Senior Cloud Security Engineer - Zero Trust & Hybrid Cloud

King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz University Hospital; Thuwal; On-site; SAR 250,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

KAUST is seeking a hands-on cloud security engineer to design, implement, and validate secure cloud and hybrid environments across its multi-cloud landscape. You will drive security controls, identity protection, and threat monitoring while coordinating with internal teams and partners on modernizing security operations and cloud posture.

The role emphasizes hands-on engineering with Entra ID, Defender XDR, Sentinel, and Purview, while guiding architecture decisions and ensuring operational

Qualifications

• Hands-on enterprise cloud security engineering across Azure/M365.
• Experience with Zero Trust, identity-centric controls, and multi-cloud security.
• Experience translating requirements into deployable security controls across cloud and hybrid environments.

Responsibilities

• Own cloud security architecture and engineering activities from design to operational handover.
• Assess Azure, M365, hybrid and multi-cloud environments for gaps and dependencies.
• Design and implement secure cloud architectures aligned with KAUST security principles and Zero Trust.

Skills

Zero Trust architecture

Cloud security engineering

Microsoft security technologies

SIEM/SOAR integration

KQL analytics

Hands-on design and troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Cybersecurity / Information Security / IT

Tools

Entra ID

Conditional Access

Defender XDR

Microsoft Sentinel

Purview

Intune

Job description

KAUST is seeking a hands-on cloud security engineer to design, implement, and validate secure cloud and hybrid environments across its multi-cloud landscape. You will drive security controls, identity protection, and threat monitoring while coordinating with internal teams and partners on modernizing security operations and cloud posture.

The role emphasizes hands-on engineering with Entra ID, Defender XDR, Sentinel, and Purview, while guiding architecture decisions and ensuring operational