Established in 2004, Dubai Holding is a global investment company with investments in more than 34 countries and a combined workforce of nearly 45,000 individuals. In line with the vision of Dubai’s leadership and economic diversification strategy, Dubai Holding companies have nurtured sectors, irrevocably transforming Dubai’s socio-economic landscape and positioning Dubai as a diversified, globally integrated economy.

Dubai Holding is committed to the diversification of Dubai’s non-oil economy. Our portfolio, valued at over AED 284+ billion, spans 10 sectors, including real estate, hospitality, leisure & entertainment, ICT, design, education, media, retail, manufacturing & logistics, and science.

For the Good of Tomorrow

Dubai Holding is looking to hire a Senior Manager – Information Security Operations at Dubai Holding. The job holder is responsible for leading enterprise Information Security Operations under a managed SOC model, ensuring effective detection, response, and resilience against advanced and AI-enabled cyber threats across on-prem, cloud, and SaaS environments.

If you are ready to embark on a dynamic journey where your talents are valued, and your contributions make a real impact, we would like to hear from you.

Key Accountabilities:

• Govern and manage Managed SOC service providers, ensuring strong SLAs, KPIs, advanced threat detection coverage, and continuous SOC maturity improvement.
• Lead and coordinate end-to-end cyber incident response, including triage, containment, eradication, recovery, root-cause analysis, and post-incident improvement actions across internal teams and managed SOC partners.
• Lead response to advanced and AI-enabled cyber threats, including automated attacks, AI-driven phishing, deepfake-based social engineering, and abnormal behaviour patterns.
• Drive adoption, tuning, and operationalization of AI/ML-based security analytics, UEBA, XDR, and automated response capabilities in production environments, improving detection accuracy and reducing MTTR and alert fatigue.
• Ensure operational effectiveness and integration of the enterprise security topology, covering IAM, network security, endpoint protection, cloud and SaaS security, and data protection controls.
• Oversee secure and responsible enterprise use of AI and GenAI platforms, addressing risks such as data leakage, model misuse, shadow AI, and third-party AI exposure from a security operations standpoint.
• Act as incident commander for major security incidents, coordinating internal teams and SOC partners through containment, recovery, and post-incident reviews.
• Provide clear executive-level reporting on incidents, emerging threats, and AI-related security risks.

Who we are looking for:

• 10+ years of experience in information security operations, with strong exposure to managed SOC models.
• Demonstrated experience deploying and operating AI-driven security capabilities in production environments (e.g., UEBA, XDR, SOAR automation, ML-based detection).
• Strong foundation in security operations fundamentals (SIEM, SOAR, EDR/XDR, IAM, WAF, CASB, DLP, vulnerability management).
• Working knowledge of cloud and SaaS security operations in large enterprise environments.
• UAE or regional (GCC) experience is preferred, with awareness of local regulatory, compliance, and threat landscape considerations.
• Proven leadership, vendor management, and executive communication skills.

Education/Professional Certification:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, GCIH, or equivalent.

As much as we would be delighted to entertain all applicants, due to the high volumes of applications, only successful applicants will be contacted within 14 business days.

This job description is not all inclusive. Dubai Holding reserves the right to amend this job description at any time. Dubai Holding is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment.