About the Role
The company is seeking a Security Operations Specialist located in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This position will support the daily operations of the company's cybersecurity efforts, including running established security processes, monitoring and triaging security events, maintaining compliance documentation, and coordinating with the company's central security and compliance teams.
This individual contributor role is ideal for an early-career professional eager to develop their expertise in cloud security operations and compliance, without people-management or strategy-ownership responsibilities.
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Job Responsibilities
- Execute and maintain the security operations processes, procedures, and checklists defined by the company's security and compliance teams; track tasks and tickets through to closure.
- Monitor security alerts, vulnerabilities, and risk items; perform initial triage, escalate to the appropriate owners, and keep risk and issue trackers accurate and up-to-date.
- Support incident response activities under guidance — collect and preserve evidence, maintain incident timelines, coordinate with responders, and draft incident reports and post-incident summaries.
- Assist with the periodic review and upkeep of cybersecurity and privacy policies, procedures, guidelines, and compliance evidence, ensuring that documentation stays current and audit-ready.
- Prepare regular operational reports and dashboards on security posture, open risks, remediation progress, and compliance status for internal stakeholders.
- Support security awareness activities, internal communications, and the preparation of security documentation and questionnaire responses for customers and partners.
Who We Look For
- Bachelor's degree, or equivalent practical experience.
- 3–5 years of hands-on experience in security operations, IT operations, data security, privacy, or compliance support; internships and graduate programs count.
- Working knowledge of common security operations tasks: alert monitoring, vulnerability management, access and entitlement review, log review, and incident documentation.
- Familiarity with cloud services and common security technologies (for example IAM, network security controls, encryption, SIEM, endpoint protection); exposure to any major cloud platform is a plus.
- Familiarity with information security and privacy standards and frameworks such as ISO 27001, NIST CSF, or PCI DSS; experience supporting audits or certification activities is a plus.
- Basic awareness of information security and personal data protection requirements in Saudi Arabia (for example SAMA Cybersecurity Framework, PDPL, NCA controls) with a willingness to build deeper regulatory knowledge on the job.
- Clear written and verbal communication in English; Arabic is a plus.
- Detail-oriented, comfortable working with process, documentation, and cross-team coordination. Entry-level certifications (Security+, CC, ISO 27001 Foundation) are a plus, not a requirement.
Equal Employment Opportunity
As an equal opportunity employer, the company believes that diverse voices fuel innovation and better serve users and the community. The company fosters an environment where every employee feels supported and inspired to achieve both individual and common goals.
