603 Ciso jobs in Saudi Arabia

We are seeking a strategic and experienced Chief Information Security Officer to lead and evolve our client organization's cybersecurity program. This senior leadership role is responsible for setting the direction of cybersecurity initiatives, managing risk, ensuring regulatory compliance, and aligning security efforts with overall business goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and implement a robust cybersecurity strategy
• Lead risk management, incident response, and disaster recovery efforts
• Oversee cybersecurity operations, including budgeting and staffing
• Engage with leadership, regulators, and vendors on security matters
• Promote cybersecurity awareness across the organization
• Monitor and report on emerging threats and compliance status

Qualifications:

• Proven leadership in enterprise-level cybersecurity
• Deep understanding of cyber threats, controls, and regulatory requirements
• Strong strategic communication and stakeholder management skills
• Expertise in risk assessment, incident handling, and security frameworks
• Familiarity with international cybersecurity standards and best practices
• Must be fluent in Arabic

At J-B, we're entering an exciting phase of growth — one that blends our strong market position with bold expansion into new opportunities across the financial ecosystem. As our business continues to evolve, digital trust and cybersecurity resilience have never been more central to how we operate and deliver value.

We're looking for a
Chief Information Security Officer
who sees cybersecurity not just as protection, but as a business enabler — someone who can partner with leadership to shape strategy, embed sensible controls, and build a culture of proactive risk management.

The ideal leader will:

• Bring proven experience in financial services or technology sectors.

• Demonstrate exceptional stakeholder management and influence across business and technology domains.

• Be solution-oriented, able to balance innovation with responsible governance.

• Possess strong strategic thinking and modeling capabilities to align cybersecurity with growth ambitions.

• Lead through collaboration, confidence, and clarity — especially in fast-moving environments.

At J-B, we want cybersecurity to be a signature strength — part of our leadership DNA and a key differentiator in how we operate and grow.

If you're a forward-thinking cybersecurity leader ready to make a real impact in a company that values agility, empowerment, and excellence — I'd be glad to connect.

We at CYBER are looking for an exceptional Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) to join our leadership team.

This is a
full-time
leadership role offering occasional flexibility but requiring a strong on-site and executive presence to drive security strategy across the organization.

As CISO, you will design, implement, and oversee a world-class cybersecurity strategy to protect our organization's data, systems, and reputation. You will lead a skilled team of cybersecurity professionals and work cross-functionally to embed security best practices across all business operations.

Key Responsibilities

Develop, implement, and maintain a comprehensive information security strategy aligned with business goals and regulatory requirements.

Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing information security team; ensure continuous development of team capabilities.

Conduct enterprise-wide risk assessments; identify, assess, and prioritize security risks, and develop mitigation strategies.

Define, implement, and monitor security controls, processes, and policies across infrastructure, applications, and data.

Lead the response and investigation of security incidents, ensuring timely remediation and reporting.

Report regularly to executive leadership and the Board on security posture, KPIs, and risk landscape.

Champion security awareness across the organization; lead regular training and simulation exercises.

Stay ahead of evolving cyber threats, regulatory requirements, and industry trends; continuously improve the security program.

Collaborate with all business units, IT, legal, compliance, and third parties to ensure security is integrated across all operations.

Represent the organization at external cybersecurity forums, industry groups, and with regulators.

Requirements

Master's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

15+ years of experience in information security, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role.

Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, CCISO, ISO 27001 Lead Implementer / Auditor.

In-depth knowledge of security frameworks and standards: ISO/IEC 27001, NIST, SAMA CSF, NCA ECC, GDPR, etc.

Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills – capable of communicating technical topics to non-technical audiences.

Strong experience in security governance, risk management, compliance (GRC), cloud security, incident response, threat intelligence, and vulnerability management.

Proven ability to work effectively in full-time executive roles, collaborating across multi-disciplinary and geographically distributed teams.

Fluent in English; proficiency in additional languages is a plus.

Why Join Us?

Full-time executive role with meaningful leadership influence.

Work with cutting-edge technologies and top-tier cybersecurity experts.

Lead initiatives that directly shape the security posture of a fast-growing organization.

Competitive compensation package, medical insurance, and professional development opportunities.

Be part of a forward-thinking, innovation-driven culture with global impact.

Premium Solutions Consultancy is recruiting on behalf of a reputable client in Saudi Arabia for the position of Cybersecurity Manager . We are looking for a dynamic and experienced professional to lead and enhance operational efficiency.

*Responsibilities: *

• Identify network vulnerabilities.
• Develop and implement cybersecurity plans per SAMA’s framework.
• Monitor network usage for policy compliance.
• Track emerging cyber threats.
• Conduct penetration testing.
• Collaborate with IT to enhance security.
• Document breaches and assess damage.
• Train staff on security best practices.
• Submit SAMA-required self-assessment reports.
• Establish data governance policies.
• Expand governance frameworks company-wide.
• Coordinate cross-departmental data governance.
• Prioritize and implement data governance initiatives.
• Customize regulatory policies as needed.
• Engage stakeholders to improve data quality.
• Monitor and enhance customer data for reporting/analytics.
• Ensure data source availability.
• Submit SAMA reports on time.

*Requirements & Qualifications: *

• Saudi national.
• Bachelor’s in computer science or IT.
• 3–5 years in cybersecurity.
• Knowledge of SAMA’s cybersecurity framework.
• Leadership and communication skills.
• Fluency in Arabic and English.
  Potential and interested candidates whose profile closely matches the requirements may send their CV to:
  
  Please mention "Cybersecurity Manager – KSA " in the subject line.

