IT Operations Security

Confidential; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential in Riyadh is seeking an IT security professional to develop, implement, maintain and improve security systems across multi-domain, multi-national environments. Responsibilities include admin of users, threat assessments, patching, incident reporting, training juniors, and documentation.

Bachelor degree in IT field and at least 3 years in IT and security required. You will collaborate with global strategies, provide guidance to junior staff, and contribute to ongoing security

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT or equivalent experience.
• 3 years minimum experience in IT field.
• 3 years minimum experience in security field.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, maintain and improve IT security systems across domains.
• Perform user and access administration per policies and standards.
• Manage system security on operating systems, apps and network devices.
• Install and configure security systems and compliance tools.
• Conduct threat and vulnerability assessments and remediate.
• Apply patches and harden systems by mitigating weak controls.
• Identify and repair security problems and failures.
• Collate security incident data for monthly reports.
• Process user access and change requests; escalate when needed.
• Report unresolved security exposures via defined processes.
• Mentor and train junior team members on security tools and reporting.
• Develop and maintain documentation for security procedures.
• Research, evaluate and implement information security solutions.

Skills

IT Security

Access Management

Threat Assessment

Patch Management

Team Guidance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Sciences, Computer Engineering or equivalent work experience

Job description

Development, implementation, maintenance and continuous improvement of IT security systems in a multi-domain/multi-national/multi-lingual environment, ensuring the on-going success of the business and alignment with global strategies and objectives.

In this role, you will be responsible of:

• Perform user and access administration on designated systems and applications, in accordance with the defined policies, standards and procedures of the organization.
• Perform system security administration on designated technology platforms, including operating systems, applications and network security devices, in accordance with the defined policies, standards and procedures of the organization, as well as with industry best practices and vendor guidelines.
• Perform installation and configuration management of security systems and applications, including policy assessment and compliance tools, network security appliances and host-based security systems.
• Perform threat and vulnerability assessments, in some cases followed by appropriate remedial action, to ensure that systems are protected from known and potential threats and are free from known vulnerabilities.
• Apply patches where appropriate and remove or otherwise mitigate known control weaknesses, such as unnecessary services or applications or redundant user accounts, as a means of hardening systems in accordance with security policies and standards.
• Locate and repair security problems and failures.
• Collate security incident and event data to produce monthly exception and management reports.
• Perform normal and exceptional processing of user access and change requests, escalating such requests when appropriate.
• Report unresolved network security exposures, misuse of resources or noncompliance situations using defined escalation processes.
• Assist and train junior team members in the use of security tools, the preparation of security reports and the resolution of security issues.
• Develop and maintain documentation for security systems and procedures.
• Research, recommend, evaluate and implement information security solutions that identify and/or protect against potential threats, and respond to security violations.
• Provide guidance to junior members of the team.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Sciences, Computer Engineering or equivalent work experience
• 3 years minimum experience in IT field
• 3 years minimum experience in security field