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Cybersecurity Specialist

A Cybersecurity Specialist is responsible for key functions within their domain of expertise. In the GCC market, this role is actively hired across saudi, uae with 7 recent postings.

GCC postings
7
Active markets
2
Typical experience
3-7 years
Key responsibilities
  • 01Administering Splunk and Splunk Apps to include developing new or extending existing Apps to perform specialized functionality.
  • 02Integrating Splunk with a wide variety of legacy data sources.
  • 03Adapt to learn new SOC technologies from different vendors.
  • 04Engaging application and infrastructure teams to establish best practices for utilizing Splunk data and visualizations.
  • 05scale intelligence and managed security products.
  • 06Handle the implementation/deployment/support of Vulnerability scan engines with Engineering, SOC, and IR Document vulnerabilities and work on vulnerability mitigation with agreed SLA.
  • 07Document vulnerabilities and work on vulnerability mitigation with agreed SLA.
  • 08Managing EDR sensors including deployment, operation, management, maintenance, update, upgrade, patching, and administration.
  • 09Should be able to create watchlists to detect Indicators of Compromise (IoCs) and malicious behavior of new threats.
  • 10Assess customer needs and expectations, design solutions to meet those needs, and then implement the design.
  • 11Quickly build and solve a problem using a new technology to determine viability.
  • 12Serve as a primary responder for Managed Security customer systems, taking ownership of client configuration issues and tracking through resolution.
Required qualifications
  • — 7 years of experience in security operations, incident response, or threat detection.
  • — on experience with security monitoring tools (SIEM, SOAR, EDR, IDS/IPS).
  • — Proficient in investigating security incidents, conducting root cause analysis, and threat hunting.
  • — Experience working with threat intelligence, malware analysis, and incident investigations.
  • — Ability to refine detection logic, write SIEM queries, and improve security use cases. Security Operations & Monitoring
  • — Monitor security alerts from SIEM and other security tools to detect potential threats.
  • — Identify, analyze, and escalate security incidents following defined incident response procedures.
  • — Investigate security events and determine the severity and impact on the organization.
Preferred qualifications
  • — Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Information Systems, or a related field (highly preferred) Preferred professional certifications:

Required skills

cloudcommunicationleadershipazureerpgitiso

Tools & technologies

teamsazuregiterp

Hiring companies we see

  • Help AG
  • ServPoint
  • NEOM
  • Makonis
  • Tibah Airports Operation | طيبة لتشغيل المطارات
  • flyadeal

Hired across

  • saudi
  • uae
FAQ

  • What does a Cybersecurity Specialist do in the GCC?

    A Cybersecurity Specialist in the GCC performs core duties related to cloud, communication, leadership, adapted to the regional business environment and regulatory framework.

  • What qualifications do I need to be a Cybersecurity Specialist?

    Typically a Bachelor's degree is required, with 3-7 years of experience in the field.

  • What is the demand for Cybersecurity Specialist in the GCC?

    The role is actively hired across saudi, uae, with consistent demand from both local and multinational employers.

  • What skills are needed for a Cybersecurity Specialist role?

    Key skills include cloud, communication, leadership, azure, erp, git, along with strong communication and teamwork abilities.

  • Do I need Arabic to work as a Cybersecurity Specialist in the GCC?

    Arabic language proficiency is often preferred but not always required. It depends on the employer, sector, and client-facing nature of the role.

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