Director - SOC Monitoring CPX

Overview

We are seeking a visionary and operationally strong Director of Security Operations Center (SOC) to lead next-generation cyber defense operations powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI), automation, and advanced analytics.

This role is responsible for overseeing enterprise-wide security monitoring, threat detection, incident response, cyber resilience, and SOC transformation initiatives, with a strong emphasis on integrating AI-driven security operations, Generative AI (GenAI), machine learning (ML), and autonomous response capabilities into the SOC ecosystem.

The Director will lead the evolution from a traditional SOC to an AI-Augmented SOC capable of predictive threat detection, intelligent automation, behavioral analytics, and accelerated incident response.

• Develop and execute the enterprise AI-enabled SOC strategy and roadmap.
• Lead transformation initiatives toward an AI-Augmented / Autonomous SOC operating model.
• Implement AI and ML capabilities for:
  • Threat detection
  • Behavioral analytics
  • Anomaly detection
  • Predictive risk scoring
  • Automated triage
  • Intelligent alert correlation
• Drive adoption of Generative AI (GenAI) security copilots to improve analyst productivity and incident investigation efficiency.
• Establish governance, risk controls, and ethical usage standards for AI within cyber operations.
• Evaluate emerging AI cybersecurity technologies and lead strategic adoption initiatives.

• Lead 24x7 enterprise SOC operations across detection, investigation, response, recovery, and escalation management.
• Oversee SOC analysts, threat hunters, detection engineers, incident responders, and automation engineers.
• Direct major cyber incident response activities including ransomware, APTs, insider threats, cloud compromises, and AI-enabled attacks.
• Ensure rapid containment and remediation through AI-assisted response workflows and SOAR orchestration.

• Develop capabilities to detect and mitigate:
  • AI-generated phishing attacks
  • Deepfake-enabled social engineering
  • LLM abuse and prompt injection attacks
  • Adversarial AI threats
  • AI model exploitation
  • Data poisoning and model manipulation risks
• Collaborate with AI/ML engineering teams to secure enterprise AI systems and models.
• Establish monitoring and security controls for enterprise GenAI platforms and AI-powered applications.

• Oversee AI-integrated security technologies including:
  • SIEM
  • SOAR
  • UEBA
  • EDR/XDR
  • AI threat intelligence platforms
  • Cloud-native security analytics
• Lead SOC automation initiatives to reduce manual effort and improve operational efficiency.
• Drive continuous improvement of detection engineering and telemetry optimization.

• Lead AI-assisted threat hunting and proactive cyber defense operations.
• Integrate threat intelligence feeds with AI analytics platforms for predictive detection capabilities.
• Leverage MITRE ATT&CK and behavioral analytics to identify emerging attack patterns.

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, AI, Data Science, or related field.
• 10+ years of cybersecurity experience with 5+ years leading enterprise SOC operations.
• Proven experience implementing AI/ML technologies in cybersecurity operations environments.
• Strong expertise in:
  • AI-driven SOC platforms
  • SIEM/SOAR
  • EDR/XDR
  • Threat intelligence
  • Cloud security
  • Detection engineering

• SIEM:
  Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, QRadar
• SOAR:
  Cortex XSOAR, Splunk SOAR
• EDR/XDR:
  Crowd Strike, Sentinel One, Defender
• AI Security Platforms & Security Copilots
• UEBA & Behavioral Analytics
• Cloud Security: AWS, Azure, GCP
• Threat Intelligence Platforms
• Python, automation scripting, APIs
• Machine Learning & AI analytics frameworks
• MITRE ATT&CK
• Experience with security automation and orchestration.
• Knowledge of AI security risks, adversarial AI, and GenAI security considerations.
• Strong leadership, crisis management, and executive communication skills.

• Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or Information Assurance.
• Industry certifications such as:
  • CISSP
  • CISM
  • GIAC
  • GCIH
  • GCFA
  • Microsoft Security certifications
  • Cloud security certifications
• Experience with:
  • GenAI security governance
  • LLM security
  • Autonomous SOC technologies
  • AI copilots for Sec Ops
  • Cloud-native SOC architectures

Role Level: Not Applicable
Work Type:
Full-Time
Country:
United Arab Emirates
City:
Abu Dhabi
Company Website:
Job Function:
Cybersecurity
Company Industry: Computer and Network Security