMLE or similar) and enrolment in AI-security programs, with a focus on regulated environments. On-site in Abu Dhabi with global support from Synechron's FinLabs.