Senior Security Operations Engineer

Jobgether; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Annual performance bonus

Learning & development budget USD 2,0

Remote-first working environment

International travel opportunities

Job summary

Jobgether is seeking a Senior Security Operations Engineer based in Saudi Arabia to lead and advance our security operations capabilities. The role blends security operations, software engineering, and site reliability to protect complex infrastructure.

You will design and automate security platforms, mentor engineers, and drive proactive defense across a distributed, agile team while contributing to open source security initiatives.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant professional experience across cybersecurity and/or software engineering.
• Security operations experience, ideally leading a SOC.
• Strong software engineering background for building security tools.
• Proficiency with Python and Bash scripting.
• Experience with Git, GitOps, IaC and modern orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with security frameworks such as NIST CSF, CIS Controls, ISO 27001 is valued.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational and technical leadership across security operations initiatives.
• Design, build, deploy, and operate security software, platforms, and tooling.
• Monitor security environments, identify threats, investigate incidents, and drive remediation.
• Assess and improve security controls to strengthen posture.
• Automate security processes using software engineering and SRE practices.
• Mentor early‑career Security Operations engineers and support their development.
• Plan and deliver security initiatives within an agile framework.
• Collaborate across engineering and security teams to tackle complex challenges.
• Contribute to open source security projects and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Python

Bash

Git

Kubernetes

GitOps

IaC

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or STEM

Tools

Go

Job description

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Security Operations Engineer based in Saudi Arabia.

Join a high-impact security engineering environment focused on building and operating a world-class Security Operations function.
You’ll combine security operations, software engineering, security engineering, and site reliability practices to protect complex digital infrastructure.
The role offers significant technical ownership, from threat detection and incident response to designing and automating security platforms.
You’ll work on challenging security problems, improve defensive capabilities, and help strengthen security controls across a broad technology landscape.
The position also provides opportunities to mentor engineers, influence operational strategy, and contribute to open source security initiatives.
You’ll collaborate within a distributed, agile engineering organisation where technical excellence, continuous learning, and independent problem-solving are highly valued.
For experienced security professionals, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact while sharing expertise with the broader security community.

Accountabilities

• Provide operational and technical leadership across security operations initiatives, helping shape and continuously improve the security operations function.
• Design, build, deploy, and operate security software, platforms, and tooling that strengthen detection, monitoring, response, and remediation capabilities.
• Monitor security environments, identify emerging threats, investigate incidents, coordinate responses, and drive effective remediation.
• Assess existing security controls and recommend or implement improvements to strengthen the organisation’s overall security posture.
• Apply software engineering and site reliability principles to automate security processes and improve the scalability, reliability, and maintainability of security tooling.
• Mentor and support early-career Security Operations engineers, sharing technical expertise and helping them develop their capabilities.
• Plan, prioritise, and deliver security initiatives within an agile engineering framework.
• Collaborate across engineering and security teams to address complex technical challenges and improve organisational resilience.
• Contribute to the wider open source security ecosystem through technical projects, threat intelligence sharing, blog posts, whitepapers, research, or conference presentations.

Requirements

• 10+ years of relevant professional experience, with substantial experience across cybersecurity and/or software engineering.
• Professional experience in security operations, ideally including experience working within or leading a Security Operations Center.
• Strong software engineering background with the ability to design and develop reliable security tools and platforms.
• Hands‑on proficiency with scripting languages such as Python and Bash.
• Working knowledge of Git, GitOps, Infrastructure-as-Code, and modern orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes.
• Strong understanding of security operations, including security monitoring, threat hunting, incident response, remediation, and defensive security practices.
• Experience working with complex or high‑impact security environments and the ability to respond effectively to sophisticated threats.
• Strong problem‑solving, analytical, communication, and mentoring skills, with the ability to provide technical leadership and influence others.
• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, STEM, or a related discipline, or a compelling professional background demonstrating equivalent expertise.
• A strong record of academic, technical, or professional achievement and a genuine interest in open source security.
• Familiarity with security frameworks such as NIST CSF, CIS Controls, or ISO 27001 is valued.
• Experience with security architecture, leading security tools, offensive or defensive security teams, advanced persistent threats, or additional programming languages such as Go is an advantage.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation shaped by location, experience, and performance.
• Performance‑driven annual bonus.
• Annual compensation reviews.
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year.
• Recognition and rewards programs.
• Annual holiday leave.
• Maternity and paternity leave.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Distributed, remote‑first working environment.
• Twice‑yearly opportunities to meet colleagues in person through team sprints.
• Opportunities for international travel and collaboration with colleagues around the world.
• Priority Pass and travel upgrades for eligible long‑haul company events.
• Opportunities to contribute to open source security projects and share expertise through industry publications, talks, and conferences.
• An inclusive workplace that values diverse experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds.

We appreciate your interest and wish you the best!