Senior Application Security Manager

SAUDI AIRLINES; Makkah Al Mukarramah, Jeddah; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading airline company in Makkah is seeking a Cybersecurity Professional with extensive experience in developing cybersecurity policies and leading secure application methodologies. Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity or a related field and have at least eleven years of work experience, with strong supervisory skills. This role offers various benefits including medical insurance, tickets, and a yearly bonus.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Tickets

Yearly bonus

Qualifications

• 11+ years of work experience, with 5+ in a relevant function.
• Experience in supervisory roles for at least 4 years.
• Advanced English language proficiency required.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the development of cybersecurity policies.
• Lead secure application development process enhancements.
• Supervise application security tools to identify vulnerabilities.
• Coordinate secure coding practices across development teams.
• Support code review and threat modeling activities.
• Coach junior staff in security tasks.
• Design secure application architectures.
• Establish monitoring processes for application security controls.
• Lead responses to application-layer incidents.

Skills

Cybersecurity policies

Application security tools (SAST/DAST)

Secure coding practices

Threat modeling

Coaching and mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity or related discipline

Job description

Key Accountabilities

• Participate in the development of cybersecurity policies, processes, and standard operating procedures to ensure work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner.


• Lead the development and continuous enhancement of secure application development methodologies, tools, and guidelines aligned with industry best practices (e.g., OWASP, NIST).


• Supervise application security tools and techniques, including Static and Dynamic Application Security Testing (SAST/DAST), to proactively identify and mitigate vulnerabilities.


• Coordinate and guide secure coding practices across development teams, ensuring integration of security at all stages of the software development lifecycle (SDLC).


• Support code review and threat modeling activities to identify design flaws and security gaps in applications.


• Assist in coaching and mentoring junior staff, promoting their professional development and ensuring effective execution of security tasks.


• Oversee the design and implementation of secure application architectures, coordinating with IT and development teams to embed security in solutions from inception


• Establish and maintain continuous monitoring and evaluation processes to ensure the effectiveness of application security controls.


• Lead responses to application-layer incidents, coordinate post-event analysis, and implement preventive measures to avoid future breaches.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or any related discipline is required


• Advanced English language proficiency is required.

Experience Requirements

• Minimum of eleven years work experience with at least five of which in a relevant function and four years in supervisory roles.

Benefit

• Medical Insurance


• Tickets


• Yearly bonus