Head of IT Security Operations & Incident Response

TAT IT Technolgies; Oman; On-site; OMR 45,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

TAT IT Technolgies seeks Head of IT Security Operations in Oman for a banking client. You will lead SOC operations, monitor threats, and direct incident detection, response and containment efforts to protect critical assets.

You will oversee vulnerability management, risk assessments, and implement controls across on‑premises, cloud, and endpoints, while ensuring regulatory compliance and security governance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT or cybersecurity required.
• Minimum 5 years in cybersecurity operations leadership or equivalent.
• Experience managing SOC operations and incident response.
• Strong background in network, endpoint, and cloud security.
• Proven engagement with security compliance and audits.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Security Operations Center (SOC) activities and 24x7 monitoring.
• Lead incident detection, investigation, containment, and recovery efforts.
• Manage vulnerability assessments and risk mitigation programs.
• Evaluate and deploy security tools; manage SIEM, EDR, IAM, DLP, Cloud security.
• Drive governance, risk, and regulatory compliance (ISO 27001, NIST, PCI-DSS, GDPR).
• Lead and mentor security teams and manage vendors/MSSPs.
• Support business continuity planning and security drills.

Skills

Security leadership

SOC management

Threat detection

Incident response

Vulnerability mgmt

Cloud security

Education

Bachelor's Degree in IT/Cybersecurity

Master's Degree preferred

Tools

SIEM (MS Sentinel/Splunk)

EDR/XDR

IAM

DLP

Cloud security platforms

Job description

TAT IT Technolgies seeks Head of IT Security Operations in Oman for a banking client. You will lead SOC operations, monitor threats, and direct incident detection, response and containment efforts to protect critical assets.

You will oversee vulnerability management, risk assessments, and implement controls across on‑premises, cloud, and endpoints, while ensuring regulatory compliance and security governance.