Senior IT Security Engineer / Security Consultant (m/f/d)

Project overview

We are looking for an experienced Senior IT Security Engineer / Security Consultant (m/f/d) on a freelance basis.

Responsibilities

• Assess and review the existing IT security infrastructure, including firewalls, WAF, gateways, email security, NAC, endpoint security and IAM.
• Analyze and optimize security configurations, policies and rule sets.
• Identify security gaps and implement appropriate remediation and hardening measures.
• Perform hands-on technical implementation of security improvements.
• Document technical changes, configurations and implemented security measures.
• Collaborate closely with the client's IT teams, SOC and technology vendors.

Requirements

• Several years of experience in IT Security Engineering, Network Security or Security Infrastructure.
• Deep technical expertise in at least 2–3 security technologies, such as Fortinet, Cisco, F5 or CyberArk.
• Broad understanding of enterprise security architectures and security technologies.
• Strong hands-on experience in security configuration, optimization and system hardening.
• Ability to independently implement technical security measures.
• Experience in banking, financial services or other regulated environments is an advantage.
• Strong analytical skills and a structured, solution-oriented approach.

Project details

asap

Minimum 3 months, with an option to extend up to 12 months

100% (Full-time)

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Not possible – 100% on-site

Languages: Fluent English (mandatory)

The objective of the project is to assess, optimize and strengthen the existing IT security infrastructure, identify security gaps and implement technical security improvements.

The project involves hands-on security engineering activities across:

Network Security: Firewalls, Web Application Firewalls (WAF), security gateways and Network Access Control (NAC).

Endpoint & Email Security: Assessment, optimization and hardening of endpoint protection and email security solutions.

Identity & Access Management (IAM): Review and optimization of IAM solutions, access controls and security configurations.

Security Hardening & Optimization: Analysis of existing configurations and security policies, remediation of vulnerabilities and implementation of security improvements.

• Start: date 11/2026
• Duration: 3 months
• Remote: onsite
• Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, AE
• Languages: English