Information Protection Section Head | Jobs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia by The Professionals | Apply Now

JOB DESCRIPTION / ROLE

Employment: Full Time

Responsibilities

- Define, establish and maintain the Identity & Access Management (I&AM) solutions architecture in a holistic manner, with coverage across technology, process and people components.
- Manage the usage of highly sensitive/privileged accounts that are used by all users.
- Manage and operate the corporate directory service (Microsoft Active Directory)
- Responsible for the day-to-day support of SAP GRC (Governance Risk & Compliance) Access Controls.
- Leads the enhancement process for the Identity Access Management (IAM) solutions.
- Manage the functions (security monitoring, threat intelligence, incident investigation and handling) of the 24/7 security intelligence center (SIC).
- Monitor SIC functions Service level agreements, key performance indicators, determine gaps in performance metrics, and recommend change management processes for efficiency and quality improvements.
- Identify root cause of incidents through evidence collection in a forensically sound manner and determine if any data was compromised.
- Responsible for the overall security operations in Sadara environment in order to effectively identifying, quantifying, protecting and managing cybersecurity vulnerabilities and threats across the organization domain.
- Works with Internal audit and quality assurance to close all audit findings, if any.
- Manages Third Party Security vendors who provide MSS or other security services.
- Highlight/identify operational gaps (performance and capacity) in existing architectures and functionality and review service requirements with stakeholders. Ensure that relevant stakeholders are involved in specification of new services and/or major upgrades to existing services.
- Develop preventive maintenance plans appropriately allocated between the managed services provider and the organization IT staff. Inspect/audit periodically to ensure maintenance activities meets defined standards.
- Evaluate managed services contracts and recommend options to improve the services and cost effectiveness

Requirements:

- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, Cybersecurity or any related field.
- Preference: Cybersecurity Professional Certification, such as Security+, CISSP, CCNA Security or CEH.
- Strong knowledge of information security frameworks and principles
- Working knowledge of Identity & Access Management Solutions.
- Knowledge of SAP GRC solution.
- Hands-on experience in SOC or Security Incident response teams.
- Working knowledge of Endpoint and network security solutions.
- Knowledge of cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities.
- Familiarity with Vulnerability management solutions.
- Working knowledge of Windows and Linux networking, IAM, SIEM technologies and IDS/IPS Systems.
- Knowledge of cybersecurity threats, risks and issues posed by new technologies and malicious actors.
- Solid understanding of Government Cybersecurity guidelines (such as NCA).
- Technical knowledge and experience working in delivering and managing IT Services in any large IT Organization.
- Excellent communication skills and team spirit.
- Analytical thinking abilities and customer focus
- Manage, plan, direct and control all the activities in the Team for development and delivery of Information Protection to meet business needs.
- Support Information Protection Senior Manager in the budget planning activities.
- Ensure all tasks and activities of all team members are performed in accordance with the organization standards and procedures.
- Assess the current skill set of employees and identify the need for development programs or specific technical training.
- Motivate, coach, develop and support employees, including periodic performance reviews.
- Support team members on their personal development and career.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

The Professionals is a Saudi leading Consulting firm that was established in 2015 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Since 2015 until now, we’ve become a successful partner in delivering unique consulting services to our partners who operate in different industries and sectors.

We always combine our service offerings by adopting global best practices with local in-depth understanding and delivering it with a passion to exceed our partners’ expectations to achieve their business objectives.

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