Senior SOC Lead & Incident Response Strategist

CPX; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

CPX is seeking a Lead SOC Analyst to oversee daily security operations, incident response, and threat management in a high‑tempo environment. You will mentor SOC staff, optimize SIEM and security tooling, and drive proactive threat hunting across the enterprise.

Strong leadership and deep security expertise are essential for success. The role requires at least 10 years in information security, relevant certifications, and the ability to coordinate across IT, risk, and security teams to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, information systems, or quantitative fields.
• CISSP, CISM and GIAC certifications.
• Minimum of 10+ years’ relevant experience or working in a large-scale ICT environment focused on Information/Cyber Security.
• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP and OSI layers; security best practices and incident handling methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage daily SOC activities and monitoring.
• Oversee triage, investigation, and resolution of security incidents.
• Mentor SOC analysts and conduct training sessions.
• Manage SIEM and security tool integrations for comprehensive monitoring.
• Oversee threat hunting and vulnerability management.
• Generate detailed incident reports and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with IT, Cloud, Risk, and Security teams on strategy.

Skills

Incident response

Threat hunting

Team leadership

Threat intelligence

Analytical thinking

Education

CISSP

CISM

GIAC Certifications

Tools

PSTools

Sysmon

Carbon Black

tcpdump

Wireshark

SIEM tools

Job description

CPX is seeking a Lead SOC Analyst to oversee daily security operations, incident response, and threat management in a high‑tempo environment. You will mentor SOC staff, optimize SIEM and security tooling, and drive proactive threat hunting across the enterprise.

Strong leadership and deep security expertise are essential for success. The role requires at least 10 years in information security, relevant certifications, and the ability to coordinate across IT, risk, and security teams to