Cyber Security Engineer

Provide advanced managed security operations and monitoring for enterprise and government customers, including MOI and FEDNET, in an MSSP environment.

Manage Arbor Sightline and AED, Palo Alto NGFW, Fortinet SD-WAN and firewalls, and Microsoft Defender security platforms. Conduct DDoS detection, traffic analysis, mitigation, endpoint onboarding, policy tuning, vulnerability reviews, and security posture assessments.

Prepare operational reports, incident summaries, SOPs, service documentation, and security recommendations while advising customer stakeholders on security improvements and best practices.

Investigated and resolved complex security incidents through forensic analysis of network logs, cloud telemetry, and endpoint data to determine root cause and containment scope.

Participated in security audits, assessments, information asset classification, and compliance activities. Supported mapping and documentation for ISO 27001, NIST CSF, UAE cybersecurity regulations, and corporate security policies.

Established information security governance structures, applied CIS Controls, and performed firewall audits and security hardening to reduce attack surface.

Support managed services NOC/SOC operations by monitoring and resolving incident, change, and problem tickets.

Work with high-availability and enterprise networking technologies including BGP, HSRP, OSPF, DMVPN, MPLS, QoS, ACLs, RADIUS, wireless networks, VLANs, NAC, and 802.1X.

Implemented and managed firewall policies across FortiGate, Palo Alto, and Cisco ASA platforms to enforce security controls and prevent unauthorized access.

Provided technical support for security incidents and collaborated with client teams to investigate and mitigate cyber threats. Designed security frameworks and documented procedures for secure IT asset deployment and maintenance.

Designed, deployed, and configured security infrastructure using Palo Alto firewall models PA-220, PA-850, and PA-3220, FortiGate models 100E, 200F, and 600F, and Stormshield SN310.

Supported network security operations by configuring firewall platforms and helping maintain secure client connectivity and infrastructure protection.

Planned, designed, and deployed network solutions for more than 150 clients, integrating Cisco and Huawei networking devices including routers, Catalyst switches, wireless LAN controllers, and access points.

Handled daily NOC operations by monitoring incident, change, and problem tickets through resolution.

Investigated and mitigated security incidents involving firewall breaches, DDoS attacks, and unauthorized access.

Responded to security tickets and incidents, performing initial analysis and escalating cases to the SOC or higher-level engineers when required.

Implemented and troubleshot IDS/IPS solutions to support threat detection and prevention.

Assisted with security patching and firmware updates to mitigate vulnerabilities across IT assets.

Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering with a specialization in Communications.