Cyber Defense Specialist - Detection & Monitoring

Location: On-site – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Contract/engagement: Project-based managed cybersecurity services (13-month RFP term)

Minimum experience: 7+ years

Role Purpose

Strengthen SOC detection and monitoring capabilities across SIEM, SOAR, EDR, DLP, email security, and other security platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance security detection capabilities across SIEM, SOAR, EDR, DLP, and email security platforms.

• Design correlation logic, detection rules, threat-detection use cases, alerts, and supporting response workflows.

• Integrate telemetry and logs from security systems to improve monitoring coverage.

• Continuously tune detections to improve accuracy and reduce false positives.

• Analyze security events and suspicious activity and escalate validated threats through approved processes.

• Maintain SOC policies, procedures, workflows, and operational playbooks.

• Map detection coverage to MITRE ATT&CK and coordinate improvements with cybersecurity, governance, and technical teams.

• Support security assessments, regulatory compliance, reporting, and security-vendor coordination.

Technical and Professional Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.

• At least 7 years of experience in SOC operations or cyber defense.

• Hands-on experience with SIEM, SOAR, EDR, DLP, email security gateways, and log/telemetry integration.

• Proven experience developing detection use cases and tuning security rules.

• Knowledge of cyberattack techniques, threat detection, MITRE ATT&CK, NCA requirements, and SOC operating models.

Personal Requirements

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Clear communication, documentation, and cross-team coordination.

• Persistent, quality-focused, and comfortable working with vendors and technical partners.

• Able to prioritize alerts and improvements in a high-volume operational environment.

Professional Certifications

Preferred: CISSP, GCIA, GSEC, GCIH, CISM, or equivalent.