Cyber Defense Specialist - Detection & Monitoring

Full-time
Riyadh, Riyadh Province, savia Workable ATSPosted Aug 28, 2026
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About this role

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.

Requirements

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.

Before you apply

  • 1Which parts of your CV prove experience with SRE, Cybersecurity, and Legal?
  • 2Which recent work examples would make your application stronger for this role?
  • 3What details from the original source listing should you confirm before applying?

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