# Senior IT Security Operation- Saudi National- Riyadh, KSA

> DeepSource Technologies · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · — · Posted 2026-08-26

**Workplace:** on_site

## Description

The **Senior IT Security Operations Engineer** safeguards corporate IT infrastructure, networks, enterprise data, and cloud environments against operational security risks and threats. This hands-on role bridges infrastructure management with threat detection, incident response, IAM governance, and security standard compliance across enterprise systems.

**Key Responsibilities**

-   **Infrastructure & Network Defense:** Configure, manage, and audit enterprise firewalls, VPNs, Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) agents, and web proxy controls.
-   **Security Monitoring & Incident Response:** Lead Tier-2/Tier-3 security event investigations, analyze SIEM logs, and mitigate security incidents to limit operational downtime.
-   **Identity & Access Governance:** Enforce strict identity and access management (IAM) controls, privileged access management (PAM), multi-factor authentication, and role-based access policies.
-   **Vulnerability & Patch Management:** Direct routine infrastructure vulnerability scans, prioritize critical patching schedules with IT infrastructure teams, and verify system hardening.
-   **Backup Integrity & System Audits:** Ensure secure backup configurations, system disaster recovery readiness, and adherence to security standards (ITIL, ISO 27001, NCA-ECC).

## Requirements

-   **1.** Minimum **6+ years of hands-on experience** in IT security administration, SOC engineering, or network security operations.
-   **2.** Advanced proficiency with core security solutions including **SIEM tools (Splunk, QRadar, Sentinel), EDR platforms (CrowdStrike, Defender), and Next-Gen Firewalls (Palo Alto, Fortinet)**.
-   **3.** Strong expertise in **Identity & Access Management (Active Directory, Entra ID, PAM solutions)**, multi-factor authentication, and network access controls.
-   **4.** Proven track record in **threat detection, incident response, log analysis, and system hardening** across Windows/Linux servers and cloud platforms (Azure/AWS).
-   **5.** Hold at least one active industry certification such as **CompTIA Security+, CISSP, CEH, CCSP, or ITIL4**.

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