Senior Security Operations Engineer - SIEM, IAM & Cloud

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

Job summary

DeepSource Technologies is seeking a Senior IT Security Operations Engineer to safeguard our IT infrastructure, networks, data, and cloud environments. The role blends hands-on security administration with threat detection, incident response, and IAM governance across enterprise systems.

You will lead investigations, manage SIEM/EDR tools, enforce strong access controls, and drive patching and hardening initiatives in a multi-platform environment including Windows, Linux, and cloud services.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6+ years of hands-on experience in IT security administration, SOC engineering, or network security operations.
• Proven expertise with SIEM tools (Splunk, QRadar, Sentinel), EDR platforms (CrowdStrike, Defender), and Next-Gen Firewalls (Palo Alto, Fortinet).
• Strong Identity & Access Management (AD, Entra ID), PAM, MFA, and access controls.
• Experience in threat detection, incident response, log analysis, and system hardening across Windows/Linux servers and cloud (Azure/AWS).
• Hold active industry certifications such as CompTIA Security+, CISSP, CEH, CCSP, or ITIL4.

Responsibilities

• Infrastructure & Network Defense: Configure, manage, and audit firewalls, VPNs, EDR agents, and web proxies.
• Security Monitoring & Incident Response: Lead security event investigations, analyze SIEM logs, and mitigate incidents to limit downtime.
• Identity & Access Governance: Enforce IAM controls, PAM, MFA, and RBAC across enterprise systems.
• Vulnerability & Patch Management: Direct routine vulnerability scans, coordinate patching with IT teams, and verify hardening.
• Backup Integrity & System Audits: Ensure secure backups, DR readiness, and adherence to security standards (ITIL, ISO 27001, NCA-ECC).

Skills

Threat detection

Incident response

Log analysis

System hardening

Education

CompTIA Security+ or CISSP or CEH or CCSP or ITIL4

Tools

Splunk

QRadar

Sentinel

CrowdStrike

Defender

Palo Alto

Fortinet

Active Directory

Entra ID

Job description

DeepSource Technologies is seeking a Senior IT Security Operations Engineer to safeguard our IT infrastructure, networks, data, and cloud environments. The role blends hands-on security administration with threat detection, incident response, and IAM governance across enterprise systems.

You will lead investigations, manage SIEM/EDR tools, enforce strong access controls, and drive patching and hardening initiatives in a multi-platform environment including Windows, Linux, and cloud services.