Senior Security Consultant- Proactive Services

Fortinet, Inc.; Al Khobar; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cyber security firm is seeking a Senior Security Consultant for proactive services in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia. The role involves delivering proactive consulting on incident response readiness, developing customer playbooks, and conducting assessments. Candidates must have strong consulting and technical skills, be able to work under tight timelines, and possess a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in cyber security. This dynamic position offers opportunities to work closely with clients on enhancing their security posture.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver tabletop exercises to customers.
• Perform readiness assessments on customers’ security posture.
• Assist in the development of customer Incident Response Plans.
• Focus on the maturation of proactive services.
• Deliver Response Trainings to customers.
• Stay current with cyber security compliance and standards.
• Review current security programs for compliance.
• Assist in developing network topologies.
• Create reports and presentations for various audiences.

Skills

Effective communication

Customer interfacing

Building tabletop exercises

Knowledge of cyber security compliance frameworks

Development of incident response playbooks

Vulnerability assessments

Implementing security controls

Incident response processes and tools

Delivering educational services

Active Directory security

Operating system internals

Written and verbal communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field

5+ years’ experience in cyber security assessments and incident response

Job description

Senior Security Consultant- Proactive Services

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Job Info

• Job Identification 20547
• Job Category Incident Response
• Posting Date 08/29/2025, 08:13 AM
• Job Schedule Full time

Job Description

On this occasion due to the nature of our customers business, we are seeking a Saudi national

We are looking for a Senior Security Consultant- Proactive Services to work in a dynamic and exciting new position reporting to the Director of our FortiGuard Security Consulting Services. In this very hands-on customer facing role the consultant’s main objective is to deliver Fortinet’s proactive consulting services ensuring the customer is better prepared to deal with a cyber security incident. Leveraging skills and experience in delivering security assessments and incident response, the consultant will be responsible for incident response readiness assessments helping to identify gaps, deliver tabletop exercises that are designed to test an organization’s incident response plan and assisting in identifying security gaps in tools or processes. and assist customer organization’s in the development of incident response playbooks that are part of an organization’s larger Incident Response Plan. As a secondary objective the consultant will assist with continued development of our current and future assessment type services, and work closely with the sales teams.

To be successful in this role the candidate must possess strong consulting skills, technical skills and able to work under tight timelines.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and deliver tabletop exercises to customers
• Perform readiness assessments on customers’ security posture and Incident Response Plan
• Assist in the development of customer Incident Response Plans and playbooks.
• Continue to focus on the maturation of proactive services
• Deliver Response Trainings to customers
• Stay current with cyber security compliance, standards and framework revisions including NIST CSF, ISO/IEC27001, CIS, PCI, HIPPA, etc.
• Review current security programs and define the steps needed for meeting the applicable cybersecurity and information assurance instructions
• Assist in the development and recommendations of network topologies
• Develop complete and informative reports and presentations for both executive and technical audience

Required Skills:

• Ability to communicate effectively
• Experience interfacing with customers
• Experience building and delivering table top exercises
• Knowledgeable of cyber security compliance frameworks and standards
• Knowledgeable in the development and use of incident response playbooks
• Experience with vulnerability assessments and cyber security audits
• Ability to assess and implement various security controls
• Understanding of incident response processes and tools
• Experience with delivering educational services and trainings
• A solid understanding of Active Directory and how to secure is a plus
• Strong knowledge of operating system internals and endpoint security experience.
• Able to communicate with both technical and executive personnel
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills a must
• Highly motivated, self-driven and able to work both independently and within a team

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field
• Or 5+ years’ experience with cyber security assessments and incident response