Cyber Security Lead: Threat Detection & Cloud Defense

Advanced Search; Manama; On-site; BHD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Search in Bahrain seeks a Senior Cyber Security Lead to oversee security operations, vulnerability management, cloud and on-prem security, and security automation. You will implement controls, ensure compliance with standards, strengthen threat detection and incident response, and embed secure practices across technology operations to protect assets.

The role requires designing PAM strategies, hardening guidelines, automation via Python, managing the vulnerability program, monitoring

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or related field.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CEH, CompTIA Security+ or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage cyber security operations, vulnerability management, cloud and infrastructure security, and security automation.
• Implement effective security controls and ensure compliance with cyber security standards.
• Strengthen threat detection and incident response capabilities and embed secure practices across technology operations.
• Conduct thorough security audits to identify vulnerabilities and implement improvements.
• Create and maintain PAM strategies to protect sensitive resources.
• Design and deploy automated processes for cybersecurity tasks using Python.
• Oversee vulnerability management program, including scanning, remediation, and reporting.
• Monitor and maintain security tools such as SIEM, IDS/IPS, DLP, and endpoint protection.
• Collaborate with IT, DevOps, and other teams to embed security in the SDLC.

Skills

Threat Detection

Vulnerability Management

PAM

Security Automation

DevSecOps

Security Hardening

Cloud Security

Network Security

Endpoint Security

SIEM

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Cybersecurity

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Defender XDR

Microsoft Sentinel

Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Nessus

Qualys

OpenVAS

Wallix

CyberArk

BeyondTrust

Python

Splunk Phantom

Cortex XSOAR

Azure Sentinel

SonarQube

GitHub Actions

AWS CodePipeline

CIS Benchmarks

SITG Benchmarks

Qualys Policy Compliance

AWS Security Hub

Azure Security Center

Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Palo Alto Networks

Fortinet

Cisco ASA

Snort

Suricata

CrowdStrike Falcon

SentinelOne

Job description

Advanced Search in Bahrain seeks a Senior Cyber Security Lead to oversee security operations, vulnerability management, cloud and on-prem security, and security automation. You will implement controls, ensure compliance with standards, strengthen threat detection and incident response, and embed secure practices across technology operations to protect assets.

The role requires designing PAM strategies, hardening guidelines, automation via Python, managing the vulnerability program, monitoring