Senior Cybersecurity & Penetration Testing Specialist

Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University in Dubai seeks a hands-on Cybersecurity Specialist with expertise in penetration testing, security monitoring, vulnerability management, and governance. The role involves enterprise infra, SIEM platforms, cloud environments, and AD.

You will test web apps, APIs, networks, servers; craft remediation guidance; develop SIEM rules; and support incident response and security reviews across Azure and AWS. UAE-higher ed experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• Hands-on security controls implementation in enterprise environments.
• Penetration testing and vulnerability assessment experience.
• Strong security understanding of apps, APIs, networks, and OS.

Responsibilities

• Conduct penetration testing and security assessments of web apps, APIs, networks, servers, and AD environments.
• Identify vulnerabilities, assess risk, and provide remediation recommendations.
• Perform manual pentests including OWASP Top 10 risks.
• Monitor security events via SIEM and security monitoring platforms.
• Support incident response, containment, remediation, and post-incident improvement.
• Develop and tune SIEM alerts, rules, dashboards, and use cases.
• Coordinate vulnerability remediation with infra and development teams.
• Review security of Azure and AWS environments and implement controls.
• Strengthen AD and Entra ID security, including privileged access and GPO.
• Participate in security reviews for new apps and projects.
• Support governance, risk assessments, policies, and audits.

Skills

Penetration testing

Vulnerability assessment

SIEM monitoring

Cloud security

Azure/AWS security

Active Directory security

OWASP knowledge

Burp Suite/Nmap/Metasploit

Incident response

Identity security

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, IT, or related field

OSCP/OSWE/OSEP (preferred)

Cloud security certifications (beneficial)

Tools

Burp Suite

Nmap

Metasploit

Wazuh/Splunk/Microsoft Sentinel

Job description

Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University in Dubai seeks a hands-on Cybersecurity Specialist with expertise in penetration testing, security monitoring, vulnerability management, and governance. The role involves enterprise infra, SIEM platforms, cloud environments, and AD.

You will test web apps, APIs, networks, servers; craft remediation guidance; develop SIEM rules; and support incident response and security reviews across Azure and AWS. UAE-higher ed experience is a plus.