Senior Manager/Director - Tech Consulting - Cybersecurity
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About the Role
Lead strategy and execution of Security Operations Centers, manage threat detection programs, and advise stakeholders on cyber resilience and innovation.
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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
- Accountable for assigned accounts, client relationship management, account growth, revenue, timely project execution, invoice collection, and maintain margins
- Lead client facing workshops, executive presentations, and threat landscape briefings
- Collaborate with cross functional practices to deliver integrated threat management programs
- Build, develop, and retain a high performing team of SOC leaders, detection engineers, and threat hunters across the region
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, SOAR, EDR/XDR technologies
- 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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Role Overview
- As a Threat Management & SOC Sub Competency Lead, you will shape the vision, strategy, and execution of advanced SOCs and threat management programs across the region.
- This role requires a balance of strategic leadership, technical oversight, business development, and people management.
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, 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) and align with EY global standards.
- Drive innovation in detection engineering, AI/ML driven analytics, SOAR, and XDR.
- Accountable for assigned accounts, client relationship management, account growth, revenue, timely project execution, invoice collection, and maintain margins.
- Lead client facing workshops, executive presentations, and threat landscape briefings.
- Collaborate with cross functional practices to deliver integrated threat management programs.
- Build, develop, and retain a high performing team of SOC leaders, detection engineers, and threat hunters across the region.
Skills and Attributes for Success
- Strong leadership presence with ability to influence C level stakeholders and regulators.
- Visionary mindset with proven success in scaling SOC services across geographies and industries.
- Strong business acumen with experience in P&L ownership, business development, pipeline management, and service commercialization.
- In depth knowledge of SOC operations, detection engineering, SIEM/SOAR/XDR technologies, and threat hunting practices.
- Strong understanding of threat intelligence and incident response coordination.
- Excellent communication, presentation, and storytelling skills.
To Qualify for the Role, You Must Have
- 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.
Ideally, You'll Also Have
- Experience advising at the national or sector wide level on SOC and threat management strategy.
- Exposure to cyber threat intelligence operations and integration into SOC workflows.
- Experience leading AI/ML driven SOC initiatives, advanced analytics, and automation programs.
- Prior leadership in global or regional managed security services (MSSP/MDR).
- Experience presenting at conferences, publishing thought leadership, or contributing to cyber standards.
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