Premium Solutions Consultancy is recruiting on behalf of a reputable client in Saudi Arabia for the position of Cybersecurity Manager . We are looking for a dynamic and experienced professional to lead and enhance operational efficiency. *Responsibilities: *

• Identify network vulnerabilities.
• Develop and implement cybersecurity plans per SAMA’s framework.
• Monitor network usage for policy compliance.
• Track emerging cyber threats.
• Conduct penetration testing.
• Collaborate with IT to enhance security.
• Document breaches and assess damage.
• Train staff on security best practices.
• Submit SAMA-required self-assessment reports.
• Establish data governance policies.
• Expand governance frameworks company-wide.
• Coordinate cross-departmental data governance.
• Prioritize and implement data governance initiatives.
• Customize regulatory policies as needed.
• Engage stakeholders to improve data quality.
• Monitor and enhance customer data for reporting/analytics.
• Ensure data source availability.
• Submit SAMA reports on time.

*Requirements & Qualifications: *

• Saudi national.
• Bachelor’s in computer science or IT.
• 3–5 years in cybersecurity.
• Knowledge of SAMA’s cybersecurity framework.
• Leadership and communication skills.
• Fluency in Arabic and English.
  Potential and interested candidates whose profile closely matches the requirements may send their CV to:
  
  
  Please mention " Cybersecurity Manager – KSA " in the subject line.

We are looking for a virtual cybersecurity or compliance expert to guide our security posture, particularly as we move into regulated spaces like auto-financing. The role is ideal for someone with extensive regulatory familiarity and previous experience operating in a strategic advisory capacity.

• Lead compliance audits aligned with KSA regulations , especially SAMA frameworks
• Review and implement data security strategies across departments
• Support regulatory submissions and responses for fintech operations
• Oversee documentation and data protection practices
• Coordinate with product and legal teams to maintain standards

• Saudi national6+ years experience
• Deep understanding of SAMA regulatory requirements and KSA cybersecurity law
• Prior role as vCISO or senior security/compliance consultant
• Experience operating through or with an agency setup (ideal)
• Familiarity with ISO 27001, NIST, SOC 2 compliance standards
• Ability to lead cross-functional audit and compliance efforts across departments

We are looking for a virtual cybersecurity or compliance expert to guide our security posture, particularly as we move into regulated spaces like auto-financing. The role is ideal for someone with extensive regulatory familiarity and previous experience operating in a strategic advisory capacity.

• Lead compliance audits aligned with KSA regulations , especially SAMA frameworks
• Review and implement data security strategies across departments
• Support regulatory submissions and responses for fintech operations
• Oversee documentation and data protection practices
• Coordinate with product and legal teams to maintain standards

• Saudi national6+ years experience
• Deep understanding of SAMA regulatory requirements and KSA cybersecurity law
• Prior role as vCISO or senior security/compliance consultant
• Experience operating through or with an agency setup (ideal)
• Familiarity with ISO 27001, NIST, SOC 2 compliance standards
• Ability to lead cross-functional audit and compliance efforts across departments

Overview

In security risk management we're looking to harness the power of industry best practice combined with driving new innovation on how we do security risk assessments and modelling. Our security risk management team is the primary owner of the strategy and practices of how we identify, track and reduce our security risk across everything we do. To support this we need to use industry best practices paired with emerging threat information to promote risk identification, quantification, impact analysis, and modelling to ultimately drive decision making. In this role, you will help establish and execute a broad strategic vision for the security risk program at Canonical. You will work within the team and cross-functionally with various teams across the organisation. The team contributes ideas and requirements for Canonical product security, improving the resilience and robustness of all Ubuntu customers and users subject to cyber attacks. The team also collaborates with our Organisational Learning and Development team to develop playbooks and facilitate security training across Canonical. The security risk management team's mission is to secure Canonical and contribute to the security of the wider open source ecosystem, including sharing knowledge through public presentations and industry events, and sharing threat intelligence with the wider community or representing Canonical in sector-specific governance bodies.

• Define Canonical's security risk management standards and playbooks
• Analyse and improve Canonical's security risk practices
• Evaluate, select and implement new security requirements, tools and practices
• Grow the presence and thought leadership of Canonical security risk management practice
• Develop Canonical security risk learning and development materials
• Work with Security leadership to present information and influence change
• Participate in developing key risk indicators, provide inputs to the development of key control indicators, and key performance indicators for various programs
• Apply statistical models to risk frameworks (such as FAIR, sensitivity analysis, and others)
• Participate in risk management, decision-making, and collaborative discussions
• Lead quantified risk assessments and understand the value of qualitative data for improvements to quality and engineering processes
• Interpret internal or external cyber security risk analyses in business terms and recommend a responsible course of action
• Develop templates and materials to help with self-service risk management actions
• Monitor and identify opportunities to improve the effectiveness of risk management processes
• Launch campaigns to perform security assessments and help mitigate security risks across the company
• Build evaluation methods and performance indicators to measure efficiency of security functions and capabilities

• An exceptional academic track record
• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or STEM, or a compelling narrative about your alternative path
• Drive and a track record of going above-and-beyond expectations
• Deep personal motivation to be at the forefront of technology security
• Leadership and management ability
• Excellent business English writing and presentation skills
• Problem-solver with excellent communication skills, a deep technical understanding of security assessments and risk management
• Expertise in threat modelling and risk management frameworks
• Broad knowledge of how to operationalize the management of security risk
• Experience in Secure Development Lifecycle and Security by Design methodology

• Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual holiday leave
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
• Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source. As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud, we are changing the world on a daily basis. We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company. We expect excellence - in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do. Canonical has been a remote-first company since its inception in 2004. Working here is a step into the future, and will challenge you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and raise your game.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products. Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.