Information Security Lead (Defensive)
Role Overview
The Cyber Security Lead joins Tabby's Information Security team in Riyadh, providing technical leadership across defensive security.
The role manages security engineers and analysts and drives security initiatives across the organization.
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Role overview
The Cyber Security Lead joins Tabby's Information Security team in Riyadh, providing technical leadership across defensive security.
The role manages security engineers and analysts and drives security initiatives across the organization.
Security leadership and delivery
- Lead security architecture and design reviews across IT, cloud, and product initiatives.
- Drive GCP and AWS cloud security, including IAM, cloud security posture, and infrastructure security.
- Lead Secure SDLC and DevSecOps, application security, and security tooling across CI/CD.
- Own vulnerability management and remediation, penetration testing, and red team engagements.
- Oversee endpoint, infrastructure, and network security, including EDR, DLP, and firewall security.
- Lead detection engineering, threat intelligence, incident response, and complex investigations.
- Manage and develop security engineers and analysts through mentoring, performance management, and career development.
- Partner with Engineering, IT, Compliance, and other teams to improve security posture and standards.
Experience and expertise
- At least 5 years of cybersecurity or information security experience, including technical leadership or senior-level responsibilities.
- Experience leading security architecture, cloud security, vulnerability management, and application security programs.
- Strong understanding of defensive and offensive security, including penetration testing, red/purple teaming, threat hunting, and incident response.
- Hands-on experience with SIEM, EDR/XDR, vulnerability management, CSPM, DLP, and security monitoring platforms.
- Strong knowledge of GCP and/or AWS, IAM, cloud security, and infrastructure security.
- Experience with DevSecOps, Secure SDLC, SAST, DAST, SCA, and container security.
- Strong scripting and automation skills and ability to develop or oversee security tooling and integrations.
- Knowledge of SAMA CSF, NCA ECC, PCI-DSS, and ISO 27001; experience in regulated FinTech or banking.
- Strong technical leadership, stakeholder management, and team development skills.
Required certifications
- CISSP/CISM and OSCP or equivalent certifications are required.
About Tabby
Tabby provides payment and financial services, including interest-free or fee-free split payments online and in stores.
The company reports more than 25 million users, over 70,000 brand and small-business partners, and operations across the GCC.
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