Security Operations & Monitoring Engineer

Location: Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Employment Type: Full-Time | Onsite
Project Duration: Long-term project assignment

About the Role

We are seeking a Security Operations & Monitoring Engineer to provide continuous monitoring and security-event analysis across encryption, KMS, HSM, database security, and related infrastructure.

The successful candidate will work closely with the SOC/SIEM and technical teams to identify suspicious activities, triage security events, support incident response, and ensure timely escalation and reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform continuous monitoring of cybersecurity systems and infrastructure.
• Monitor encryption, KMS, HSM, database security, and other security-related events.
• Review and analyze system, security, audit, and application logs.
• Monitor security alerts through SIEM/SOC platforms.
• Perform first-level investigation and triage of cybersecurity events.
• Correlate alerts from multiple security technologies to identify potential incidents.
• Escalate critical or suspicious activities according to established procedures.
• Support incident-response investigations and evidence collection.
• Coordinate with engineering teams during security incidents and service-impacting events.
• Support the tuning of monitoring rules and alert thresholds.
• Prepare operational, security, and incident reports.
• Maintain incident records, monitoring procedures, and operational documentation.
• Participate in shift, maintenance, and on-call activities when required.

Requirements

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 4+ years of experience in SOC, SIEM, security monitoring, incident triage, or cybersecurity operations.
• Hands-on experience with SIEM and security monitoring platforms.
• Good understanding of security events, logs, alerts, incident handling, and escalation procedures.
• Experience integrating security solutions with central SOC/SIEM platforms.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Must be available full-time onsite in Dammam.

Required Certification

• CompTIA Security+.

Preferred Certifications

• CompTIA CySA+.
• Splunk Core Certified Power User.
• Splunk Certified Cybersecurity Defense Analyst.
• Equivalent recognized SIEM/SOC certification.

Core Competencies

SOC | SIEM | Security Monitoring | Incident Triage | Log Analysis | Incident Response | Alert Management | Threat Detection | Reporting

Candidates should include the SIEM/SOC platforms they have used, the type of monitoring environments they supported, and their relevant certifications.