MSS Lead Engineer

cyberani solutions; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

cyberani solutions in Riyadh is seeking an MSS Lead Engineer specializing in log onboarding, parsing, and data engineering within a SIEM environment. You will manage the full lifecycle of log data from onboarding and normalization to enrichment and delivery into detection platforms.

The role requires hands-on integration of diverse data sources, scripting and automation, system hardening, and collaboration with SOC and MDR teams to support threat detection and compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or related field.
• 4–6 years of experience with SIEM platforms, log engineering, and security operations.
• Solid understanding of log formats (syslog, JSON, CEF) and network protocols.
• Proficiency in scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell, etc.) for automation and parsing.
• Familiarity with system hardening techniques and secure configuration standards.
• Knowledge of endpoint, cloud, identity, and network security telemetry.
• Experience with automation/orchestration frameworks and security tool integrations.
• Relevant certifications (SIEM, scripting, or cybersecurity) are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Log Source Onboarding: Integrate new log sources into the SIEM ensuring quality and compliance.
• MDR Onboarding Support: Onboard systems and log streams into the MDR platform with visibility and alert fidelity.
• Parsing & Normalization: Create and maintain field extractions and parsing logic.
• Automation & Scripting: Develop scripts to streamline onboarding, data transformation, and health monitoring.
• System Hardening: Apply security best practices to harden log collection systems.
• Validation & QA: Ensure integrity, completeness, and performance of ingested log data.
• Architecture & Pipeline Design: Design scalable, high-throughput data pipelines with minimal data loss.
• Maintenance & Optimization: Tune ingestion and parsing to reduce noise and improve relevance.
• Security Use Case Support: Support detections, investigations, and compliance needs.

Skills

SIEM platforms

Log engineering

Automation scripting

Security operations

Data pipelines

Threat detection

System hardening

Telemetry

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

We are seeking an MSS Lead Engineer with specialized expertise in log onboarding, parsing, and data engineering within a SIEM environment. The ideal candidate will have hands‑on experience integrating diverse security data sources, developing normalization strategies, and building reliable ingestion pipelines. A strong understanding of SIEM architecture, system hardening, scripting, and automation is essential. This role supports security operations by managing the full lifecycle of log data from onboarding and normalization to enrichment and delivery into detection platforms. You will also contribute to the hardening of systems involved in service providing and play a key role in onboarding assets and telemetry into a Managed Detection and Response (MDR) service.

Core Responsibilities

• Log Source Onboarding: Integrate new log sources into the SIEM including network, endpoint, identity, and cloud telemetry, ensuring they meet quality and compliance standards.
• MDR Onboarding Support: Facilitate onboarding of systems, assets, and log streams into the MDR platform, ensuring visibility, alert fidelity, and alignment with threat detection use cases.
• Parsing & Normalization: Create and maintain field extractions and parsing logic to ensure logs are properly structured and normalized against common data models.
• Automation & Scripting: Develop scripts and automation tools to streamline onboarding, data transformation, health monitoring, and alert enrichment processes.
• System Hardening: Apply security best practices to harden systems involved in log collection, including agents, collectors, and supporting infrastructure.
• Validation & Quality Assurance: Ensure the integrity, completeness, and performance of ingested log data through automated validation routines and dashboard‑driven monitoring.
• Architecture & Pipeline Design: Contribute to the design of scalable and resilient data pipelines enabling high‑throughput ingestion, minimal data loss, and efficient indexing.
• Maintenance & Optimization: Continuously tune ingestion and parsing processes to reduce noise, improve relevance, and enhance the overall performance of log pipelines.
• Security Use Case Support: Collaborate with SOC and threat detection teams to ensure collected data supports active detections, investigations, and compliance needs.
• Continuous Enhancement: Stay current on logging trends, automation frameworks, and detection engineering techniques. Continuously assess and onboard new data sources as security requirements evolve.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 4‑6 years of experience with SIEM platforms, log engineering, and security operations. Experience onboarding to MDR or SOC‑as‑a‑Service platforms is a strong plus.
• Solid understanding of log formats (e.g., syslog, JSON, CEF) and network protocols.
• Proficiency in scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell, etc.) for automation and parsing.
• Familiarity with system hardening techniques and secure configuration standards.
• Knowledge of endpoint, cloud, identity, and network security telemetry.
• Experience with automation/orchestration frameworks and security tool integrations.
• Relevant certifications (SIEM, scripting, or cybersecurity) are a plus.

Key Skills

• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage priorities and work cross‑functionally in a fast‑paced environment.