Cyber Security Defense Lead (Cybersecurity)

Location: Hybrid, Cairo, Egypt

Company

hirify.global is hiring a Cyber Security Defense Lead to establish and lead its cyber defence capabilities.

What you will do

• Lead Security Operations and Cyber Defence functions across cloud and on-premises environments.
• Develop and maintain security monitoring, incident response processes, procedures, and playbooks.
• Manage and improve SIEM, EDR, SOAR, and security monitoring capabilities.
• Lead investigation, containment, eradication, and recovery for security incidents.
• Develop threat detection use cases, detection engineering, threat intelligence, and threat hunting capabilities.
• Coordinate incident communications, regulatory reporting, post-incident reviews, external MSSP relationships, and cyber defence metrics including MTTD, MTTR, detection coverage, and incident trends.

Requirements

• At least 6 years of experience in Security Operations, Incident Response, Threat Hunting, or Cyber Defence roles.
• Strong experience with SIEM, EDR, SOAR, threat intelligence, and security monitoring platforms.
• Experience leading security incident investigations and coordinating response efforts.
• Strong understanding of attack techniques, threat actor behaviours, and the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
• Experience with cloud security monitoring across AWS and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Familiarity with digital forensics, malware analysis concepts, and incident response methodologies.
• Knowledge of ISO 27001 and the NIST Cybersecurity Framework.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity, risk, and data protection regulations in Egypt, including FRA requirements, and relevant DIFC regulatory frameworks.
• University or college degree in a relevant professional field.
• Excellent written and spoken English.

Nice to have

• CISSP, GCIA, GCIH, GCFA, GMON, SC-200, or equivalent certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid workplace in Cairo, Egypt.
• Collaboration with Security Engineering, Infrastructure, Product Engineering, and GRC teams.