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Security Engineer / SOC Lead

BlackStone eIT

Skills

Required

  • cybersecurity operations / SOC / incident response / security engineering
  • security monitoring
  • vulnerability management
  • SIEM
  • incident handling
  • security operations
  • firewall management
  • incident handling & response
  • Splunk
  • QRadar
  • Sentinel
  • threat analysis

Preferred

  • cybersecurity
  • CEH
  • GCIH
  • monitoring
  • firewall security controls, policies
  • SIEM integration
  • use-case tuning

Responsibilities

  • BlackStone eIT · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · Full-time · Posted 2026-11-10
  • Act as the onsite operational security focal point, coordinating security monitoring, incident response, technical remediation, and reporting with Blackstone's shared SOC.
  • Manage and maintain enterprise firewall security controls, policies, and configurations.
  • Lead and support vulnerability management activities, including identification, assessment, tracking, and remediation of security vulnerabilities.
  • Coordinate security monitoring, alert triage, and escalation with the shared SOC and technical teams.
  • Lead operational response to confirmed security incidents according to approved procedures.
  • Handle security operations activities and ensure effective execution of security processes.
  • Collect and preserve technical evidence, maintaining incident records and timelines.
  • Coordinate containment, remediation, recovery, and post-incident reviews with stakeholders.
  • Support security logging, SIEM integration, use-case tuning, and monitoring coverage assessments.
  • Track technical security risks and remediation dependencies across infrastructure and applications.
  • Provide operational security reporting and escalate policy/risk decisions to authorized functions.

Requirements

  • Indian national currently based in the UAE, preferably Abu Dhabi
  • 5+ years of cybersecurity operations, SOC, incident response, or security engineering experience.
  • Hands-on experience in firewall management, vulnerability management, and incident handling & response.
  • Practical experience with SIEM platforms such as Splunk, QRadar, Sentinel, or equivalent.
  • Strong knowledge of security monitoring, incident handling, threat analysis, and security operations.
  • Experience coordinating with SOC teams and driving remediation activities across infrastructure and application environments.

Preferred

  • Security+, CEH, GCIA, GCIH, or equivalent cybersecurity certification preferred.