Cyber Intelligence & Threat Analysis Manager

About the Job
Department: Information Security Risk

Core Responsibilities:

• Monitor the cyber/fraud threat landscape through open source channels, vendor feeds, and participation in industry/regulatory information sharing organizations.
• Manage the delivery of timely, accurate, relevant, and actionable intelligence.
• Analyze cyber/fraud news on possible threats, including the bank’s status and required actions as necessary.
• Conduct technical analysis of malicious and suspicious code to understand the nature of the threat and to extract unique attributes for proactive defense.
• Identify processes for automation and orchestration to ensure maximum efficiency in the collection and dissemination of consolidated threat intelligence feeds to internal stakeholders and external partners.
• Support the development and implementation of mitigation strategies to prevent the potential materialization of threats.
• Maintain SAB Threat Intel capability for collection, considering market and business requirements and regulatory mandates such as SAMA CSF, CTI principles, and National Cyber Security Authority (NCA) requirements.
• Develop and maintain KPIs and KRIs of Cyber/Fraud Intelligence & Threat Analysis and ensure continuous monitoring and reporting.
• Contribute to information sharing efforts across the financial industry to promote a positive image of the bank with peers and regulators.
• Support the development of internal SAB capabilities, leveraging SAB's footprint to understand the latest tactics, techniques, and procedures of advanced adversaries through direct observation and manipulation.

Qualification and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Cyber-security, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering, and/or commensurate demonstrated work experience in a similar field.
• Preferred experience in a Cyber Security role, preferably in the finance or similarly regulated sector.
• Proficient in written and spoken English; Arabic is preferred.

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Work Conditions: On-site, Full-time