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Director / Partner - Cyber Security – Threat Management & SOC

As a Threat Management & SOC Sub-Competency Lead, you will be responsible for shaping the vision, strategy, and execution of advanced Security Operations Centers (SOCs) and threat management programs across the region. You will oversee large-scale SOC build and transformation projects, drive innovation in detection and response, and advise C-level stakeholders on cyber resilience strategies. This role requires a balance of strategic leadership, technical oversight, business development, and people management to position the firm as a market leader in SOC and threat detection services.

We’re looking for a visionary and strategic cybersecurity leader to lead the Threat Management sub-competency across the MENA region. You will define and execute the strategy for building, transforming, and scaling world-class Security Operations Center (SOC) and Threat Management capabilities for governments, national entities, and leading enterprises.

This is a unique opportunity to lead national and sector-wide SOC initiatives, deliver cutting-edge managed detection and response solutions, and be part of a leading firm that helps organizations stay ahead of today’s evolving cyber threats.

Your key responsibilities

• Define and lead the regional strategy and growth plan for SOC and Threat Management services across MENA.
• Own the Threat Management sub-competency P&L, driving market growth, operational excellence, and maturity practice.
• Oversee delivery of SOC build, transformation, and managed SOC engagements for government and enterprise clients.
• Develop and manage advanced threat detection, incident response, and threat hunting programs.
• Guide integration of threat intelligence, threat modeling, and red/purple team collaboration into SOC operations.
• Act as a trusted advisor to CISOs, CIOs, and boards, providing strategic guidance on SOC maturity and cyber resilience.
• Ensure SOC services comply with regulatory requirements (e.g., NCA ECC/DCC, ISO 27001, PCI DSS) and align with EY global standards and industry best practices.
• Drive innovation in detection engineering, AI/ML-driven analytics, SOAR (Security Orchestration, Automation & Response), and XDR.
• Accountable for assigned accounts, client relationship management, account growth, revenue, timely project execution, invoice collection, and maintain margins etc.
• Lead client-facing workshops, executive presentations, and threat landscape briefings.
• Collaborate with cross-functional practices (e.g., Cloud Security, Offensive Security, IR, Risk Advisory) to deliver integrated threat management programs.
• Build, develop, and retain a high-performing team of SOC leaders, detection engineers, and threat hunters across Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, and the wider region.
• Lead strategic go-to-market initiatives, proposals, and client pursuits focused on SOC transformation and MDR.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning, enabling local talent growth and certification advancement.

Skills and attributes for success

• Strong leadership presence with ability to influence C-level stakeholders and regulators.
• Visionary mindset with proven success in scaling SOC services across geographies and industries.
• Strong business acumen with experience in P&L ownership, business development, pipeline management, and service commercialization.
• In-depth knowledge of SOC operations, detection engineering, SIEM/SOAR/XDR technologies, and threat hunting practices.
• Strong understanding of threat intelligence and incident response coordination.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and storytelling skills — capable of bridging technical detail and strategic business outcomes.
• Visionary mindset with a track record of driving transformation and innovation in cybersecurity operations.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• 12–15+ years of progressive experience in cybersecurity, with focus in SOC leadership, threat management, or managed detection and response.
• Proven experience leading large-scale SOC transformations (build, operate, transfer models or managed SOC services).
• Demonstrated track record advising government, defense, financial, or critical infrastructure clients.
• Strong technical expertise with:

• SIEM: Splunk, IBM QRadar, Microsoft Sentinel
• SOAR: Cortex XSOAR, Splunk Phantom, Demisto
• EDR/XDR: Defender XDR, CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne, Palo Alto Cortex

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field.
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, GIAC (GCIA, GCDA, GCTI, GRID), GCIH, CCSP, SANS.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Experience advising at the national or sector-wide level on SOC and threat management strategy.
• Exposure to cyber threat intelligence operations and integration into SOC workflows.
• Experience leading AI/ML-driven SOC initiatives, advanced analytics, and automation programs.
• Prior leadership in global or regional managed security services (MSSP/MDR).
• Experience presenting at conferences, publishing thought leadership, or contributing to cyber standards.

What we offer

We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. Plus, we offer:

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.

Job Title:

Key Responsibilities:

As a Consultant, you will focus on helping solve client problems by offering both strategic and operational deep Finance and Accounting industry expertise. You will work as part of a team of problem solvers with extensive Government Sector consulting and industry experience, helping our clients solve their complex business issues from strategy to execution. We pride ourselves on building long-lasting relationships with companies and organizations, to bring the best insights and solutions to help them tackle whatever critical issues they may face. Our FAAS practice currently focuses on several core sectors including Government, Health Industries, Consumer and Industrial Products & Services.

