Senior Manager/Director - Tech Consulting - Cybersecurity - Threat MGT & SOC - KSA
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About the Role
EY is seeking a visionary cybersecurity leader to lead the Threat Management sub-competency across MENA. The role involves defining strategy for SOC build and transformation, managing P&L, advising C-level stakeholders, and driving innovation in detection and response.
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Responsibilities
- Define and lead the regional strategy and growth plan for SOC and Threat Management services across MENA
- Own the Threat Management sub competency P&L, driving market growth, operational excellence, and maturity practice
- Oversee delivery of SOC build, transformation, and managed SOC engagements for government and enterprise clients
- Develop and manage advanced threat detection, incident response, and threat hunting programs
- Guide integration of threat intelligence, threat modeling, and red/purple team collaboration into SOC operations
- Act as a trusted advisor to CISOs, CIOs, and boards, providing strategic guidance on SOC maturity and cyber resilience
- Ensure SOC services comply with regulatory requirements (e.g., NCA ECC/DCC, ISO 27001, PCI DSS)
- Drive innovation in detection engineering, AI/ML driven analytics, SOAR, and XDR
- Lead client facing workshops, executive presentations, and threat landscape briefings
- Build, develop, and retain a high performing team of SOC leaders, detection engineers, and threat hunters
Requirements
- 12 15+ years of progressive experience in cybersecurity, with focus in SOC leadership, threat management, or managed detection and response
- Proven experience leading large scale SOC transformations (build, operate, transfer models or managed SOC services)
- Demonstrated track record advising government, defense, financial, or critical infrastructure clients
- Strong technical expertise with SIEM (Splunk, IBM QRadar, Microsoft Sentinel), SOAR (Cortex XSOAR, Splunk Phantom, Demisto), EDR/XDR (Defender XDR, CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne, Palo Alto Cortex)
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field
- Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, GIAC (GCIA, GCDA, GCTI, GRID), GCIH, CCSP, SANS
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The opportunity
- We are looking for a visionary and strategic cybersecurity leader to lead the Threat Management sub competency across MENA.
- Define and execute strategy for building, transforming, and scaling world class SOC and Threat Management capabilities.
- This role is central to EY's mission to build a safer digital economy.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Define and lead the regional strategy and growth plan for SOC and Threat Management services across MENA.
- Own the Threat Management sub competency P&L.
- Oversee delivery of SOC build, transformation, and managed SOC engagements.
- Develop and manage advanced threat detection, incident response, and threat hunting programs.
- Guide integration of threat intelligence, threat modeling, and red/purple team collaboration.
- Act as a trusted advisor to CISOs, CIOs, and boards.
- Ensure SOC services comply with regulatory requirements.
- Drive innovation in detection engineering, AI/ML driven analytics, SOAR, and XDR.
- Accountable for assigned accounts, client relationship management, account growth, revenue, etc.
- Lead client facing workshops, executive presentations, and threat landscape briefings.
- Build, develop, and retain a high performing team.
To qualify for the role, you must have
- 12 15+ years of progressive experience in cybersecurity, with focus in SOC leadership, threat management, or MDR.
- Proven experience leading large scale SOC transformations.
- Demonstrated track record advising government, defense, financial, or critical infrastructure clients.
- Strong technical expertise with SIEM, SOAR, EDR/XDR technologies.
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field.
- Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, GIAC, GCIH, CCSP, SANS.
What We Offer
- Continuous learning to develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
- Success as defined by you with tools and flexibility.
- Transformative leadership insights, coaching, and confidence.
- Diverse and inclusive culture.
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