Cybersecurity Expert

Confidential Government; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 279,000 - 469,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Government in Riyadh is seeking an experienced cybersecurity professional to advise on operating and managing security systems, DLP, and endpoint protection. The role includes reviewing compliance with security policies and lifecycle integration.

You will help develop incident response, digital forensics readiness, disaster recovery planning, and ongoing updates to security controls to protect data, systems, and devices.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 years of experience in a relevant field.
• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity or related field.
• Advising on operating and managing security systems and controls.
• Reviewing compliance with application security policies.
• Involvement in cybersecurity lifecycle reviews and incident response.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice on operating and managing data protection and security controls.
• Propose mechanisms for DLP systems operation and management.
• Define mechanisms for endpoint protection operation and management.
• Advise on security activities related to systems and software development lifecycle.
• Review incident response procedures and forensics readiness.
• Support disaster recovery and business continuity planning.
• Review updates for security systems and verify effectiveness.
• Ensure compliance with policies and procedures of the unit.

Skills

Cybersecurity operations

DLP systems

Endpoint protection

Incident response

Digital forensics

Security policy compliance

Business continuity planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity or related field

Tools

Firewalls

IDS/IPS

Antivirus software

Security monitoring tools

Job description

• Provides advice on ensuring the operation and management of various security systems and controls that contribute to protecting data, systems, and devices.
• Proposes a mechanism for operating and managing Data Leakage Prevention (DLP) systems.
• Defines a mechanism for operating and managing endpoint protection systems.
• Provides advice on activities related to managing systems and application security and reviewing compliance with application security policies.
• Reviews mechanisms for incorporating cybersecurity requirements into the systems and software development lifecycle.
• Reviews cybersecurity incident response procedures and digital forensics.
• Provides advice on mechanisms for providing proactive information about emerging and potential attacks that could pose a cyber threat.
• Provides advice on activities related to implementing information security policies, standards, controls, and recommendations.
• Recommends participation in a disaster response plan and ensuring business continuity.
• Recommends activities related to managing updates for security systems.
• Reviews the installation, configuration, and testing of security systems and verifies their effectiveness.
• Reviews the mechanism for operating security controls, such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems, antivirus software, etc.
• Complies with the policies, work conduct, and procedures applicable to the organizational unit.
• Performs any other tasks assigned by direct supervisors.

Required Experience

• Minimum of 6 years of experience in a relevant field.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity or any related field.