Senior Cybersecurity Engineer

finera.; Dubai; On-site; AED 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance Day 1

Training Resources

Office Snacks

Multinational Culture

Team Events

Employee Recognition

Job summary

finera. is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to strengthen the security team and protect our payment platforms across endpoints, email, network, and web-facing systems. You will own incidents end-to-end, participate in governance, and drive the maturity of the function within a PCI DSS framework.

The role combines hands-on engineering with security operations, including detection engineering, escalation, and out-of-hours service ownership in a fast-paced, compliance-driven environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years’ hands-on cybersecurity / security operations / security engineering experience, including senior/lead roles.
• Experience evidencing PCI DSS controls and/or ISO 27001, NIST CSF, CIS Benchmarks.
• Proven incident-response ownership across full lifecycle.
• Experience with MDR/managed SOC services, including SLA governance.
• Degree in Computer Science, Information Security or related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Triage and own incidents end-to-end during business hours; manage containment, eradication and recovery.
• Own co-sourced MDR service for out-of-hours coverage; oversee escalation and SLAs.
• Operate and harden SIEM/XDR/EDR, email security, DLP, SASE/VPN, WAF, DDoS; update playbooks.
• Drive PCI DSS technical controls inputs with Cybersecurity Lead and QSA (Cloudflare WAF/DDoS inputs).
• Review phishing and malware, handle security tickets, assist access reviews and audits.
• Author and maintain SOPs, runbooks and incident reports; mentor staff.

Skills

SIEM/XDR/EDR operations

Email security

WAF & API security

Network fundamentals

Documentation & comms

Education

CS/InfoSec degree

Tools

Check Point Harmony

Cloudflare Enterprise

EDR tooling

SIEM

Job description

Job Description

finera. is a PCI DSS Level 1 payment‑orchestration platform. We are seeking an experienced, proactive Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to strengthen the security team and protect our infrastructure across endpoint, email, network and web‑facing payment platforms. The role combines senior security operations — incident ownership, detection engineering and L2/L3 escalation — with hands‑on engineering and administration of the enterprise security stack (EDR, email security, DLP, SASE/VPN, WAF, DDoS). The successful candidate will also be the day‑to‑day technical owner of our managed out‑of‑hours detection & response service and will contribute to security governance, architecture and documentation under our PCI DSS programme. This is a senior individual‑contributor role for someone who can own incidents end‑to‑end, raise the maturity and resilience of the function, and operate calmly in a fast‑paced, compliance‑driven environment.

finera. is a PCI DSS Level 1 payment‑orchestration platform. We are seeking an experienced, proactive Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to strengthen the security team and protect our infrastructure across endpoint, email, network and web‑facing payment platforms. The role combines senior security operations — incident ownership, detection engineering and L2/L3 escalation — with hands‑on engineering and administration of the enterprise security stack (EDR, email security, DLP, SASE/VPN, WAF, DDoS). The successful candidate will also be the day‑to‑day technical owner of our managed out‑of‑hours detection & response service and will contribute to security governance, architecture and documentation under our PCI DSS programme. This is a senior individual‑contributor role for someone who can own incidents end‑to‑end, raise the maturity and resilience of the function, and operate calmly in a fast‑paced, compliance‑driven environment.

Job Requirements

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years’ hands‑on experience in cybersecurity / security operations / security engineering, including time in a senior or lead capacity.
• Demonstrated experience implementing and evidencing controls under PCI DSS (and/or ISO 27001, NIST CSF, CIS Benchmarks).
• Proven incident‑response ownership across the full lifecycle, from triage to post‑incident review.
• Experience working alongside or managing an MDR / managed SOC service, including escalation governance and SLA oversight.
• Degree in Computer Science, Information Security or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Required Skills & Competencies

• Deep, hands‑on SIEM/XDR and EDR operation, tuning and detection engineering.
• Administration of email security, DLP, SASE and VPN platforms.
• WAF, API security and DDoS mitigation (Cloudflare or comparable edge platforms).
• Strong grasp of network‑security fundamentals — TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S — and common attack techniques.
• Excellent documentation (SOPs, runbooks, incident reports) and calm, clear stakeholder communication under pressure.

Nice-to-have / Preferred

• Hands‑on Check Point Harmony (Endpoint, Email & Collaboration, SASE) and/or Check Point managed‑services experience; Cloudflare Enterprise (WAF, DDoS, Bot Management).
• Industry certifications (CISSP, GIAC GCIH/GCIA/GMON, Check Point, Cloudflare, Security+) and prior payment‑gateway, fintech or PCI DSS Level 1 experience.

Job Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior in‑house L2/L3 escalation point during business hours and own incident response end‑to‑end: triage, containment, eradication, recovery, root‑cause analysis and post‑incident review.
• Act as technical owner of the co‑sourced MDR / managed security service providing out‑of‑hours L1/L2 coverage — maintain the escalation matrix, validate handoffs and oversee service quality and SLAs across the 24/7 window.
• Operate, tune and harden the enterprise security stack (SIEM/XDR, EDR, email security, DLP, SASE/VPN, WAF, DDoS) and maintain detection content, correlation rules and incident‑response playbooks.
• Drive the implementation and evidencing of PCI DSS technical controls (Requirements 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12) with the Cybersecurity Lead and QSA, including Cloudflare Layer 7 / WAF / DDoS architecture input.
• Review phishing and suspicious email, investigate malware and anomalous behaviour, handle senior security tickets, and support periodic access reviews and audits.
• Author and maintain SOPs, runbooks and incident reports; mentor operational staff and reduce single‑point‑of‑failure risk.

Job Benefits

• Competitive salary package aligned with experience and market standards.
• Medical Insurance starting from day 1.
• Access to training resources and development opportunities that support your professional growth.
• Well-stocked office with snacks, drinks, and refreshments available daily.
• A multinational organisation that promotes a strong, collaborative culture
• Regular team‑building events and company activities that strengthen collaboration across teams.
• Employee Recognition Program celebrating our "Employee of the Month" with special perks.