Cybersecurity Engineer

Date: 20 Jul 2026

Location: Sharjah, AE

Company: University Hospital Sharjah

Position Summary

The Cybersecurity Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, monitoring, and improving security controls to protect the organization’s IT infrastructure, applications, and data against cyber threats. The role ensures compliance with security standards, supports incident response, and continuously strengthens the organization’s security posture.

Summary of Main Duties

Design, implement, and maintain cybersecurity solutions across networks, systems, endpoints, and cloud platforms

Monitor security alerts and investigate suspicious activities using SIEM and security tools

Perform vulnerability assessments, risk analysis, and remediation tracking

Lead and support incident response activities, including root cause analysis and reporting

Implement and manage identity and access controls (IAM, MFA, PAM)

Secure servers, endpoints, virtualization, VDI and IOT environments

Responsibilities

Support cloud security configurations and posture management

Ensure compliance with cybersecurity frameworks and regulatory requirements

Develop and maintain security policies, procedures, and technical documentation

Collaborate with IT, application, and business teams to embed security by design

Stay updated on emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and security technologies

Configure and manage firewalls, switches, routers, access points and NAC technologies

Manage network-related hardware and software upgrades, patching, and maintenance.

Managing Avaya Unified communication systems.

Position Requirements/Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

Professional cybersecurity certifications (preferred)

CEH, Security+, CISSP, CISM, CCSP, Azure/AWS Security

Relevant training or hands-on security engineering experience

3–7 years of experience in cybersecurity, information security, or IT security roles

Hands-on experience with enterprise security tools and platforms

Experience in regulated environments (Healthcare, Government, Finance) is an advantage

Position criteria Other Skills/Abilities