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Cybersecurity Operations Senior Lead Specialist

Full time at Saudi Tadawul Group in Saudi Arabia
Posted on May 8, 2024

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Cybersecurity Operations Senior Lead Specialist

Cybersecurity Operations Senior Lead Specialist

Talent Acquisition Team Leader at Saudi Tadawul Group

The Saudi Tadawul Group was established in March 2021, following the transformation of the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) into a Holding Group structure. It is the parent company with a portfolio of four subsidiaries, which operate independently while benefitting from the integration and synergies between one another. The subsidiaries include: The Saudi Exchange, a dedicated stock exchange business, the Securities Clearing Center Company (Muqassa), the Securities Depository Center Company (Edaa) and Wamid – a new innovative applied technology services business, focused on providing innovation and nascent technologies to the capital markets industry through pragmatic innovation. The Group aims to advance the Saudi capital market’s infrastructure in line with global best practices, while reinforcing Saudi Arabia’s position as an emerging market leader, a technologically advanced and attractive global investment destination and the gateway to the MENA region. It looks to support with the successful delivery of Saudi Arabia’s Financial Sector Development Program (FSDP) objectives, as part of Vision 2030, to boost economic growth and diversify the economy. Job Discerption Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Provide timely detection, identification and alerting of possible attacks, anomalous activities and misuse activities and distinguish them from benign activities.
  • Use cyber defense tools to monitor and analyze system activity continuously to identify malicious activity.
  • Assess the adequacy of access controls against organizational policies.
  • Perform system administration on specialized cybersecurity applications and systems.
  • Triage incidents to identify specific vulnerability, determine scope, urgency and potential impact, make recommendations that enable expeditious remediation.
  • Track and document cyber incidents from initial detection to final resolution.
  • Employ defense-in-depth principles and practices in line with organizational policies.
  • Coordinate, validate and manage the organization's cyber threat intelligence sources and feeds.
  • Capture and analyze network traffic associated with malicious activities using network monitoring tools
Key Accountabilities:
  • Carry out daily operations assigned for the department to comply with the company’s standards.
  • Prepare timely and accurate department reports to meet the requirements, objectives, and standards of the company and the department.
  • Ensure the satisfaction of internal and external customers to address their needs in a courteous and timely manner.
  • Follow all relevant policies, procedures, and processes in order for the work to be carried out in a controlled and consistent manner.
  • Contribute to the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement of processes and practices, work processes, cost effectiveness, and productivity enhancement.
  • Promote to other employees within the organization the implementation and adherence to policies, procedures, processes, and instructions.
  • Maintain a good and respectful relationship with other colleagues and represent the company in a good image.
JOB SPECIFICATIONS Education and Certifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or equivalent is required
  • Master’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or equivalent is preferred
  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certificate or equivalent is preferred
Knowledge and Experience
  • 6 + years of experience in Cybersecurity Operations is required.
  • Knowledge of network components, their operation and appropriate network security controls and methods
  • Knowledge of cybersecurity related threats and vulnerabilities
  • Knowledge of the likely operational impact on an organization of cybersecurity breaches
  • Knowledge of best practices for incident response and incident management
  • Knowledge of host-based and network-based intrusion detection methodologies and techniques
  • Knowledge of best practice network traffic analysis methods
  • Knowledge of the components of a network attack and their relationship to threats and vulnerabilities
  • Knowledge of best practice incident response methods, roles and responsibilities
Skills Required
  • Skill in determining the normal operational state for security systems and how that state is affected by change
  • Skill in developing policies which reflect the organization's business and cybersecurity strategic objectives.
  • Skill in evaluating the viability and legitimacy of suppliers and products.
  • Skill in negotiating vendor agreements
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