Skills and Attributes for Success:

• A bachelor’s degree in an accounting field
• Demonstrating strong experience in process improvement in financial planning and analysis, specifically in the budgeting/planning and reporting cycle.
• Demonstrating proven experience in financial planning, budgeting, and analysis, preferably in a consulting or advisory role.
• Proficient in utilizing process reengineering (BPR) principles to redesign and restructure budgeting cycles, achieving significant improvements in performance, efficiency, and effectiveness.
• Demonstrating proven experience in public financial management, preferably in the Saudi Market.
• Possessing strong knowledge of financial management principles, budgeting methodologies, and financial modeling techniques.
• Demonstrating experience in planning and managing timelines across projects.
• Exhibiting excellent knowledge of data analytics tools, especially Power BI and Alteryx.
• Experience with at least two comprehensive cost accounting / optimization / reduction / rationalization projects at large companies. This must include review of all type of expenses

• Experience with reviewing companies’ budgets and the budgeting process, including experience with zero-based budgeting, performance-based budgeting and other budgeting frameworks and concepts.
• Experience with developing and reviewing cost allocation frameworks such as ABC costing and other costing techniques and methods.
• Experience in public sector planning applications (Hyperion performance management application, SAP Business planning and consolidation application)
• Relevant sector experience and exposure to working with one of the Big 4
• Professional qualification, such as ACCA, CMA, CPA

Your key responsibilities:

• Build and maintain strong relationships with government authorities and immigration agencies.
• Stay current with the latest developments in Immigration and Labour, ensuring timely updates are incorporated into the newsletter and communicated to management and relevant teams.
• Remain aware of changes in immigration laws and regulations to ensure compliance and provide appropriate guidance to stakeholders.Oversee the immigration processes to ensure timely and accurate submissions of applications and documentation.
• Facilitate training and development opportunities to enhance team capabilities [where required].
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including HR, legal, and business leaders, to align immigration strategies with business objectives.
• Provide expert guidance and support to stakeholders on immigration-related matters.
• Where required communicate effectively with clients and external partners to address their immigration needs.
• Manage the successful delivery of immigration projects in your Cluster and in some instances the MENA region.
• Adherence to Quality and Risk Management processes.
• Conduct regular risk assessments for new projects and highlight any risks to the management prior to deployment.
• Manage and support any queries received from senior management, employees and guide them in accordance with the best practices.

Skills and attributes for success

• Confidentiality and Integrity, as this role requires dealing with employees’ personal documentation
• Upholding EY’s values, brand and reputation as well as understand and follow workplace policies and procedures
• Excellent communication skills
• Enthusiastic and energetic; able to embrace new ways of working.
• Should be a Team player
• Project management skills to plan and prioritise work and meet deadlines
• Outgoing with good relationship skills and the ability to deliver quality output
• Ability to build strong client relationships
• Attention to detail with a commitment to high quality and accuracy
• Self-starter; willing to be accountable for your decisions and output
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to provide document control solutions and handling all documents and transactions for immigration and Labour.
• Be agile and open to change

To qualify for the role you must have

• A bachelor's or post-graduate degree in Human Resource Management or related field.
• 6 - 7 years’ experience in a similar role.
• Excellent knowledge of the local Labour and Immigration requirements.
• Arabic speaker
• Fluency in written and spoken English,
• Advanced user of Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel with strong attention to detail.
• Process mapping and improvement experience.

You will have the opportunity to provide clients an integrated, consistent, quality service that unlocks the potential of the compliance function, with tax compliance, statutory accounts preparation and tax accounting calculation support.

Your key responsibilities

You will be assisting clients in their financial digital processes (e.g. preparation and interpretation of year-end-closings, audit assistance, financial statements, etc.), tax compliance (corporate tax returns and VAT returns, etc.), general accounting, credit control and internal optimization projects. You will also be responsible for management reports, budgeting, analytical bookkeeping, financial health and competitors’ analysis.

You will be responsible for overall day to day requirements in client engagements, monitor progress and deliverables, put in place the necessary standardized processes, anticipate and identify risks, resolve or escalate issues as appropriate and drive performance-improvement solutions.

You will also be responsible for ensuring adherence to our Tax Quality guidelines.

