Senior Cybersecurity Engineer: Threat Detection & IR

Saudconsult; Riyadh; Presencial; SAR 260.000 - 380.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Saudconsult seeks a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to design, implement, and maintain security controls across IT infrastructure, networks, servers, endpoints and cloud services. You will monitor security events, lead investigations, manage firewall and vulnerability programs, and guide junior staff.

The role requires 5+ years in cybersecurity or related fields, strong knowledge of enterprise security architecture, and experience with SIEM/EDR.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, CS, IT or related.
• 5+ years hands-on cybersecurity experience.
• Knowledge of TCP/IP, routing, switching, VLANs, VPNs, DNS.
• Experience with Fortinet FortiGate, SonicWall or Palo Alto.
• Experience investigating alerts, logs and incidents.
• Knowledge of SIEM, EDR/XDR, IDS/IPS and scanners.
• Understanding of Windows Server, AD, patching and MFA.
• Knowledge of incident response, threat intel and vuln mgmt.
• Ability to write technical reports and communicate risks.
• Preferred: Security+ / CySA+ / CISSP or firewall certs.
• Preferred: MS Sentinel, Splunk, QRadar.
• Preferred: Defender for Endpoint or similar EDR/XDR.
• Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK, NIST CSF and ISO 27001.
• Cloud security, email security, DLP and automation.
• Experience in a multi-site enterprise environment.

Responsabilidades

• Monitor security alerts, network traffic, firewall logs and endpoint security events to identify suspicious activities.
• Investigate and respond to cybersecurity incidents, including malware, phishing, ransomware, unauthorized access and compromised accounts.
• Configure, manage and troubleshoot enterprise firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS and network security policies.
• Operate SIEM and EDR/XDR platforms for threat detection, correlation and incident investigation.
• Perform vulnerability assessments, coordinate penetration testing and ensure remediation of identified vulnerabilities.
• Conduct threat hunting and analyze indicators of compromise (IOCs).
• Secure network infrastructure, servers, endpoints, cloud services and Microsoft 365 environments as applicable.
• Review firewall rules, access permissions, privileged accounts, MFA and security configurations.
• Develop and maintain incident response procedures, security policies, technical documentation and reports.
• Support security audits, risk assessments, business continuity and disaster recovery activities.
• Coordinate with IT, network, infrastructure and external security teams during incidents.
• Provide recommendations to management to reduce cybersecurity risks.

Conocimientos

Threat detection

Security monitoring

Incident response

Firewall management

Vulnerability management

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, CS or IT

Herramientas

Fortinet FortiGate

SonicWall

Palo Alto Networks

Descripción del empleo

Saudconsult seeks a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to design, implement, and maintain security controls across IT infrastructure, networks, servers, endpoints and cloud services. You will monitor security events, lead investigations, manage firewall and vulnerability programs, and guide junior staff.

The role requires 5+ years in cybersecurity or related fields, strong knowledge of enterprise security architecture, and experience with SIEM/EDR.