We are seeking an experienced Security Specialist – Infrastructure Management (L2/L3) to manage, administer, and support enterprise cybersecurity infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have hands-on expertise in deploying, maintaining, troubleshooting, and optimizing security platforms while ensuring high availability, security compliance, and operational excellence across the organization's security ecosystem.
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Key Responsibilities:
- Administer, monitor, and support enterprise cybersecurity infrastructure and security platforms.
- Perform advanced troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and resolution of complex security infrastructure issues.
- Manage the lifecycle of security solutions, including deployment, configuration, upgrades, patching, hardening, and decommissioning.
- Ensure high availability, performance, and resilience of security infrastructure.
- Implement security baselines, system hardening, and configuration management in accordance with industry best practices.
- Manage security incidents, change requests, maintenance activities, and problem management following ITIL processes.
- Support Identity & Access Management (IAM), network security, endpoint security, SIEM/XDR, vulnerability management, and other enterprise security technologies.
- Collaborate with SOC, IT Infrastructure, Cloud, and Application teams to resolve security-related operational issues.
- Monitor system health, capacity, performance, and availability while implementing proactive improvements.
- Develop technical documentation, operational procedures, and disaster recovery plans.
- Ensure compliance with organizational security policies, regulatory requirements, and cybersecurity frameworks.
- Participate in security assessments, audits, technology evaluations, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Required Skills & Experience:
- 7–12+ years of experience in cybersecurity infrastructure, security engineering, or security operations.
- Strong hands-on experience in one or more of the following domains:
- Network Security (Firewalls, VPNs, IPS/IDS, Web Security)
- Identity & Access Management (IAM/PAM)
- SIEM/XDR Platforms
- Endpoint Security (EDR/XDR)
- Vulnerability Management
- Cloud Security
- Experience in system administration, security platform lifecycle management, and infrastructure hardening.
- Strong knowledge of security architecture, security baselines, and secure configuration standards.
- Experience with incident, change, and problem management processes.
- Familiarity with Windows, Linux, virtualization, cloud platforms, and enterprise networking.
- Understanding of cybersecurity frameworks such as NIST, ISO 27001, CIS Controls, and ITIL.
Preferred Certifications:
- CISSP – Certified Information Systems Security Professional
- CISM – Certified Information Security Manager
- CHFI – Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator
- CompTIA Security+
- Microsoft, Cisco, Palo Alto, Fortinet, Splunk, or other relevant security certifications are an advantage.
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Work Conditions: On-site, Full-time
