Senior Security Operations Engineer: Threat Detection

VaporVM; Dubai; On-site; AED 250,000 - 390,000; Full time

Job summary

VaporVM seeks a Senior IT Security Operations Engineer to monitor, detect, investigate, and respond to cybersecurity threats while ensuring the security and availability of the organization's IT infrastructure.

You will manage SIEM, EDR/XDR, IDS/IPS, and vulnerability management, perform threat hunting, and support incident response with focus on continuous improvement and compliance.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field.
• Security certifications such as Security+, CEH, GIAC, or OSCP are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and manage SIEM, EDR, IDS/IPS, DLP, and security monitoring tools.
• Investigate security incidents, perform threat hunting, and support incident response activities.
• Conduct vulnerability assessments and coordinate remediation with IT teams.
• Manage and optimize security tools, detection rules, and automation playbooks.
• Prepare incident reports, security metrics, and support compliance audits.

Skills

SIEM

EDR/XDR

Incident response

Threat hunting

Threat intelligence

Log analysis

24x7 operations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Information Security

Tools

Splunk

QRadar

Azure Sentinel

Firewall systems

Job description

VaporVM seeks a Senior IT Security Operations Engineer to monitor, detect, investigate, and respond to cybersecurity threats while ensuring the security and availability of the organization's IT infrastructure.

You will manage SIEM, EDR/XDR, IDS/IPS, and vulnerability management, perform threat hunting, and support incident response with focus on continuous improvement and compliance.