Detection Engineers & Senior SOC Analysts (m/f/d) – SOC Operations & Transformation

Project overview

Start Date: ASAP / Short Notice

Project details

Minimum 3 months, with the possibility of extension up to 12 months

100% (Full-time)

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Remote Work: Not available / 100% on-site

Languages: Fluent English (mandatory)

Key Responsibilities

Must-Have Requirements

• Manage and provide operational support for the Security Operations Center (SOC), including alert triage and incident handling.
• Analyze, optimize, and continuously fine-tune existing detection rules and security use cases.
• Identify and assess detection gaps, false positives, and false negatives.
• Enhance and optimize SOC playbooks, processes, and operational workflows.
• Improve detection and response capabilities to sustainably strengthen the organization's overall security posture.
• Contribute to the development of a target operating model for the SOC and support its strategic and operational transformation.
• Support the establishment, development, and continuous improvement of SOC maturity and capabilities.
• At least 5 years of solid professional experience in a SOC environment, ideally at L2/L3 level or in a SOC Lead role.
• Strong expertise in Detection Engineering, Security Monitoring, and Incident Response.
• Hands-on experience with SIEM and EDR solutions.
• Proven experience in analyzing, optimizing, and fine-tuning detection use cases.
• Experience in SOC transformation, SOC optimization, or the structured development of SOC capabilities.
• Strong ability to analyze and manage security alerts, identify detection gaps, and investigate false positives and false negatives.
• Fluent English communication skills, both written and spoken, including professional-level proficiency.
• Availability to start the project at short notice and willingness to work 100% on-site in Abu Dhabi.
• Start: ASAP
• Duration: 3 months
• Remote: onsite
• Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, AE
• Languages: English