Seamless Specialized Services

Senior Cybersecurity Engineer

Seamless Specialized Services

Business Consulting and Services · 51-200 employees

Oct 14
security Senior (5-10 yrs) Full-time
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About the role

The Senior Cybersecurity Engineer will own the organization's security posture, including strategy, policy development, and security architecture design. They are responsible for leading incident response, vulnerability management, and ensuring compliance with standards like ISO 27001 and NCA ECC.

What they look for

Cybersecurity strategy Security architecture Network security Cloud security Identity security Microsoft Defender Intune Entra ID Incident response Vulnerability management SIEM IDS/IPS Compliance ISO 27001 NCA ECC Risk assessment

Requirements

Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree in a relevant field and possess at least 6 years of cybersecurity experience, with 2 years at a senior level. Deep hands-on expertise with the Microsoft security stack and strong knowledge of network and cloud security are required.

Full description

SSS is looking for a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to own the security posture of our IT environment, from strategy and policy through daily operations and incident response. The role reports to the IT Manager and works closely with the Senior Network & Systems Administrator. It is offshore-based, serving Samir Group (KSA), and works full-time on-site from our Heliopolis office.

Key Responsibilities

  • Own the cybersecurity program: strategy, roadmap, policies, standards and procedures.
  • Design security architecture across network, cloud (Azure/AWS), identity, endpoints and email.
  • Define and audit firewall policies, network segmentation and remote access controls.
  • Lead identity security in Entra ID: MFA, Conditional Access, privileged access management and access reviews.
  • Own Microsoft Defender (Endpoint, Office 365, Identity, Cloud) and Intune security and compliance baselines.
  • Run security monitoring and threat detection (SIEM, IDS/IPS), including use-case tuning and alert triage.
  • Lead incident response: investigation, containment, remediation, root cause analysis and post-incident reporting.
  • Own the vulnerability management lifecycle: scanning, risk-based prioritization, remediation tracking and reporting.
  • Lead compliance with NCA ECC and ISO 27001, and prepare for internal and external audits.
  • Run IT security risk assessments and evaluate third-party and vendor risk.
  • Run security awareness programs and phishing simulations.
  • Report on security posture, risks and KPIs to the IT Manager and management.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Cybersecurity or a related field.
  • 6+ years of experience in cybersecurity, with at least 2 years at a senior level.
  • Deep hands-on expertise with the Microsoft security stack: Defender, Entra ID security, Intune compliance and Microsoft Sentinel.
  • Proven experience leading incident response and vulnerability management programs.
  • Strong understanding of network security, firewalls and cloud security (Azure/AWS).
  • Hands-on experience with NCA ECC and/or ISO 27001 implementation or audits.
  • Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, SC-100/SC-200 or OSCP are strongly preferred.
  • Excellent written and spoken English.

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