Cyber Security Engineer #6097

GovCIO; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cybersecurity firm is currently hiring for a Cyber Security Engineer for an onsite role in Saudi Arabia. The successful candidate will analyze threat information, conduct intelligence assessments, and develop cyber threat profiles to mitigate risks. A Bachelor's degree in a technical field with 5-8 years of relevant experience is required, along with a clearance. This role emphasizes collaboration with military and government personnel to enhance cybersecurity capabilities in complex environments.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of experience or equivalent in cybersecurity.
• Experience working OCONUS with foreign customers in security efforts.

Responsibilities

• Analyze threat data from various sources to identify hackers.
• Provide assessments and reports on current cyber threats.
• Develop cyber threat profiles based on intelligence data.
• Research and maintain proficiency in cybersecurity tools and trends.

Skills

Clearance Required

Information Systems Security Engineer experience

Risk Management Framework experience

Familiarity with cyber threats

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Technical field

Job description

Overview

GovCIO is currently hiring for a Cyber Security Engineer. This position will be located in Saudi Arabia and will be an onsite position.

Responsibilities

Correlates threat data from various sources to establish the identity and modus operandi of hackers active in client's networks and posing a potential threat. Provides the customer with assessments and reports facilitating situational awareness and understanding of current cyber threats and adversaries. Develops cyber threat profiles based on geographic region, country, group, or individual actors. Produces cyber threat assessments based on entity threat analysis. May provide computer forensic and intrusion support to high technology investigations in the form of computer evidence seizure, computer forensic analysis, data recovery, and network assessments. Researches and maintains proficiency in tools, techniques, countermeasures, and trends in computer network vulnerabilities, data hiding and network security and encryption.

• Collaborates with intrusion analysts to identify, report on, and coordinate remediation of cyber threats to the client.
• Provides timely and actionable sanitized intelligence to cyber incident response professionals.
• Leverages technical knowledge of computer systems and networks with cyber threat information to assess the client's security posture.
• Conducts intelligence analysis to assess intrusion signatures, tactics, techniques and procedures associated with preparation for and execution of cyber attacks.
• Researches hackers, hacker techniques, vulnerabilities, exploits, and provides detailed briefings and intelligence reports to leadership.

Qualifications

Bachelor's with 5 - 8 years (or commensurate experience)

Required Skills and Experience

• Clearance Required: Secret
• Bachelor’s Degree in Technical field
• Three+ (3) years experience working as an Information Systems Security Engineer (ISSE); or Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM); or Fully Qualified Validator (FQV); or Network Security Engineer supporting C4I systems
• Experience assisting Partner Nations (PN), Service Components, and other stakeholders with assessing a PN system or network utilizing the Risk Management Framework (RMF)
• Experience guiding a PN through the RMF process as required by the JS J6 Foreign Partner Connection Guide
• Experience working OCONUS in security cooperation efforts or for foreign customers (i.e., not for US military bases or USG facilities)
• PENDING CONTRACT AWARD

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Three+ (3) years experience with NAVWAR prime mission products.
• Experience interacting with USG and foreign senior military / government officials.
• Completion of DISAM SCM courses such as SCM-C.
• DISAM International Affairs Certification Level 1 or above.
• IAM Level III Certification (CISSP).
• Experience working in austere locations (e.g., Middle Eastern nations) in security cooperation / assistance efforts or for foreign customers (i.e., not for US military bases or USG facilities).
• Experience providing Subject Matter Expertise identifying Cybersecurity solutions to meet PN requirements.
• Experience assisting a PN with developing RMF artifacts such as the Security Categorization Form (SCF), Security Controls Selection Form (SCCF), Security Assessment Report (SAR), Security.

non-PoR solutions meet FMS Cybersecurity requirements.

Experience working with other Program Offices to ensure that Program of Record (PoR) and