Overview:The Specialist is responsible for ensuring the effective and efficient delivery of the Cyber Fusion Center (CFC) services to the clients. The role requires strong technical and leadership skills, as well as excellent communication and collaboration skills, to manage a team of security professionals and coordinate with other teams within the CFC and the organization.The role reports to the Manager - Enterprise Incident Management and is part of the EIM function within the CFC providing day-to-day management of high severity incidents involving Client and CFC Incident Response team.The role also involves collaborating with other CFC service leads, security architects, and business partners to align the CFC services with the business objectives and security requirements.Core42 is the UAEs national-scale enabler for cloud and generative AI, combining G42 Groups expertise across multiple technology disciplines into a single platform for public sector and large enterprise transformations. Building on our capabilities as sovereign cloud and HPC specialist, we bring generative AI, cybersecurity, professional and managed services expertise to enable national-scale program deployments across industries. Responsibilities:

• Fosters collaboration with CFC clients and the broader security community to enhance partnerships.
• Support in executing Enterprise Incident Management key responsibilities.
• Assist in the identification, assessment, quantification, reporting, communication, mitigation, and effective monitoring of incidents.
• Monitor threat management and threat modeling, identifying threat vectors and developing mitigation strategies for security monitoring.
• Help in developing, maintaining, and managing comprehensive security policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Conduct thorough investigations of security breaches and implement appropriate remediation measures.
• Contribute to the development of information security incident response plans and ensure rapid & effective response to potential threats to information security.
• Monitor and analyze vulnerability assessment reports ensuring that the servers, applications, and network devices are updated with the latest patches and duly protected from emerging security threats.
• Deploy and adhere to all best practices recommended by the Information Security and Compliance teams.
• Analyze incident response reports and advise on corrective actions and enhancements to be made to the information security architecture.
• Ensure that standard operating procedures for information security are created and meticulously followed.
• Propose improvement opportunities and preventive measures to enhance the services provided by the information security operations team.
• Develop security baselines for the systems and monitor their compliance status.
• Stay abreast of the latest security trends, threats, and technologies, and propose innovative solutions to enhance our security posture.
• Delivers reports and briefings to the clients management at different levels on the overall CFC program and ongoing security incidents.
• Coordinate and collaborate with other teams within the CFC and the organization, such as the CFC operations, engineering, governance, and strategy teams, to ensure alignment and integration of the CFC service delivery.
• Develop and implement best practices, processes, and standards for the CFC service delivery, and ensure compliance with the relevant policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Coordinating vulnerability assessments and penetration tests for the clients\' assets and systems in accordance with CFC and client agreements.
• Provide support to the CFC clients during Audit and other support required activities.

Qualifications:

• A bachelor's degree in computer science, information security, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Relevant professional certifications, such as CISSP, CISM, or CompTIA Security.
• 5+ years of overall experience in cybersecurity or information security roles.
• Relevant experience in security operations, incident response, or threat intelligence.
• A certification in one or more of the following domains: security management, security engineering, security analysis, incident response, or digital forensics.
• Solid problem-solving and critical thinking abilities.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• A proactive and collaborative approach.

What we look forIf you are a performance-driven, inquisitive mind with the agility to adapt to ambiguity, you will fit right in. You should be eager to explore opportunities to build meaningful collaborations with stakeholders and aspire to create unique customer-centric solutions. Bias for action and a passion to conquer new frontiers in the AI space is at the heart of the Core42 community.What working at Core42 offersCulture: An open, diverse and inclusive environment with a global vision that encourages personal growth and focuses on ground-breaking, industry-first innovations.Career: Outstanding learning, development & growth opportunities via structured training programs and innovative, high-tech projects.Work-Life: A hybrid work policy to strike the perfect balance between office and home.Rewards: A competitive remuneration package with a host of perks including healthcare, education support, leave benefits and more.If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

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