Senior Specialist, Information Security (GRC)
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In the week to 4 October, 12 security engineer roles were open in Dubai at 10 employers. 4 new roles were posted during the week. Of the roles that say how they work, 17% are remote or hybrid.
Security engineers make up a small share of the roles listed on the board in Dubai. The seniority spread leans towards experienced professionals: about a third of roles carrying a seniority label are at senior level, with lead and manager positions each accounting for roughly a fifth, and junior and director roles each representing a small minority. A notable share of listings is relatively fresh, posted within the past week or so, while most of the remainder were posted within the past month. Employer demand is moderately concentrated, with more than half of the roles sitting with a handful of larger hirers. Cloud platforms and scripting languages feature prominently in descriptions, pointing to a market that values engineering depth alongside security expertise.
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Security engineers design, build and maintain the controls and infrastructure that protect systems, data and networks. Day-to-day work typically spans threat modelling, vulnerability management, secure code review, incident response and the hardening of cloud and on-premise environments. In a city where business clusters such as Dubai Internet City host a mix of multinationals and start-ups, and where the Dubai AI Campus has drawn major cloud and technology partners including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft and others, security engineers often work across hybrid cloud estates and support fast-moving product teams. The Dubai Centre for Artificial Intelligence and the wider push to embed AI across government entities also mean that securing AI workloads and APIs is becoming a more common part of the role.
Cloud platforms appear in a meaningful share of descriptions, with Python, AWS, GCP and Azure each mentioned in roughly a quarter of listings. CI/CD pipelines and APIs also feature, suggesting familiarity with DevSecOps practices is valued. Kubernetes appears in a smaller proportion of descriptions. Evaluation is noted in a notable minority of listings, which may reflect work on assessing security posture or tooling. Candidates who can demonstrate hands-on cloud security experience alongside scripting and pipeline knowledge are likely to be well placed.
On-site working dominates the roles listed here, accounting for the large majority of those stating a work mode. A small minority offer hybrid arrangements, and fully remote roles do not appear among current listings. This reflects a broader pattern in Dubai's technology sector, where physical presence in business districts and campuses is common.
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