Skills and attributes for success

If you are an excellent communicator and detail oriented professional with a strong track record of management experience who is comfortable working across borders with a wide network of people and with large amount of data, you will be perfect for the role.

To qualify for the role you must have

• A bachelor's degree with strong academic credentials in accounting, business, finance, taxation or any related essential fields.
• Professional qualifications e.g. CA, CPA, ACCA, CTA, ADIT or equivalent qualification is a must.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience, ideally within a large professional services company or similar environment.
• Extensive and in-depth knowledge of Financial Reporting Standards, relevant tax rules, procedures and guidelines.
• Excellent Command of spoken and written English. Arabic will be an advantage.

Ideally, you also have

• Experience of dealing with multinational clients and ability to work in multi-cultural environment.
• Experience and knowledge of tax compliance, financial reporting and ERP systems such as SAP.
• Demonstrated good understanding and capability of implementing accounting concepts.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Effective organization and time management skills with ability to work under pressure and adhere to project deadlines.
• Ability to multitask and work efficiently in a fast-paced environment

What we offer

We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. Plus, we offer:

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.

As the Red Team & Offensive Security Leader, you will be responsible for shaping and driving the offensive security strategy, service offerings, and client delivery across the region. You will lead high-profile engagements, establish trusted relationships with C-suite stakeholders, and develop a world-class red team practice. In this role, you will combine executive leadership, business development, and technical oversight to position the firm as the market leader in adversarial simulation and offensive security consulting.

Your key responsibilities

• Define and drive the vision, strategy, and growth plan for the Red Team and Offensive Security practice across the region.
• Lead high-impact client engagements, including red team, purple team, adversarial simulation, and advanced penetration testing.
• Act as a trusted advisor to C-suite and board-level executives, translating complex offensive security risks into business-relevant strategies.
• Develop go-to-market strategies, build long-term client relationships, and drive significant business growth and revenue.
• Oversee technical excellence in delivery, including adversary tradecraft, C2 infrastructure, malware development, and EDR/AV evasion.
• Ensure alignment with local regulatory frameworks (e.g., NCA ECC/DCC, ISO, PCI DSS) and global best practices (e.g., MITRE ATT&CK, Cyber Kill Chain, Diamond Model).
• Accountable for assigned accounts, client relationship management, account growth, revenue, timely project execution, invoice collection, and maintain margins etc.
• Represent the firm as a thought leader at conferences and industry forums.
• Mentor and grow a world-class team of offensive security professionals, from consultants to senior managers.
• Collaborate with cross-functional practices (e.g., Threat Intelligence, SOC, Cloud Security, Defensive Security) to deliver integrated cyber resilience solutions.

Skills and attributes for success

• Visionary leadership with the ability to scale and globalize an offensive security practice.
• Strong business acumen with proven P&L ownership, pipeline management, and sales execution.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills; able to engage both technical and executive stakeholders.
• Deep understanding of adversary simulation methodologies, attacker TTPs, and threat modeling frameworks.
• Ability to inspire, mentor, and retain high-performing cybersecurity talent.
• Innovative mindset with passion for R&D, automation, and scaling red team operations.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• 12–15+ years of progressive experience in cybersecurity, with significant leadership experience in offensive security and red teaming.
• Proven track record of building and leading a regional or global offensive security/red team practice.
• Demonstrated experience managing large-scale adversary simulation and red team programs for government, defense, critical infrastructure, or financial services sectors.
• Strong technical foundation with exposure to advanced offensive tradecraft (C2 frameworks, malware development, social engineering, physical intrusion, BAS tools).
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field.
• Recognized certifications such as OSCP, OSCE, OSWE, OSEP, OSEE, GXPN, CRTO, SANS GWAPT, GPEN.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Experience in driving sector-wide or national-level offensive security initiatives, including cyber ranges, red team labs, or defense-sector accreditation programs.
• Strong network within the global cybersecurity community, enabling strategic partnerships and alliances.

What we offer

We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. Plus, we offer:

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.

Our Supply Chain & Operations team members provide insights into Procurement transformation covering:

• Spend Management – cost optimisation, category management, strategic sourcing
• Procurement Operating Model Transformation
• Procurement Digitalisation
• Procurement Operations

Your key responsibilities

As a Manager your key role will be to lead large transformational client engagements as well as internal projects. Drawing on your knowledge, skills and experience, you will establish valued relationships with external clients at the ‘’C’’ level. You will lead large global and regional bids, proposals and thought leadership. You will lead teams at our clients, supporting them with improving their business performance. You will be responsible for presenting executive summary findings to enact change. You will manage multiple EY colleagues across levels and client team members. You will review other’s work to ensure it is of a high quality. You will mentor others as they progress in their own career.

