Senior DDoS Mitigation & Incident Response Lead

Talents Of Endearment Careers; Dubai; On-site; AED 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Talents Of Endearment Careers seeks a DDoS Specialist to operate in a high-availability security environment. The role centers on advanced monitoring, realtime attack mitigation, incident response and governance, with a strict Emirati nationality requirement.

The candidate will lead containment during critical events, coordinate SOC operations, perform threat hunting, and generate RCA documentation. Strong SIEM, network protocol knowledge and excellent communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Must be Emirati National.
• 36 years of handson experience in SOC/MSS operations incident response or DDoS mitigation.
• Strong understanding of DDoS attack types (volumetric protocol applicationlayer).
• Experience with DDoS mitigation platforms (Arbor Radware Cloudflare Akamai F5).
• Proficiency in traffic analysis packet inspection and anomaly detection.
• Solid background in SIEM log analysis and monitoring technologies.
• Ability to lead highpressure incident response scenarios.
• Familiarity with forensics evidence handling and RCA documentation.
• Strong communication skills for customerfacing reporting and escalation.
• Understanding of network protocols routing firewalls and load balancers.

Responsibilities

• SOC Operations: Manage daily SOC/MSS operations ensuring monitoring quality and SLA adherence.
• Incident Response: Lead containment eradication and recovery for DDoS and related security incidents.
• Threat Hunting: Conduct proactive hunts for anomalous traffic botnet activity and early attack indicators.
• Security Monitoring: Detect triage and elevate security incidents with accuracy and speed.
• Root Cause Analysis: Support forensic investigations and produce detailed RCA documentation.
• SLA Compliance: Ensure all operational activities meet contractual SLAs and governance standards.
• Customer Reporting: Deliver clear incident summaries dashboards and communication updates.
• Resource Management: Oversee shift planning workload distribution and analyst readiness.
• Process Optimization: Enhance SOC workflows runbooks and escalation procedures.
• Team Escalation: Serve as the primary escalation point for complex incidents and operational blockers.

Skills

SOC/MSS operations

DDoS attack types

DDoS mitigation platforms

traffic analysis

SIEM

incident response

forensics

network protocols

communications

Education

Bachelor's in Cybersecurity

Bachelor's in Computer Science

Bachelor's in Information Security

Bachelor's in Network Engineering

Master's degree (advantage)

Equivalent military/government cybersecurity training

Tools

Arbor

Radware

Cloudflare

Akamai

F5

Job description

Talents Of Endearment Careers seeks a DDoS Specialist to operate in a high-availability security environment. The role centers on advanced monitoring, realtime attack mitigation, incident response and governance, with a strict Emirati nationality requirement.

The candidate will lead containment during critical events, coordinate SOC operations, perform threat hunting, and generate RCA documentation. Strong SIEM, network protocol knowledge and excellent communication are essential.