Senior Security Operations Leader — SIEM, EDR & IR

Accenture Middle East; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Middle East invites experienced security professionals to join its Security Delivery team. The role focuses on strengthening SOC capabilities across Incident Response, SIEM, EDR and NDR, with leadership and collaboration across security teams.

You’ll develop and refine incident response plans, tune detection rules, and mentor analysts while guiding complex investigations. Remote/on-call support may be required as part of continuous operations.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in Security Operations and Incident Response.
• Hands-on with SIEM technologies.
• Experience developing and tuning detection rules.
• Experience administering EDR and NDR.
• English communication and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve Incident Response plans and SOC playbooks.
• Lead detection, investigation, containment, and response to incidents.
• Analyze security events and guide analysts.
• Advance SOC processes and procedures.
• Provide technical leadership during complex incidents.
• Participate in on-call security support.

Skills

Security Operations

Incident Response

SIEM

EDR

NDR

Leadership

Stakeholder management

On-call support

Tools

SIEM platforms

EDR tools

NDR tools

Job description

Accenture Middle East invites experienced security professionals to join its Security Delivery team. The role focuses on strengthening SOC capabilities across Incident Response, SIEM, EDR and NDR, with leadership and collaboration across security teams.

You’ll develop and refine incident response plans, tune detection rules, and mentor analysts while guiding complex investigations. Remote/on-call support may be required as part of continuous operations.