Security Operation Senior Expert

stc; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

STC in Riyadh is seeking a seasoned cybersecurity operations leader to manage and enhance defenses across networks, systems, and applications, ensuring effective threat monitoring, incident response, vulnerability management, and risk mitigation.

You will drive continuous security improvements, conduct assessments, ensure compliance with frameworks and regulatory requirements, and lead awareness across operational teams to strengthen readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in information security, computer science, or a related field.
• Minimum 6 years of experience in cybersecurity operations.
• Experience leading SOC activities and incident response.
• Familiarity with security frameworks and regulatory requirements.
• Strong English language proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Lead continuous monitoring across networks, apps, and integrations.
• Oversee security controls implementation across assets and platforms.
• Lead SOC operations, threat detection, incident triage, and response.
• Analyze incidents, threat trends, and root causes; recommend actions.
• Drive vulnerability management, patching, and hardening activities.
• Coordinate with governance to maintain cybersecurity documentation.
• Provide risk insights and security recommendations to management.
• Apply threat intel to strengthen preventive and detective capabilities.
• Monitor metrics and SOC maturity; drive improvements.
• Lead security awareness and knowledge sharing within teams.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Threat Monitoring

Incident Response

Vulnerability Management

Security Assessments

Regulatory Compliance

Risk Management

Security Governance

Security Documentation

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Information Security

Job description

Job Purpose

The role holder is responsible for managing and enhancing cybersecurity operations across Specialized’s networks, systems, and applications to ensure effective threat monitoring, incident response, vulnerability management, and risk mitigation. The role focuses on strengthening cybersecurity controls, driving continuous improvement of security operations, conducting security assessments, and ensuring compliance with cybersecurity frameworks, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices. The role holder shall carry out their duties in accordance with the stipulated business policies and procedures.

Key Functional Accountability

• Lead continuous monitoring activities across Specialized’s networks, applications, systems, and integration points with Mission-Critical clients to proactively identify, assess, and respond to cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities. -Oversee the implementation and effectiveness of security controls across network assets, systems, and security platforms, ensuring alignment with cybersecurity frameworks, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices. -Lead SOC operational activities, ensuring effective threat detection, incident triage, response coordination, and resolution in accordance with defined service levels and operational requirements. -Analyze cybersecurity incidents, attack patterns, and threat trends to identify root causes, recommend corrective actions, and strengthen overall security posture. -Lead security assessments, vulnerability assessments, penetration testing activities, and remediation planning across Mission-Critical networks, systems, devices, and applications. -Drive vulnerability management activities by coordinating remediation efforts, patch management, system hardening, and security configuration reviews to reduce organizational risk exposure. -Coordinate with Strategy & Governance and relevant stakeholders to ensure cybersecurity documentation, evidence, and operational records are maintained to support compliance, audits, and regulatory reviews. -Provide cybersecurity risk insights, incident updates, and security recommendations to management and relevant stakeholders to support informed decision-making. -Evaluate and apply threat intelligence, emerging threat indicators, and security advisories to strengthen preventive and detective security capabilities. -Monitor cybersecurity performance metrics, incident trends, and operational effectiveness, recommending improvements to enhance SOC maturity and security operations performance. -Support the enhancement and continuous improvement of cybersecurity frameworks, operational procedures, and incident response capabilities across Specialized. -Lead cybersecurity awareness and knowledge-sharing activities within operational teams to strengthen security readiness and response effectiveness.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree

Years Of Experience

6 Years

Most Preferred Education Field

Information Security, System Engineering, or any related field

Business Language Skills

English language proficiency level is fluent