15+ years building and scaling Managed Security Services, Managed Detection & Response, and AI-driven SOC operations across the GCC — from detection engineering to executive escalation.
I lead the design, operation, and growth of Managed Security Services and Managed Detection & Response programs across the Gulf — owning everything from SOC architecture and detection engineering to P&L, RFP strategy, and CXO escalation.
My focus over the last five years has been the AI-driven SOC: bringing ML-based anomaly detection, UEBA, and SOAR automation together into a multi-tenant platform that holds the line on MTTD and MTTR while keeping analyst cost contained.
I’ve lived and delivered in UAE, Kuwait, and Qatar, with services extending into KSA and Oman. That on-the-ground experience makes regional compliance — NESA, ADHICS, NCA ECC, SAMA CSF, PDPL, Qatar CSF, VARA, DFSA — second nature.
Full ownership of strategy, P&L, service delivery, and growth across UAE, KSA, Kuwait, and Oman — spanning MSS, MDR, GRC consulting, and identity services.
Led MSS delivery across the IMEA region with full UAE P&L ownership — service quality, SLA performance, customer satisfaction, and team performance across 40+ enterprise clients.
Owned MSS delivery for enterprise customers — SLA compliance, customer satisfaction, and the operational efficiency of the multi-tenant SOC function.
Embedded on-site at a leading Qatari bank — lived GCC banking-sector experience, aligned to Qatar CSF and regional regulatory requirements.
Primary security advisor for one of the region’s largest banks — owned the full SIEM implementation lifecycle and led a team of six SOC analysts.
Foundations in IT risk advisory and security analysis — where the habits of detection, documentation, and structured response were learned.