About this role
Key Responsibilities
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Act as the onsite operational security focal point, coordinating security monitoring, incident response, technical remediation, and reporting with Blackstone's shared SOC.
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Manage and maintain enterprise firewall security controls, policies, and configurations.
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Lead and support vulnerability management activities, including identification, assessment, tracking, and remediation of security vulnerabilities.
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Coordinate security monitoring, alert triage, and escalation with the shared SOC and technical teams.
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Lead operational response to confirmed security incidents according to approved procedures.
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Handle security operations activities and ensure effective execution of security processes.
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Collect and preserve technical evidence, maintaining incident records and timelines.
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Coordinate containment, remediation, recovery, and post-incident reviews with stakeholders.
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Support security logging, SIEM integration, use-case tuning, and monitoring coverage assessments.
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Track technical security risks and remediation dependencies across infrastructure and applications.
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Provide operational security reporting and escalate policy/risk decisions to authorized functions.
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Requirements
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Indian national currently based in the UAE, preferably Abu Dhabi
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5+ years of cybersecurity operations, SOC, incident response, or security engineering experience.
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Hands-on experience in firewall management, vulnerability management, and incident handling & response.
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Practical experience with SIEM platforms such as Splunk, QRadar, Sentinel, or equivalent.
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Strong knowledge of security monitoring, incident handling, threat analysis, and security operations.
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Experience coordinating with SOC teams and driving remediation activities across infrastructure and application environments.
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Security+, CEH, GCIA, GCIH, or equivalent cybersecurity certification preferred.