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Security Delivery Consultant

Accenture Middle East
Riyadh, KSA
Full-time
Mid-Senior
Onsite
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Security operationsIncident responseSecurity Operations Center (SOC)Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)Detection engineering and correlation rulesEndpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

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Role overview

Serve as a senior cybersecurity practitioner delivering and enhancing Security Operations Center capabilities.

Work across incident response, SIEM, Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), and Network Detection and Response (NDR).

Combine hands-on technical expertise with leadership and stakeholder management to improve cyber defense processes and technologies.

Incident response and SOC operations

  • Develop, maintain and improve incident response plans, SOC policies, processes, procedures and operational playbooks.
  • Lead detection, investigation, containment and response to cybersecurity events and incidents.
  • Analyze security events and provide technical guidance to analysts and security team members.
  • Support continuous maturity of Cybersecurity Operations Center processes and provide technical leadership during complex incidents and escalations.
  • Participate in on-call and after-hours security support when required.

SIEM and detection engineering

  • Develop, refine and optimize security correlation rules with SIEM engineers and cybersecurity teams.
  • Analyze security telemetry and events to identify suspicious activity, attack patterns and potential threats.
  • Develop and tune detection rules using SIEM, EDR and NDR telemetry.
  • Improve detection coverage and monitoring effectiveness, including integrating endpoint and network technologies with enterprise SIEM platforms.

EDR and NDR administration

  • Administer and optimize EDR technologies; deploy, upgrade and maintain agents across Windows, macOS and Linux.
  • Monitor endpoint agent health, troubleshoot reporting issues, and maintain EDR policies and configurations.
  • Integrate EDR with SIEM and other cybersecurity platforms, review configurations, and coordinate vendor support cases.
  • Administer NDR technologies, maintain policies and configurations, integrate with SIEM, and troubleshoot platform issues through resolution.

Cyber intelligence and team leadership

  • Produce actionable cyber intelligence and security reports communicating technical findings, risks and recommendations.
  • Explain complex security issues to technical practitioners, non-technical business stakeholders and senior management.
  • Provide technical leadership, coaching and guidance to cybersecurity team members.
  • Collaborate across SOC, infrastructure, network, application and broader security teams.

What you'll need

  • Strong experience in Security Operations and Incident Response, including incident response plans and SOC policies, procedures and processes.
  • Strong hands-on SIEM experience and experience developing, tuning or refining correlation and detection rules.
  • Hands-on expertise administering EDR and NDR technologies and deploying endpoint security agents across Windows, macOS and Linux.
  • Experience integrating EDR and NDR platforms with SIEM and other security technologies.
  • Strong security-event analysis, investigation, detection and response knowledge, plus analytical, troubleshooting and organizational capabilities.
  • Ability to lead teams technically and guide complex investigations; strong communication, documentation and reporting skills.
  • Ability to participate in on-call or after-hours support when required.

Bonus qualifications

  • GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH), GIAC Continuous Monitoring Certification (GMON), GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA), or equivalent recognized cybersecurity, SOC, digital forensics or incident response certification.
  • Experience in large-scale enterprise Security Operations Centers.
  • Exposure to threat hunting, cyber threat intelligence and detection engineering.
  • Experience supporting complex or managed cybersecurity environments.

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