Senior Cybersecurity Engineer & Incident Response Lead

AL-AYUNI Investment and Contracting Company; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 240,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

AL-AYUNI Investment and Contracting Company in Riyadh seeks a Senior Specialist, Cybersecurity to design, implement, operate, and improve advanced security solutions protecting IT infrastructure, applications, and data in cloud and on-prem environments.

The role requires 5–8 years of experience, strong expertise in security engineering, threat detection, incident response, and regulatory compliance with ECC and PDPL, and the ability to lead projects and mentor junior staff.

Qualifications

• Must have 5–8 years in cybersecurity or security engineering.
• Experience with risk assessments and audits.
• Strong communication and mentoring skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and operation of cybersecurity solutions across on-prem and cloud.
• Manage and optimize security tools, rules, and configurations.
• Perform vulnerability management and penetration testing activities.
• Lead incident response, containment, eradication, and lessons learned.
• Ensure compliance with ECC, PDPL, and other regulatory requirements.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior staff.
• Collaborate with IT and business teams to deliver secure solutions.

Skills

Cybersecurity engineering

Threat detection

Vulnerability management

Security architecture

Incident response

Compliance & regulations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity or related field

Tools

SIEM

IDS/IPS

EDR/XDR

PAM

DLP

Job description

AL-AYUNI Investment and Contracting Company in Riyadh seeks a Senior Specialist, Cybersecurity to design, implement, operate, and improve advanced security solutions protecting IT infrastructure, applications, and data in cloud and on-prem environments.

The role requires 5–8 years of experience, strong expertise in security engineering, threat detection, incident response, and regulatory compliance with ECC and PDPL, and the ability to lead projects and mentor junior staff.