Professional Services Senior Consultant

Thales Group; Saudi Arabia; Remote; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A global cybersecurity consultancy is seeking a Cybersecurity Professional Services Senior Consultant to implement data security solutions in Saudi Arabia. The candidate will drive customer engagement, manage project deliveries, and foster collaboration across teams. Ideal fit requires over 5 years of experience and a relevant degree. This role demands strong communication skills and technical expertise in data security products. Flexible and proactive candidates are favored.

Qualifications

• 5+ years as a Security Technical Consultant.
• Experience in onsite and remote project delivery models.
• Ability to deploy Data Security products.

Responsibilities

• Assist engagement specialists in scoping complex product deployments.
• Provide onsite or remote consulting services and support to customers.
• Serve as technical point of contact for customer deployments.

Skills

High energy

Excellent communication

Team-working

Problem solving

Education

B.A./B.S. degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Windows Server

Splunk

AWS

Azure

Job description

Location: Remote, Saudi Arabia

Position Overview

Within this business line, the Cybersecurity Professional Services Senior Consultant is responsible for deploying and implementing our data security solutions in customer enterprise environments. The role plays a central part in generating revenue in coordination with sales, interfacing with the customer, and working with R&D and product management to enhance and optimize solutions to meet customer needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist engagement specialists in scoping complex product deployments.
• Set up conference calls with customers to review deployment plans, prerequisites, and best practices.
• Provide onsite or remote consulting services and support to customers, focusing on high quality, accuracy, and customer satisfaction.
• Record project activities in the department project management application.
• Develop and deliver technical, hands‑on product knowledge transfer to customers.
• Track and ensure successful completion of high‑impact projects by creating project scoping plans, design guides, and relevant documentation.
• Serve as technical point of contact for customer deployments and mentor other team members.
• Deliver customer engagement in Database Activity Monitoring, Web Application Firewall, Secure Sphere, Data Risk Analytics, and Data Risk Intelligence.
• Design role, policies, and procedures; document and deploy hardware security modules.
• Provide training and knowledge transfer sessions.
• Present product and professional services solutions to diverse audiences, both internally and externally.

Minimum Requirements

• Education: B.A./B.S. degree required (preferably Computer Science, Information Services, or a related field).
• Experience: 5+ years as a Security Technical Consultant.
• Experience in onsite and remote project delivery models.
• Ability to deploy all Data Security products, including Data Security Fabric, Secure Sphere, Data Risk Analytics, and Data Risk Intelligence.

Preferred Qualifications

• Tech Skills
  • Experience with Web Application Firewall (WAF‑P) and deployment, sizing, configuration, tuning, and integration.
  • Experience with Data Risk Analytics (DRA) and deployment on VMware, AWS, Azure.
  • Ability to extract audit data from Agent Gateways to DRA Analytics.
  • Health‑check execution, low‑level troubleshooting, system checks, and documentation of findings.
  • Database Activity Monitoring and Secure Sphere deployment on VMware; agent installation on Windows and non‑Windows platforms; vulnerability scans and data classification scans.
  • Windows Server administration, Active Directory, PowerShell, NTFS, and group policy administration.
• Soft Skills
  • High energy, flexible, proactive, and resilient under stress.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication, listening, and presentation skills.
  • Ability to present solutions rather than problems and tailor explanations to the audience.
  • Team‑working, negotiation, problem solving, customer‑driving, crisis management, and complex project management.
• Additional Skills
  • Knowledge of applications such as WebSphere, Apache Tomcat, JBoss.
  • Programming background in Java, C++, .NET, SQL, XML.
  • Experience with storage solutions (NetApp, Dell, HP, etc.).
  • Relevant security or professional certifications: CISM, CISA, CISSP, ITIL v3.
  • Cloud certifications: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud.
  • Experience with Splunk, MongoDB, SAP/HANA, and/or Teradata.
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification (preferred).

Travel & Other Requirements

Required to travel up to 50% of the time; ability to work under stress, manage tight deadlines, adapt to changing work environments.