Senior Security Risk & Gap Lead

Digital Edge Ai; Dubai; On-site; AED 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Digital Edge Ai in Dubai seeks a Security Risk Manager to own the full lifecycle of security risk management across IT and digital systems. You will identify gaps, plan remediation, and coordinate with implementation teams to close risks while keeping the security posture aligned with ISO 27001 and NIST standards.

Responsibilities include regular security assessments, threat monitoring with SIEM tools, and governance reporting to senior management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in IT, Computer Science or related field.
• 10–15 years of information/cyber security experience.
• Hands-on experience identifying security gaps and coordinating remediation.
• Experience with QRadar or other SIEM monitoring tools.
• Familiarity with ISO 27001, NIST, CIS Controls.
• Experience securing marine/offshore or remote-site IT environments.
• Cloud security on OCI and Azure.
• Certifications CISSP, CEH, CRISC or Fortinet NSE preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct regular security assessments and reviews to evaluate the organization's security posture.
• Proactively identify security gaps, vulnerabilities, and risks across networks, systems, applications, cloud, and end-user environments.
• Develop remediation plans with priorities and ownership; coordinate with IT and implementation teams to close gaps.
• Monitor alerts with SIEM tools and respond to incidents; document findings and actions.
• Provide governance, reporting, and compliance support; communicate to senior management.
• Advise on security best practices and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

CISM

CISA

QRadar

SIEM

Network security

Cloud security

Endpoint security

ISO 27001

NIST

CIS Controls

Vulnerability management

Penetration testing

Risk assessment

Fortinet NSE

Azure

OCI

CISSP

CEH

CRISC

Education

Bachelor's Degree in IT/Computer Science

Tools

QRadar

Job description

Digital Edge Ai in Dubai seeks a Security Risk Manager to own the full lifecycle of security risk management across IT and digital systems. You will identify gaps, plan remediation, and coordinate with implementation teams to close risks while keeping the security posture aligned with ISO 27001 and NIST standards.

Responsibilities include regular security assessments, threat monitoring with SIEM tools, and governance reporting to senior management.