Cloud Security & SIEM Engineer (SOC)

Job Description - Cloud Security & SIEM Engineer (SOC)

Job Title: Cloud Security & SIEM Engineer

Department: Security Operations Centre (SOC)

Location: Dubai, UAE

Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time

Work Arrangement: Onsite

Experience Required: 3-8 years (Mid-Level)

Joining Date: Immediate joiners preferred

Role Summary

We are seeking a skilled Cloud Security & SIEM Engineer to join our client’s Security Operations Centre in Dubai. The successful candidate will be responsible for securing cloud environments, integrating cloud security telemetry with SIEM platforms, monitoring cloud activity, investigating security events, and automating security operations.

The role requires hands-on experience across AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform, along with strong knowledge of SIEM integration, cloud-native logging, identity and access management, network security, and security automation.

The ideal candidate should be able to translate cloud activity into actionable security monitoring, detection, investigation, and response capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Security Operations

Monitor and protect workloads and services hosted across AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.

Apply cloud security principles across IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS environments.

Understand and implement security controls based on the shared responsibility model of each cloud provider.

Identify cloud security misconfigurations, excessive permissions, insecure network exposure, and other security risks.

Support the implementation and continuous improvement of cloud security standards, controls, and operational procedures.

Assist with cloud security assessments, risk reviews, and remediation activities.

Identity and Access Management

Implement and review role-based access control and least-privilege access models.

Monitor privileged accounts, service accounts, authentication activities, and permission changes.

Support the enforcement of multi-factor authentication and conditional access controls.

Investigate suspicious authentication attempts, privilege escalation, compromised identities, and unauthorised access.

Conduct periodic reviews of cloud roles, permissions, and access policies.

Cloud Network Security

Monitor and secure cloud networks, including VPCs, virtual networks, subnets, security groups, firewalls, routing rules, and network access controls.

Review VPC and virtual network flow logs to identify suspicious or unauthorised network activity.

Support cloud network segmentation and Zero Trust security initiatives.

Assist in securing connectivity between cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments.

Investigate network-based threats, anomalous traffic, unauthorised connections, and exposed cloud resources.

SIEM Integration and Monitoring

Integrate cloud services and security telemetry with SIEM platforms such as:

Securonix

Microsoft Sentinel

Splunk

IBM QRadar

Elastic SIEM

Configure and maintain cloud-native connectors, API-based integrations, and agent-based log ingestion.

Onboard, validate, normalise, and troubleshoot cloud log sources.

Develop and optimise detection rules, correlation rules, dashboards, alerts, reports, and investigation queries.

Ensure that cloud security logs are accurately collected, parsed, classified, enriched, and retained.

Monitor ingestion failures, data gaps, parsing issues, and abnormal log-volume changes.

Cloud Logging and Analysis

Configure and monitor AWS CloudWatch, AWS CloudTrail, Azure Monitor, Azure Activity Logs, and related cloud-native logging services.

Collect and analyse security-relevant logs, including:

API and administrative activity

Authentication and access logs

VPC and network flow logs

DNS logs

Firewall and security-group logs

Audit and configuration-change logs

Container and orchestration logs

AKS, EKS, and ECS logs

Conduct log parsing, field extraction, event classification, filtering, masking, and enrichment.

Identify unusual activity and behavioural anomalies using SIEM analytics and cloud-native monitoring tools.

Maintain adequate logging coverage to support security monitoring, investigations, and audit requirements.

Security Incident Detection and Response

Monitor and triage cloud security alerts generated by SIEM and cloud-native security platforms.

Investigate suspicious activity, compromised identities, unauthorised access, cloud configuration changes, and potential data exposure.

Determine the severity, scope, business impact, and root cause of cloud security incidents.

Escalate confirmed incidents in accordance with SOC procedures and response timelines.

Support containment, remediation, recovery, and post-incident review activities.

Document investigation findings, evidence, response actions, and recommendations.

Contribute to the development of cloud-specific incident-response playbooks and use cases.

Automation and Secure Cloud Deployment

Develop scripts using Python, PowerShell, or Bash for security automation, log parsing, enrichment, validation, and investigation.

Automate repetitive SOC and cloud security processes where appropriate.

Use Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, and Azure Bicep to support secure cloud deployments.

Review Infrastructure as Code templates for security risks and configuration weaknesses.

Develop security workflows using services such as:

AWS Lambda

Amazon EventBridge

Azure Logic Apps

Cloud-native automation and orchestration services

Support automated alert enrichment, notification, containment, and remediation workflows.

Compliance and Governance

Support log-retention policies and ensure that security logs are protected against unauthorised alteration or deletion.

Maintain audit-ready evidence relating to cloud access, administrative activity, security events, and incident investigations.

Support compliance requirements aligned with applicable frameworks and standards, including PCI DSS and HIPAA where relevant.

Maintain technical documentation, cloud security procedures, integration records, and operational runbooks.

Participate in periodic audits, security assessments, and control-testing activities.

Required Qualifications and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.

3-8 years of relevant experience in cybersecurity, cloud security, SIEM engineering, or Security Operations Centre environments.

Practical experience with at least one major cloud provider: AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.

Strong understanding of IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS security responsibilities.

Working knowledge of cloud shared-responsibility models.

Hands-on knowledge of identity and access management, RBAC, least privilege, MFA, and privileged-access monitoring.

Experience with cloud network security concepts, including VPCs, virtual networks, security groups, firewalls, segmentation, and Zero Trust.

Experience with at least one enterprise SIEM platform, preferably Securonix, Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, IBM QRadar, or Elastic SIEM.

Experience integrating cloud logs into a SIEM through native connectors, APIs, or agents.

Knowledge of cloud audit, authentication, network, DNS, and activity logs.

Experience investigating cloud security alerts and supporting incident-response activities.

Working knowledge of Python, PowerShell, or Bash.

Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and documentation skills.

Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, onsite SOC environment.

Preferred Skills

Multi-cloud security experience across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

Experience monitoring Kubernetes and container environments, including AKS, EKS, and ECS.

Knowledge of Terraform, CloudFormation, or Bicep.

Experience with AWS Lambda, Amazon EventBridge, or Azure Logic Apps.

Familiarity with cloud security posture management and cloud workload protection platforms.

Experience creating SIEM detection rules, use cases, dashboards, and automated response playbooks.

Understanding of MITRE ATT&CK techniques relevant to cloud environments.

Knowledge of PCI DSS, HIPAA, ISO 27001, NIST, CIS Benchmarks, or other recognised security frameworks.

Experience supporting compliance audits and log-retention requirements.

Exposure to threat hunting and behavioural anomaly detection in cloud environments.

Preferred Certifications

Any of the following certifications would be advantageous:

Certified Cloud Security Professional - CCSP

AWS Certified Security - Specialty

Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate

Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer

Microsoft Security Operations Analyst - SC-200

Relevant SIEM Administrator or SIEM Engineer certification

Other recognised cloud security or SOC certifications

Key Competencies

Strong cloud security and SOC fundamentals

Analytical and investigative thinking

Security-event correlation and log analysis

Incident prioritisation and response

Automation-oriented approach

Attention to detail

Clear technical documentation

Effective communication and stakeholder coordination

Ability to manage security incidents under time-sensitive conditions

Candidate Profile

The preferred candidate is a hands-on cloud security professional with practical SIEM and SOC experience. The individual should be capable of onboarding cloud log sources, developing monitoring use cases, investigating cloud security events, and automating operational security activities.

Candidates who are currently available in the UAE or able to join immediately will be given preference.