Senior Cybersecurity Specialist - Incident Response & Risk

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons seeks a senior Cybersecurity Specialist in Riyadh to lead operations for project information systems, applications, and infrastructure. You will guide incident response, risk management, and security controls across teams, vendors, and clients. Strong experience and Saudi-national eligibility are required.

Role focuses on protecting confidentiality, integrity, and availability of workstations, servers, and networks, with governance and compliance responsibilities across projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in Computer Science or related field.
• Minimum 15 years of progressive cybersecurity/security experience.
• Strong expertise in cybersecurity operations and incident response.

Responsibilities

• Manage cybersecurity operations for project information systems and business applications.
• Support account administration, eDiscovery, incident response, policy compliance, and security technologies implementation.
• Act as the primary technical contact with vendors on cybersecurity solutions.
• Develop cybersecurity recommendations based on requirements and risks.
• Maintain and audit cybersecurity systems and controls.

Skills

Cybersecurity operations

Incident response

Vulnerability management

Security administration

Network technologies (MPLS, VPN)

Firewall technologies

Access controls

Identity management

Security auditing

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related

Job description

Parsons seeks a senior Cybersecurity Specialist in Riyadh to lead operations for project information systems, applications, and infrastructure. You will guide incident response, risk management, and security controls across teams, vendors, and clients. Strong experience and Saudi-national eligibility are required.

Role focuses on protecting confidentiality, integrity, and availability of workstations, servers, and networks, with governance and compliance responsibilities across projects.