Senior Cybersecurity Technical Engineer - Microsegmentation/Workload Security

Job Purpose

At Emirates, we believe in connecting the world to and through our global hub in Dubai and in constantly innovating to ensure our customers Fly Better. Emirates Group IT thrives on the dynamic nature of technology Being pioneers in aviation innovation were always at the forefront pushing boundaries. We are on the lookout for exceptional IT professionals to fortify our position as leaders in the industry. Embark on a journey with the world's largest international airline and become a vital part of our cutting-edge information and technology as a Senior Cybersecurity Technical Engineer - Microsegmentation / Workload Security.

Join our CyberSecurity team where we ensure a world class CyberSecurity organisation based on the key principles of People, Process and Technology underpinned with executive endorsement of a multi-year strategy to continuously improve and develop. The team protects our digital assets by monitoring for threats, responding to incidents, managing vulnerabilities, and ensuring compliance with security policies and regulations. If you are passionate about CyberSecurity, we invite you to apply to play a crucial role in shaping the future of our technology initiatives at Emirates Group.

As Senior Cybersecurity Technical Engineer - Microsegmentation / Workload Security, you will build, manage and operate security technologies in compliance to corporate policy and standards. Ensure security designs meet business requirements and address risk.,

In this role you will:

• Lead the discovery projects and build high level designs to accomplish business needs while prioritizing cyber risk reduction.
• Manage the cybersecurity technology lifecycle from conception to service operation.
• Make design decisions aligning to security principles. Coordinate with internal teams to build support for design decisions and favorable risk reduction outcomes.
• Build technical documentation for cybersecurity technology designs, operations and support the creation of associated security technology standards.
• Facilitate the ongoing review of cybersecurity technology designs and alignment to industry best practices.
• Support the diagnosis and resolution of cybersecurity technology issues as a subject matter expert.

Qualification

To be considered for this role, you must meet the below requirements:

• Degree or Honours (12+3 or equivalent) in Information Technology or a related field.
• 5+ Years of experience in cybersecurity, with a focus on emerging technologies, governance, and risk management.
• Industry recognized certifications such as CCNP, CISSP, or equivalent advanced security certifications are highly desirable.
• Extensive hands on experience across data center and cloud security, supporting large scale, complex environments across private (on premise) and public cloud, with a strong focus on workload protection and segmentation.
• Strong practical experience designing, implementing, and operating Zero Trust Segmentation (microsegmentation) capabilities, with a particular focus on working on Microsegementation/ Workload protection tools and application dependency mapping, label based policy, and enforcement) across hybrid and cloud first architectures.
• Experience with creating and debugging automation scripts through Python and Terraform with secrets and source code management, devops tooling and CI/CD pipelines.
• Deep understanding of application centric security and workload communications (east west traffic), including how to use dependency mapping to define segmentation boundaries and reduce lateral movement.
• Strong ability to troubleshoot and diagnose segmentation outcomes across compute and network layers (policy intent vs. enforcement), including flow analysis, connectivity testing, application impacts, and exceptions management.
• Proven capability to operate as a senior technical escalation point for microsegmentation, driving platform stability, continuous improvement, and secure by design segmentation outcomes across data center and cloud workloads Leadership Role: No

Salary & benefits

Join us in Dubai and enjoy an attractive tax-free salary and travel benefits that are exclusive to our industry, including discounts on flights and hotel stays around the world. Find out what it’s like to live and work in our fast-paced, cosmopolitan home city in the Dubai Lifestyle section of our website www.emirates.com/careers.