Sr. Cybersecurity Engineer

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

Job summary

A technology solutions provider in Riyadh is seeking an experienced IAM/PAM Specialist. You'll manage Identity and Access Management platforms, ensuring high performance and compliance. Ideal candidates will have 3–5 years of relevant experience, strong skills in IAM technologies like SailPoint, and a Bachelor’s degree in Information Security or Computer Science. You'll collaborate with security architects and contribute to compliance and audit requirements while enhancing operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of hands-on experience in IAM and/or PAM-focused roles.
• Knowledge of SSO, MFA, RBAC, Zero Trust, and access governance frameworks.
• Familiarity with compliance standards such as ISO 27001 and NIST.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain IAM and PAM platforms.
• Design and enforce identity lifecycle processes.
• Conduct regular access provisioning and de-provisioning.

Skills

IAM platform expertise

PAM tool proficiency

Strong analytical skills

Troubleshooting ability

Documentation skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Security or Computer Science

Tools

SailPoint

BeyondTrust

Job description

Key Responsibilities:

• Administer and maintain Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Privileged Access Management (PAM) platforms to ensure high availability, performance, and reliability.
• Design and enforce identity lifecycle processes including onboarding, offboarding, and role-based access modifications.
• Manage access provisioning, de-provisioning, and conduct regular access reviews for users, applications, and systems.
• Monitor and govern privileged account activities, applying best practices for privilege escalation, session monitoring, and credential management.
• Ensure compliance with internal access policies and support external and internal audit requirements.
• Optimize detection rules, policies, and automation workflows to enhance operational efficiency.
• Troubleshoot and resolve access-related incidents in collaboration with IT and application support teams.
• Maintain up-to-date documentation for IAM/PAM architectures, configurations, policies, and operational procedures.
• Support the integration of IAM/PAM systems across hybrid environments including on-premise and cloud platforms.
• Collaborate with security architects and GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance) teams to improve the overall security posture.
• Work alongside other cybersecurity teams (e.g., Threat Intelligence, Incident Response, Red Team) to strengthen detection and response mechanisms.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 3–5 years of hands‑on experience in IAM and/or PAM-focused roles.
• Strong expertise in IAM platforms such as SailPoint.
• Practical experience with PAM tools like BeyondTrust.
• Knowledge of SSO, MFA, RBAC, Zero Trust, and access governance frameworks.
• Familiarity with compliance standards such as ISO 27001, NIST, NCA ECC, and GDPR.
• Strong skills in analysis, troubleshooting, and documentation.
• Professional certifications in SailPoint or BeyondTrust are highly desirable.