Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

Role Purpose

The Senior Security Engineer is responsible for leading the design, implementation, integration, optimization, and support of cybersecurity solutions and services across enterprise customer environments. The role provides advanced technical expertise across multiple cybersecurity domains including Security Operations, Network Security, Endpoint Security, Identity & Access Management (IAM), Cloud Security, Vulnerability Management, Data Protection, Security Monitoring, and Incident Response. The Senior Cyber Security Engineer acts as a technical leader within security projects, providing architecture guidance, mentoring junior engineers and consultants, supporting customer engagements, and ensuring cybersecurity solutions are delivered according to industry best practices, regulatory requirements, and organizational standards.

Job Profile

• Lead the delivery and implementation of end-to-end cybersecurity projects in enterprise-scale environments
• Design, develop, and maintain secure architecture frameworks covering network, endpoint, identity, and cloud security
• Manage and enhance Security Operations (SecOps) including monitoring, detection, and response capabilities
• Oversee threat management, vulnerability management, and incident response processes to minimize risk exposure
• Analyze and troubleshoot complex security and infrastructure issues across integrated environments
• Collaborate with internal teams, vendors, and stakeholders to ensure seamless security integration and project execution
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to security teams
• Drive adherence to industry standards, policies, and compliance frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST, PCI-DSS)
• Support continuous improvement initiatives by evaluating emerging threats, tools, and technologies
• Bridge communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders to support decision-making

Competencies and Qualification

Experience & Education

• 5 9 years in cybersecurity engineering or implementation roles
• Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, or related field

Skills

• Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills
• Proven leadership, teamwork, and collaboration abilities
• Fluency in Arabic and English

Technical Expertise

• Security architecture, operations, and enterprise-scale environments
• Threat management, vulnerability management, and incident response
• Hands-on experience with SIEM, endpoint protection, IAM, and firewalls
• Experience with vendors like Microsoft, Cisco, Palo Alto, Fortinet, Trend Micro

Certifications

• CISSP, CISM, CEH, CompTIA Security+
• Microsoft Security, Palo Alto PCNSE, Fortinet NSE, Splunk, CrowdStrike, CyberArk
• ITIL Foundation

Frameworks & Tools

• ISO 27001, NIST, PCI-DSS
• IT service management (ITIL) and quality assurance practices

Security Technologies

• SIEM: Sentinel, Splunk, QRadar, Elastic
• Endpoint: Defender, CrowdStrike, Trend Micro
• Identity: Entra ID, CyberArk
• Network: Cisco, Fortinet, Palo Alto, F5, Juniper

Desired Candidate Profile

• 5 9 years in cybersecurity engineering or implementation roles
• Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, or related field
• Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills
• Proven leadership, teamwork, and collaboration abilities
• Fluency in Arabic and English
• Security architecture, operations, and enterprise-scale environments
• Threat management, vulnerability management, and incident response
• Hands-on experience with SIEM, endpoint protection, IAM, and firewalls
• Experience with vendors like Microsoft, Cisco, Palo Alto, Fortinet, Trend Micro
• Certifications: CISSP, CISM, CEH, CompTIA Security+, Microsoft Security, Palo Alto PCNSE, Fortinet NSE, Splunk, CrowdStrike, CyberArk, ITIL Foundation
• Frameworks & Tools: ISO 27001, NIST, PCI-DSS, ITIL
• Security Technologies: SIEM (Sentinel, Splunk, QRadar, Elastic), Endpoint (Defender, CrowdStrike, Trend Micro), Identity (Entra ID, CyberArk), Network (Cisco, Fortinet, Palo Alto, F5, Juniper)