Senior Encryption & KMS Engineer — Key Lifecycle & SecOps

CCDS; Dammam; On-site; SAR 279,000 - 502,000; Full time

Job summary

CCDS in Dammam seeks an experienced Encryption & KMS Engineer to operate and support a centralized Key Management System and enterprise encryption infrastructure. You will manage cryptographic keys through their lifecycle, implement encryption-at-rest, and coordinate with databases, applications, and security teams during onboarding.

This full-time onsite role requires a security-focused mindset, CompTIA Security+ certification, and the ability to work across IT, infrastructure, and vendor

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in encryption, data security, KMS, key management, or enterprise cybersecurity.
• Strong understanding of symmetric and asymmetric cryptography, cryptographic key lifecycle, TLS/SSL, certificates, and secure key storage.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise KMS/encryption platforms is highly preferred.
• Experience with AD/LDAP, KMIP, databases, servers, applications, or storage integrations.
• Experience working with enterprise security infrastructure and regulated environments is an advantage.
• Willingness to work full-time onsite in Dammam.

Responsibilities

• Operate and administer the centralized Key Management System (KMS).
• Perform cryptographic key generation, storage, rotation, backup, recovery, revocation, archival, and secure destruction.
• Configure and maintain encryption policies according to approved security standards.
• Administer KMS connectors, agents, and integrations across enterprise systems.
• Support AD/LDAP integration and identity-based access controls.
• Support KMIP integrations and enterprise key-management workflows.
• Monitor KMS health, system events, audit logs, and security alerts.
• Investigate key-management and encryption-related incidents.
• Coordinate with database, application, infrastructure, and security teams during system onboarding.
• Support encryption-at-rest and data-protection implementations.
• Maintain configuration records, operational documentation, procedures, and runbooks.
• Participate in testing, disaster recovery, maintenance, and knowledge-transfer activities.
• Escalate complex technical issues to senior engineers and OEM/vendor support.

Skills

KMS

Encryption

Key management

AD/LDAP

KMIP

TLS/SSL

Security operations

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity/CS/IT

Tools

CipherTrust Manager

CipherTrust Transparent Encryption

Job description

CCDS in Dammam seeks an experienced Encryption & KMS Engineer to operate and support a centralized Key Management System and enterprise encryption infrastructure. You will manage cryptographic keys through their lifecycle, implement encryption-at-rest, and coordinate with databases, applications, and security teams during onboarding.

This full-time onsite role requires a security-focused mindset, CompTIA Security+ certification, and the ability to work across IT, infrastructure, and vendor