Senior Cyber Security Engineer - Microsoft Security

Senior Cyber Security Engineer
- Microsoft Security Stack
- Abu Dhabi

We are looking for a Senior Cyber Security Engineer to join our security team and play a key role in strengthening, monitoring, and defending our enterprise security environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize security solutions across the Microsoft Security ecosystem
  , including Microsoft Entra  (Azure AD), Microsoft Defender, and Microsoft Sentinel
• Administer and support Crowd Strike Falcon and Zscaler security platforms
• Monitor security events, investigate alerts, and lead incident response activities
• Perform threat hunting, detection engineering, and security monitoring
• Develop and maintain security use cases, playbooks, and automation workflows
• Conduct security investigations, root cause analysis, and post-incident reporting
• Collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, and application teams to improve security posture
• Implement and maintain security controls aligned with industry best practices
• Support vulnerability management, identity security, and endpoint protection initiatives

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of hands-on cybersecurity experience
• Strong expertise in:
• Crowd Strike Falcon
• Zscaler
• Proven experience in security operations and incident response
• Strong understanding of threat detection, threat hunting, and security monitoring
• Experience with cloud security, identity and access management, and endpoint security
• Knowledge of security frameworks such as NIST, CIS, or ISO 27001 is an advantage
• Relevant certifications such as SC-200, SC-300, AZ-500, CISSP, GCIA, or GCIH are preferred

What We're Looking For

• Hands-on security professional with a proactive mindset
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced security operations environment
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills