Cyber Security Analyst

Penta Consulting is a technology service provider and leading outsourced partner, delivering professional and managed solutions across EMEA. We are seeking a skilled Cyber Security Analyst to join our client onsite in Dammam. This role is crucial in responding to and mitigating cyber incidents that impact our global customers.

Location: Dammam, Eastern, Saudi Arabia
Work Conditions:

• On-site
• Full-time
• May require non-traditional working hours, including a rotating on-call schedule with weekends and holidays.

What You'll Do:

• Respond to global cyber incidents involving internal and external threats.
• Detect, contain, and remediate adversary attacks using current threat intelligence and forensic techniques.
• Perform host-centric and network-centric forensic analysis using tools like EDR, Volatility, X-Ways, Cisco Secure Endpoint, and Velociraptor.
• Clearly communicate the Incident Response Lifecycle and Kill Chain concepts in real-world investigations.
• Translate technical findings into business risks for effective communication with non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaborate on defining the scope of incidents and work closely with customers during emergency engagements.
• Contribute to threat hunting, table-top exercises, readiness assessments, and internal process improvements.
• Assist in developing public-facing content including whitepapers, blogs, or conference presentations.

Required Skills:

• Solid understanding of current adversary behavior and threat landscapes.
• Experience with forensic tools and techniques for host and network analysis.
• Ability to lead and contribute to investigations with professionalism and clarity.
• Strong communication skills to interface across various organizational levels.
• Experience in incident response engagements and security assessments.

Desired Characteristics:

• Familiarity with modern cyber threats including ransomware, cybercrime, and hacktivism.
• Strong interest or background in IT security standards, tools, and techniques.
• Preferred (but not required) certifications: CISSP, CISM, CISA, GCIH, GCFA, GNFA, GCFE, etc.

Language Requirements:
(Information regarding language requirements is not specified in the text provided.)