Senior IT Leader - Cybersecurity, Networking & UC

Meydan Free Zone; Dubai; On-site; AED 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Meydan Free Zone in Dubai seeks a Senior IT Manager to lead cybersecurity, enterprise networking and unified communications with hands-on expertise. You will own security architecture, manage vendors and engage with senior management on risk, resilience and performance of IT and communications.

You will build and mentor a high‑performing team, drive ISO 27001 compliance, incident response, and budget governance while ensuring robust networking, telephony and cloud/on‑prem infrastructure.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of progressive IT experience with depth in cybersecurity, enterprise networking, and telephony/UC.
• At least 3 years in a team leadership or managerial capacity.
• Proven experience owning security architecture and incident response in a mid-to-large enterprise.
• Experience with ISO 27001 or equivalent information security frameworks and audit cycles.
• CISSP or CISM certification; CCNP/CCIE or equivalent networking certs; ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer/Auditor.

Responsibilities

• Own and strengthen cybersecurity posture across network, endpoints, cloud, and identity.
• Design and manage enterprise LAN/WAN, SD-WAN, wireless, cloud, and on-prem infrastructure.
• Manage enterprise telephony, SIP, PBX/UC platforms, call routing, and mobile/SIM services.
• Lead IT teams, manage vendors, budgets, policies, SOPs, and change management.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Enterprise networking

Telephony/UC

Leadership

Vendor management

Incident response

Security architecture

ISO 27001 compliance

Cloud & on-prem infrastructure

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology / Computer Science / Telecommunications

Tools

Firewalls

EDR

SIEM

PAM

SIP/PBX platforms

Job description

Meydan Free Zone in Dubai seeks a Senior IT Manager to lead cybersecurity, enterprise networking and unified communications with hands-on expertise. You will own security architecture, manage vendors and engage with senior management on risk, resilience and performance of IT and communications.

You will build and mentor a high‑performing team, drive ISO 27001 compliance, incident response, and budget governance while ensuring robust networking, telephony and cloud/on‑prem infrastructure.