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• Strong experience and track record of leading successful procurement transformations in industry or consulting
• Experience of managing staff on multiple projects and providing direction to team members
• 5+ years’ experience at a tier 1 consultancy
• Outstanding academic record to at least Batchelor degree level
• Experience and passion for one of Digital solutions and trends, operating model development, third-party spend management, ESG, or leading supply chain solutions
• Excellent communications skills including verbal, written, and presentation skills
• Entrepreneurial flare and the ability to identify business opportunities and cross sell different services and/or products
• Arabic speaking and reading an advantage but not essential

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• An analytical mindset
• A change mindset
• A continuous learning mindset
• A teaming mindset

• The ability to travel across the region

What we look for

Alongside your comprehensive and proven technical expertise you will also be a born leader with a passion for:

• Developing people through effectively supervising, coaching, and mentoring all levels of staff
• Conducting performance reviews and contribute to performance feedback for all levels of staff
• Contributing to our people initiatives that include recruiting and retaining our professionals

We offer a competitive compensation package where you will be rewarded based on your performance and recognised for the value you bring to the business. We also offer:

• Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues around
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you

EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.

Assistant Manager – Financial Services Risk Management (AI, Machine Learning & Quantitative Analytics)

Languages:English (Mandatory)

Experience:3–6 years

Industry Focus:Open – Banking experiencenot required(Software, Data Science, or Fintech background welcome)

Job Summary

This role is ideal for engineers and data scientists who want to apply advanced analytics to real-world financial-risk problems — building, training, and deploying models that power credit scoring, fraud detection, early warning systems, and capital forecasting.

You’ll work alongside senior quantitative specialists and risk professionals to transform model concepts into scalable, production-ready solutions using modern data-science toolchains and cloud platforms.

1. Machine Learning Model Development

• Develop, train, and optimize supervised and unsupervised learning models using Python, R, or equivalent frameworks.
• Apply algorithms such as regression, ensemble methods, time-series forecasting, anomaly detection, NLP, and deep learning.
• Design modular, reusable model pipelines with clear versioning and reproducibility.

2. Data Engineering & Feature Design

• Build and maintain data pipelines for model training and inference using SQL and modern data frameworks (e.g., PySpark, Airflow, Azure Data Factory).
• Conduct feature engineering , data cleaning, and quality assurance for large structured and unstructured datasets.
• Automate model retraining and validation workflows.

3. Model Deployment & MLOps

• Deploy ML models into production environments using containerization (Docker), APIs (FastAPI/Flask), or cloud ML services (Azure ML, AWS SageMaker, GCP Vertex).
• Implement monitoring, drift detection, and performance dashboards for live models.
• Collaborate with EY’s technology teams to integrate models into client systems securely and efficiently.

4. Collaboration & Development Support

• Work closely with quantitative and regulatory experts to translate conceptual requirements into technical prototypes.
• Contribute to EY’s internal accelerators and reusable AI components for risk analytics.
• Document code, model assumptions, and testing protocols following EY quality standards.

5. Innovation & Research

• Explore emerging AI technologies (e.g., transformer models, generative AI, graph analytics) for potential application in financial-risk contexts.
• Participate in hackathons, PoCs, and innovation sprints within EY’s global AI community.

Skills and Attributes for Success

• Advanced programming skills in Python (pandas, scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch) or R .
• Proficiency in SQL and familiarity with NoSQL or cloud-native data systems.
• Strong understanding of ML pipeline design , data preprocessing, and model-evaluation techniques.
• Experience with API deployment , containerization, and MLOps practices.
• Solid mathematical and statistical foundation (probability, linear algebra, optimization).
• Curiosity to learn financial-risk concepts while remaining focused on engineering excellence.
• Collaborative, agile mindset with strong problem-solving and debugging skills.

To Qualify for the Role, You Must Have

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or related field .
• 3–6 years of experience in software development, machine learning, or AI engineering (consulting or product environment).
• Demonstrated experience deploying ML models or analytics products in real-world settings.
• Working knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP).

Ideally, You’ll Also Have

• Experience with version control (Git), CI/CD pipelines , and model registry tools (MLflow, DVC).
• Exposure to RESTful API design , microservices, or front-end data visualization (e.g., Power BI, Streamlit).
• Familiarity with risk or finance data is a plus butnot required.
• Contribution to open-source or academic research projects.