Senior Cybersecurity Specialist

airproducts; Al Jubayl; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Air Products is recruiting a Sr. Cybersecurity Specialist to safeguard critical OT/ICS assets, design and implement security controls, and drive risk reduction across plant environments.

You will collaborate with process engineers and operations to ensure secure operations and regulatory compliance. The role emphasizes active threat hunting, vulnerability management, and disaster recovery planning, with a focus on continuous improvement and strong English communication in a safety‑driven

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, computer science or relevant fields.
• 6+ years in OT/ICS cybersecurity.
• Certifications such as CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+, CCNA, EC-Council Incident Handler preferred.
• Saudi national preferred; strong English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead on-site projects related to industrial control systems compliance with regulations.
• Design, implement and maintain cybersecurity solutions for OT/ICS environments.
• Manage asset, access, network, and endpoint security
• Conduct vulnerability assessments, patch management and system hardening.
• Coordinate cyber drills and incident response planning.

Skills

OT/ICS cybersecurity

Vulnerability assessment

Patch management

Network architecture

Incident response

Threat hunting

SIEM management

Endpoint protection

Education

Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity or computer science

Tools

Active Directory

Firewalls

SIEMs

VPNs

IDS/IPS

Patch management

Backup and recovery

Job description

At Air Products, we reimagine what’s possible. By tapping into the motivation of our people and our collective experience, we create the ideas and innovations that drive us forward. When we come together – where every voice is heard and everyone knows they belong and matter – we create solutions that launch people into space, support lifesaving care in hospitals, and enable the construction of groundbreaking, world scale production facilities.

Reimagine What’s Possible

Company Profile

BHIG—Blue Hydrogen Industrial Gases is a regional development and investment joint venture (JV) between Saudi Aramco and Air Products Qudra “APQ”. Our company benefits from the combined strengths of two leading entities. BHIG is positioned to drive industrial innovation and operational excellence across Saudi Arabia and the region. BHIG focuses on supporting clean energy goals through low-carbon hydrogen production.

Purpose

The Sr. Cybersecurity Specialist works as first line of defense for the critical information and assets for the organization.

• Safeguard the critical infrastructure thorough implementing cybersecurity technologies.
• Implementing the cybersecurity requirements mandated by SAIS; Supreme Authority of Industrial Security, National Cybersecurity Authority, High Commission for Industrial Security, and Saudi Aramco applicable standards SAEP-99, 100.
• Operational technology and cybersecurity defense

Nature & Scope

The Sr. Cybersecurity Specialist is responsible to safeguard the critical infrastructure throughout planning, designing, implementing, and maintaining various cybersecurity solutions aim to protect the organization’s information and assets from all potential cyber threats.

What to include:

• Cybersecurity Manager
• Working cooperatively in plant operational environment with safety, process control engineers, operations, maintenance and other relevant areas.

The cybersecurity team consists of GRC and Operations "Engineering" carrying out below activities but not limited to:

• Asset Management
• Access Management
• Network management
• Hardening and patching management
• Endpoint Protection
• Backup and disaster recovery
• Threat hunting
• Vulnerability Assessment
• Penetration Testing
• Physical Security
• Cybersecurity Drills and tabletop exercise
• SIEM Management

Principal Accountabilities:

• Expert in working with various Operational Technology/Industrial Control Systems.
• Have strong hands-on experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining cybersecurity solutions including network architectural understanding and improvement.
• Expert with cybersecurity tools such as active directory, firewalls, SIEMs, VPNs, IDS/IPS, endpoint protection, vulnerability assessment, patch management, backup and recovery.
• Skilled to lead on-site projects related to industrial control systems compliance to applicable regulations.
• Good level of knowledge of national and international cybersecurity standards, polices, and procedures
• Expert in vulnerability assessment, patching management, and system hardening.
• Knowledgeable in designing systems architecture and network diagrams while meeting the cybersecurity regulations requirements.
• Skilled to lead cybersecurity drills and tabletop exercise, incident response, and disaster recovery procedures.
• Strong troubleshooting skills to identify and remediate any system errors.
• Proactive healthiness checks for detective, preventive, and remediation countermeasures.

Minimum Requirements and Qualifications

• - Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, computer science or relevant fields
• - 6+ years in OT/ICS cybersecurity industry.
• - Cybersecurity professional certificates, preferably:
• - CompTIA Network+
• - CompTIA Security+
• - CISCO CCNA
• - EC-Council Certified Incident Handler
• - Saudi national will be given preference
• - Very good English language skills in written and verbal communications

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Founded in 1940, Air Products is a world-leading industrial gases company and has a proud history of innovation, operational excellence, with an unwavering commitment to safety and environmental stewardship. Working together, we are taking our passion and diverse backgrounds forward to reimagine what’s possible and generate a cleaner future for our customers, our communities, and the world.