Senior Network & Email Security Architect

proven; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cybersecurity firm is seeking a Senior Network & Email Security Engineer in Riyadh. This role is responsible for maintaining secure enterprise networks and email systems. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience managing security operations, proficiency in Palo Alto firewalls and Proofpoint email gateways, and strong incident management skills. The position involves operational ownership, incident response, and audit compliance, ensuring the firm’s security posture is maintained effectively.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in enterprise network and email security operations.
• Hands-on with NGFWs (preferably Palo Alto) and a major Secure Email Gateway.
• Strong change/incident management discipline.

Responsibilities

• Daily health checks for NGFW clusters and threat/content updates.
• Inbound/outbound policy tuning and phishing controls.
• Lead P1 incidents across perimeter/email; coordinate with SOC.

Skills

Enterprise network security operations

Email security operations

Packet analysis

Change management

Tools

Next-Gen Firewalls (Palo Alto)

Secure Email Gateway (Proofpoint)

Job description

A leading cybersecurity firm is seeking a Senior Network & Email Security Engineer in Riyadh. This role is responsible for maintaining secure enterprise networks and email systems. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience managing security operations, proficiency in Palo Alto firewalls and Proofpoint email gateways, and strong incident management skills. The position involves operational ownership, incident response, and audit compliance, ensuring the firm’s security posture is maintained effectively.