Overview
Cybersecurity Operation Associate Jobs in Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at National Development Fund (NDF)
Title: Cybersecurity Operation Associate
Company: National Development Fund (NDF)
Location: Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Summary
To carry out Security Incident Response functions within the CSOC team. This includes activities ranging across incident response, threat analysis, forensic analysis and use of advanced threat detection technologies as well as analyzing and enforcing the preventive controls based on NDF policies. To act as the technical SME/SOC L3 and shall report technically to the Cybersecurity Operations Manager.
Key Roles & Responsibilities
Operational Support
Optimize the use of personal time/effort and assigned work tools/resources in carrying out assigned duties, to ensure work meets agreed standards for timeliness and quality.
Collaborate with other teams, such as network operations, system administrators, and threat intelligence, to ensure effective detection and response to security incidents.
Maintain and enhance the SOC’s tools, technologies, and infrastructure, ensuring they are up to date and effective in detecting and mitigating threats.
Provide the needed support for developing, configuring, and maintaining security automation and orchestration IR’s and tools as well as evaluate and recommend new security tools and technologies based on best practices and emerging threats.
Perform threat management, threat modeling, identify threat vectors and develop use cases for security monitoring including redblue penetrations tests.
Ensure quality of investigations and notification and direct L2 and L1 accordingly and Track incident detection and closure, Undertake forensic investigations properly.
Cybersecurity Assessments (Vulnerability Management)
To execute security assessments across existing and new technology projects systems, ensuring that exemptions to security standards are flagged and remediated during the build process.
Perform threat management, threat modeling, identify threat vectors and develop use cases for security monitoring including redblue penetrations tests.
Incident Response Management
To produce documents that outline incident protocols such as how to handle cybersecurity threats or how to correct server failures.
Working effectively in adjusting the incident management process as required to ensure its effectiveness.
Conduct threat hunting exercises on SIEM and EDR platforms and ensure regular review Threat Intelligence Reports.
Business Support
Provide the needed support in developing and implementing DevSecOps practices and incorporate relevant tools in an effective and efficient manner.
Carry out cybersecurity test cases effectively during technology build and testing process.
Reporting
Contribute to the preparation of timely and accurate reports to meet section requirements, policies and standards.
Develop weekly/monthly reports related to Cybersecurity Operations.
Maintain the confidentiality of information that they have access to or came across during their employment at NDF.
Regulatory and compliance
Fully-Adherence to all regulations and control functions within the company in order to ensure that governance, Audit, risk and compliance matters are carried out in efficient and quality manner.
Qualifications & Experience
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer science, or Information Technology or relevant field
Preferred: Master’s Degree in Computer science, or Information Technology or relevant field
Minimum of 4 – 6 years of relevant experience in in Information Technology or Cybersecurity function
