Senior SOC Monitoring Lead — AI-Driven Security Ops

CPX; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 420,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

CPX is seeking a Lead Analyst / Tier-3 Analyst to oversee the SilkRunner Agentic AI SOC framework within a large-scale ICT security environment in Abu Dhabi.

You will lead SOC operations, incident response, threat hunting, and vulnerability management, ensuring governance, SLAs, and risk-based decisions. The role emphasizes expert oversight of AI-driven processes with human validation and mentoring, collaborating with CTI and security teams.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of information/cyber security experience in large-scale ICT environments.
• High-level understanding of TCP/IP and the OSI model.
• Knowledge of Windows and/or Unix-based systems/architectures and security.
• Strong knowledge of LAN/WAN technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage daily SOC activities and ensure efficient monitoring of security systems.
• Oversee the triage, investigation, and resolution of security incidents.
• Ensure incident handling aligns with defined SLAs and escalation procedures.
• Coordinate and lead incident response efforts.
• Analyze and respond to complex threats using threat intelligence and advanced detection techniques.
• Oversee triage, investigation, and remediation of security events and incidents.
• Lead major incident investigations and coordinate with other teams such as Incident Response, Threat Hunting, and CTI functions.

Skills

SOC leadership

Incident response

Threat hunting

SIEM management

Threat intelligence

Vulnerability management

Education

CISSP

CISM

GIAC Certifications

Tools

SIEM tools

EDR

Firewall

IDS/IPS

Job description

CPX is seeking a Lead Analyst / Tier-3 Analyst to oversee the SilkRunner Agentic AI SOC framework within a large-scale ICT security environment in Abu Dhabi.

You will lead SOC operations, incident response, threat hunting, and vulnerability management, ensuring governance, SLAs, and risk-based decisions. The role emphasizes expert oversight of AI-driven processes with human validation and mentoring, collaborating with CTI and security teams.