Lead Consultant - Incident Response (CPX) (Cybersecurity)

Location: MBZ City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Company

hirify.global operates a high-impact and operationally critical cyber defence environment.

What you will do

• Lead technical coordination for active incident response engagements and communicate investigation progress to clients.
• Execute threat hunting and digital forensic investigations across Windows, Mac, and Linux systems.
• Perform host, network, mobile, cloud, malware, and OT/ICS-related investigations in relevant areas of expertise.
• Produce detailed reports, technical briefs, remediation plans, and customer-facing guidance.
• Conduct quality assurance on reports, contribute to process documentation, and drive continuous service improvement.
• Maintain the DFIR Forensics Lab, lead team research, and develop internal knowledge-sharing sessions.

Requirements

• Previous experience performing digital forensics is mandatory.
• Strong blue team, threat hunting, network analysis, operating system forensics, malware analysis, and enterprise infrastructure knowledge.
• Experience with network analysis tools such as Bro/Zeek, RITA, or Suricata, plus system and network device log analysis.
• GIAC certification in at least one discipline is required; GNFA, GCIH, GCIA, GCFE, GCFA, and GDAT are examples.
• Excellent spoken and written English communication and stakeholder management skills are required.
• A bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering is desirable but not mandatory; malware analysis experience is also desirable.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a fast-paced, dynamic, and operationally critical cyber defence environment.
• Collaborate with skilled blue team professionals while handling engagements independently after the initial two months.
• Follow a flexible schedule suited to changing incident response situations.
• Contribute to service improvement, internal research, and brown-bag knowledge-sharing sessions.