Security Infrastructure Engineer (Freelance) - Permanent - Doha
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About the Ro
leOur client is seeking a Security Infrastructure Engineer to architect, automate, and optimize next-generation security operations. This freelance opportunity in Doha is your chance to drive impact at scale, shaping the security backbone for a leading-edge organization. You'll be at the heart of a mission that matters: enabling secure, resilient digital transformation across cloud and on-prem environment
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Why This Role Matt
ersSecurity is the foundation of trust in a digital world. As a Security Infrastructure Engineer, you will ensure that our client's security operations are robust, automated, and future-proof. Your work will directly reduce risk, accelerate incident response, and empower the SOC to stay ahead of global threats. The stakes are high your expertise will be the difference between reactive firefighting and proactive defen
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Key Responsibili
- tiesArchitect and maintain telemetry ingestion pipelines from multi-cloud (GCP, AWS, Azure) and on-premises environments using Bind Plane Forwarders, Cloud-to-Cloud connectors, and Webho
- oks.Design, build, and troubleshoot custom parsers to normalize non-standard log sources into the Unified Data Model (U
- DM).Develop dashboards to monitor data ingestion rates, latency, and drops, ensuring high-quality, actionable SIEM d
- ata.Design and code automated incident response playbooks in Google SOAR using Python and visual build
- ers.Engineer and maintain API integrations between Google SOAR and third-party tools (Firewalls, EDR, IAM, Ticketing syste
- ms).Automate manual SOC tasks such as artifact enrichment, evidence gathering, and initial containment acti
- ons.Configure SOAR case management, including custom fields, stages, and SLA tracking to fit SOC operati
- ons.Monitor system health to ensure data integrity and low latency across the security platf
- orm.Manage Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) for sensitive data acc
- ess.Integrate and manage threat intelligence feeds (Mandiant, Virus Total, etc.) to keep detections curr
- ent.Collaborate with Tier 1 and Tier 2 analysts to tune YARA-L rules and reduce alert no
- ise.Interview incident responders to translate manual workflows into automated SOAR playbo
- oks.Lead knowledge transfer sessions on UDM Search and Google SecOps to accelerate investigati
- ons.Work with cloud architects to ensure seamless export of logs to Google SecOps via Cloud Logging and Pub/
- Sub.Coordinate with IT Infrastructure teams for agent deployment and maintenance on servers and
- VMs.Troubleshoot connectivity and firewall issues with network engineers to ensure uninterrupted telemetry f
low.
Technical S
- killsProven experience architecting and managing enterprise-grade SIEM/SOAR platforms (Splunk, Azure Sentinel, QRadar), with at least 12 years focused on Google SecOps (Chroni
- cle).Advanced Python programming for automation and custom API connector develop
- ment.Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) security, including VPC service controls, IAM, and Cloud Log
- ging.Proficiency in Python (Advanced), SQL (BigQuery), YARA/YARA-L, and Bash scrip
- ting.Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK and NIST Cybersecurity Framew
- orks.Experience with Git (Version Control), Terraform (Infrastructure as Code), Docker/Kubernetes (Containerizat
- ion).Deep knowledge of JSON, Protobuf, and Regex for log parsing and normaliza
tion.
What We're Looki
- ng ForBachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Cybersecurity, or equiv
- alent.SIEM Certification (Google SecOps, Splunk, Azure Sentinel) req
- uired.Security certifications such as Security+, CySA+, CEH, CISSP, or GCIH are pref
- erred.35 years of hands-on experience in Security Engineering, SOC Automation, DevOps, Security Operations, or Infrastructure Sec
- urity.More than 2 years of professional experience in SOAR, Splunk, and SIEM environ
- ments.Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving s
- kills.Excellent communication skills, able to explain technical findings to non-technical stakeho
- lders.Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and meet dead
- lines.Attention to detail and a structured, documentation-driven mi
- ndset.Ability to start immedi
- ately.Willingness to commute as required for the role in
Doha.Language Profi
- ciencyProfessional proficiency in English is req
- uired.Additional language skills are a
plus.