Senior Threat Detection Engineer — SIEM/EDR Automation Leader

COGNNA; Medina; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP program

On-site Almadina office

Certifications & trainings

Ownership culture

Job summary

COGNNA in Almadina is seeking a Threat Detection Engineer to design high-impact detection strategies, build automation, and elevate SOC operations. You will mentor rising cyber talent and collaborate with threat intel, incident response, and platform engineering teams.

The role focuses on building high-fidelity detections, translating attacker techniques into actionable logic, and advancing SOC maturity. Fluency in English and Arabic is valued for cross-team collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Design high-impact detection strategies and automate detection testing.
• Build correlation rules and behavioral detections within COGNNA security platforms.
• Lead platform engineering for XDR, SIEM, and SOC stacks.
• Mentor junior team members and collaborate with threat intel, IR, and platform engineering teams.
• Stay updated on global and regional threats and ensure compliance alignment.

Skills

SIEM

EDR

Network security

Scripting (Python/PowerShell)

OS internals

Threat intelligence

Cloud security

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field

Job description

COGNNA in Almadina is seeking a Threat Detection Engineer to design high-impact detection strategies, build automation, and elevate SOC operations. You will mentor rising cyber talent and collaborate with threat intel, incident response, and platform engineering teams.

The role focuses on building high-fidelity detections, translating attacker techniques into actionable logic, and advancing SOC maturity. Fluency in English and Arabic is valued for cross-team collaboration.