Security Manager
Role Overview
Oversees managed security service delivery for multiple regional customers and serves as their primary security point of contact.
Combines customer relationship management, technical security expertise, incident coordination, service reporting, and continuous improvement.
Handles customer requests directly where appropriate and coordinates specialist internal teams to provide clear updates and follow-through.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role Summary
Oversees managed security service delivery for multiple regional customers and serves as their primary security point of contact.
Combines customer relationship management, technical security expertise, incident coordination, service reporting, and continuous improvement.
Handles customer requests directly where appropriate and coordinates specialist internal teams to provide clear updates and follow-through.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage customer security requests, technical inquiries, operational issues, and escalations.
- Coordinate with SOC Engineering, Purple Team, Automation, and other internal teams to deliver customer requirements.
- Implement and maintain incident response playbooks, escalation procedures, and alert-handling instructions.
- Support incident investigations, prepare incident reports, and coordinate response efforts and customer communications.
- Lead troubleshooting discussions, explain technical findings, and provide actionable recommendations.
- Track requests and internal actions through completion, with clear ownership, priorities, and progress updates.
- Conduct customer meetings about incidents, troubleshooting, service issues, and requirements.
- Notify the SOC of planned customer penetration tests, maintenance, and configuration changes, and coordinate monitoring.
- Lead monthly customer reviews and deliver monthly, quarterly, and annual security reports.
- Participate in executive, technical, and on-site customer meetings; present findings, performance, risks, and recommendations.
Required Skills and Experience
- Relevant experience in SOC operations, incident response, or managed security services, with customer engagement and service-delivery responsibility.
- Practical knowledge of SIEM and EDR platforms such as IBM QRadar, Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, CrowdStrike, or Microsoft Defender.
- Strong understanding of detection use cases, alert tuning, log source management, incident response playbooks, and SOAR workflows.
- Ability to interpret security metrics, build dashboards, and produce clear technical and executive reports.
- Strong communication and presentation skills, including explaining technical issues to varied audiences.
- Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams, manage competing priorities, and maintain customer relationships during incidents.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, organizational, and follow-up skills.
Additional Required Skills
- Residence in the UAE is required.
- Goal-oriented and proactive, with strong interpersonal, teamwork, coordination, attention-to-detail, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
- Able to work flexibly and remain composed under stressful situations.
- Excellent English communication skills; Arabic is an advantage.
Why Join Us
- Opportunity to work in a growing cybersecurity environment.
- Collaborative and dynamic team culture.
- Opportunity to make an impact on security operations and client success.
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