
Consultant, Managed Defense
- Permanent
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 2 - 5 yrs
Job expiry date: 22/02/2026
Job overview
Date posted
08/01/2026
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Salary
AED 15,000 - 20,000 per month
Compensation
Job description
Consultant, Managed Defense role with Google (Mandiant) in the United Arab Emirates, remote eligible with remote location specified as United Arab Emirates, within Mandiant Threat Defense. Minimum qualifications include bachelorās degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity or related technical field (or equivalent practical experience), 3 years experience in information security, SOC, incident response or similar cyber experience, 2 years experience in technical delivery, service delivery, client management or managed services, experience with critical incident response tools spanning computer forensics, malware analysis, network or host-based intrusion detection, proactive services, remediation and vulnerability testing, experience with enterprise detection technologies and processes including Advanced Threat Detection tools, IDS/IPS, Network Packet Analysis, Endpoint Protection, Identity Security and Cloud Security, plus experience with network/security protocols and operating systems including Unix and Linux. Preferred qualifications include navigating current information security issues and solutions, collecting/analyzing/escalating security events, responding to computer security incidents or collecting/analyzing/disseminating cyber threat intelligence, evaluating customer needs and coordinating solution design with ability to clearly communicate solutions, and delivering succinct fact-based communications to stakeholders. As a Mandiant Threat Defense Technical Consultant, serves as thought leader, owns service delivery of detection and response against attackers for multiple customers, acts as dedicated point of contact through customer onboarding and service delivery, sets expectations around service delivery, and contributes to a team providing tactical remediation efforts, targeted recommendations, quality service and community protection, acting as trusted advisor to fit the right combination of technology, intelligence and expertise to customer needs. Mission includes providing security expertise and strategic advisory for Google SecOps and other security solutions, building partnerships, understanding client needs and exceeding expectations through technical excellence, proactive security and integrity. Responsibilities include building and maintaining customer relationships focused on security and understanding needs/issues, delivering technical briefings on security trends including threat intelligence and malware analysis, addressing intricate technical issues with ambiguous requirements by developing innovative solutions, taking ownership of projects and tasks independently with minimal supervision, and partnering with teams and stakeholders across departments to achieve shared goals.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Own service delivery of detection and response against attackers for multiple customers within Mandiant Threat Defense
- Serve as dedicated point of contact for customers through onboarding and ongoing managed defense service delivery and set expectations around service delivery
- Build and maintain excellent customer relationships focused on security by understanding customer needs and issues
- Deliver insightful technical briefings on the latest security trends including threat intelligence and malware analysis
- Provide tactical remediation efforts and targeted recommendations to customers and contribute to quality service delivery and community protection
- Address intricate technical issues with ambiguous requirements by developing innovative and effective solutions
- Collect, analyze and escalate security events and support response to computer security incidents where applicable
- Apply and operate incident response and detection capabilities across computer forensics, malware analysis, network/host-based intrusion detection, network packet analysis, endpoint protection, identity security and cloud security
- Partner with various teams and stakeholders across departments to achieve shared goals and align technology, intelligence and expertise to customer needs
- Take initiative and ownership of projects and tasks and work independently with minimal supervision
Experience & skills
- Hold a bachelorās degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity or a related technical field or have equivalent practical experience
- Have 3 years of experience in information security, SOC, incident response or similar cyber experience
- Have 2 years of experience in technical delivery, service delivery, client management or managed services experience
- Have experience with critical tools used in incident response, computer forensics, malware analysis, network or host-based intrusion detection, proactive services, remediation and vulnerability testing
- Have experience working with enterprise detection technologies and processes including Advanced Threat Detection tools, IDS/IPS, Network Packet Analysis, Endpoint Protection, Identity Security and Cloud Security
- Have experience with network and security protocols and operating systems including Unix and Linux
- Be able to own managed detection and response service delivery for multiple customers and act as trusted advisor and primary customer point of contact through onboarding and ongoing delivery
- Be able to evaluate customer needs, coordinate solution design and clearly communicate solutions and deliver succinct fact-based communications to stakeholders
- Be able to work remotely with remote location specified as United Arab Emirates