Senior Cybersecurity Engineer

Mission.dev; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 450,000 - 787,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Admin support

On-call support

Monthly payment

USD payments (Canada exception)

Vacation time arranged

Job summary

Mission.dev is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to own the security posture of national-scale digital platforms. You will implement and manage security tools, ensuring reliability and integrity for government and enterprise clients.

The role emphasizes high-impact incident response, vulnerability management, and regulatory compliance, across cloud and on-prem environments, with a focus on regional data services security.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in EDR/XDR implementation and management.
• Proven track record managing security services within major cloud environments.
• Proficiency with SIEM platforms for security monitoring and logging.
• Practical experience deploying and managing PAM solutions.
• Technical expertise in vulnerability management, system hardening, and incident response.
• Deep understanding of regional cybersecurity regulations and framework compliance.

Responsibilities

• Implement and manage endpoint detection and response (EDR/XDR) solutions across the environment.
• Configure and maintain security services within cloud infrastructure platforms.
• Monitor and optimize SIEM platforms to ensure effective threat detection and analysis.
• Deploy and administer Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions to secure sensitive assets.
• Execute vulnerability management programs and perform system hardening to mitigate risks.
• Lead incident response efforts to identify, contain, and remediate security threats.
• Maintain alignment with regional cybersecurity regulatory requirements and compliance standards.

Skills

EDR/XDR

Cloud security

SIEM

PAM

Vulnerability management

Incident response

Regulatory compliance

Tools

Wazuh

Splunk

Teleport

Job description

A technology firm based in the Middle East specializes in building and operating national-scale digital products and data services. As a subsidiary of a major social insurance organization, the company provides verification services, business intelligence, and digital platforms for both public and private sectors. The environment is product-led and delivery-focused, managing high-impact systems where security, reliability, and performance are critical for supporting a regional digital economy.

About the Role

As a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer, you will own the security posture of national-scale digital platforms. You will be responsible for the implementation and management of comprehensive security tools, ranging from endpoint detection to cloud infrastructure security. Your work ensures the reliability and integrity of systems used by government and enterprise clients. This role demands a focus on high-impact incident response and vulnerability management, directly contributing to the security of critical regional data services.

What You'll Do

• Implement and manage endpoint detection and response (EDR/XDR) solutions across the environment.
• Configure and maintain security services within cloud infrastructure platforms.
• Monitor and optimize SIEM platforms to ensure effective threat detection and analysis.
• Deploy and administer Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions to secure sensitive assets.
• Execute vulnerability management programs and perform system hardening to mitigate risks.
• Lead incident response efforts to identify, contain, and remediate security threats.
• Maintain alignment with regional cybersecurity regulatory requirements and compliance standards.

What You Bring

• Extensive experience in EDR/XDR implementation and management.
• Proven track record managing security services within major cloud environments.
• Proficiency with SIEM platforms for security monitoring and logging.
• Practical experience deploying and managing PAM solutions.
• Technical expertise in vulnerability management, system hardening, and incident response.
• Deep understanding of regional cybersecurity regulations and framework compliance.

Nice to Haves

• Experience with Wazuh or Splunk for security operations.
• Familiarity with Teleport for access management.

Work Schedule

• This position follows the standard Saudi work week, from Sunday through Thursday, and requires full-time overlap with Saudi business hours.

Benefits

• Admin Support At Mission.dev, we make sure you get paid on time and our platform makes your paycheck just a couple clicks away.
• We've got your back Our Member Experience Team supports you throughout every mission, so you can stay independent while benefiting from responsive, on-call support.
• Payment is processed monthly.
• We're paying everyone in USD except CAD for people living in Canada. We're using a third party payment solution provider which allow to withdraw the money in other currencies if needed.
• Mission doesn't offer paid vacation time but can arrange for vacation time. We encourage you to include vacation time & health insurance into your hourly rate.