Senior Director, Cyber Defense & Security Operations

Miral Experiences; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Miral Experiences is seeking a Cybersecurity Operations Senior Director to lead security operations across infrastructure, networks, endpoints, PAM, and applications. You will shape the security program, drive zero-trust in a large-scale hospitality environment, and partner with governance to demonstrate control effectiveness.

You will oversee a multidisciplinary team, ensure 24x7 monitoring, and align security to global standards while supporting Miral’s growth and guest experiences.

Qualifications

• Bachelor/related field degree required.
• CISSP or CISM or equivalent certification.
• Master-level IT security certs (CCSP/GIAC/CEH/OSCP) beneficial.
• 10+ years in IT security engineering and operations.
• 5+ years leading IT Ops-Security functions.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy, governance interface and roadmaps.
• Direct network/infrastructure security design and ops.
• Oversee 24x7 SOC monitoring, threat detection, and response.
• Improve PAM, IAM and application security programs.
• Drive vulnerability management across assets.
• Own incident response capability and tabletop exercises.
• Ensure regulatory compliance, audits and KPIs.
• Lead and develop security teams; manage budget and vendors.

Skills

Security leadership

Threat detection

Incident response

SOC operations

Network security

PAM

Cloud security

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor in CS/IT/Cybersecurity

CISSP or CISM

Master's in IT Security certs (CCSP, GIAC, CEH, OSCP)

Tools

SIEM

EDR/XDR

SOAR

VPN

Firewalls

NAC

IDS/IPS

Job description

Miral Experiences is seeking a Cybersecurity Operations Senior Director to lead security operations across infrastructure, networks, endpoints, PAM, and applications. You will shape the security program, drive zero-trust in a large-scale hospitality environment, and partner with governance to demonstrate control effectiveness.

You will oversee a multidisciplinary team, ensure 24x7 monitoring, and align security to global standards while supporting Miral’s growth and guest experiences.