Security and ICT Engineer – Riyadh

About the role

We are looking for a detail‑oriented Security and ICT Engineer to join AECOM’s Riyadh office. The role focuses on designing, implementing and maintaining secure information and communication technology infrastructure that protects critical systems and data.

Key responsibilities

• Design, deploy and manage secure ICT and network architectures.
• Conduct vulnerability assessments and penetration testing to identify risks.
• Configure and maintain firewalls, intrusion detection systems and other security appliances.
• Develop, enforce and audit security policies, procedures and protocols in line with industry standards.
• Monitor network traffic and system logs, respond to security incidents and perform incident response activities.
• Carry out regular security audits to ensure compliance with regulations such as ISO 27001 and NIST.

Required profile

• Minimum 10 years of experience in ICT and security engineering.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and within multidisciplinary teams.
• Commitment to maintaining high security standards and continuous improvement.

Required skills

• Intrusion detection systems
• Security troubleshooting
• Security scanning tools
• Risk assessment
• Cloud infrastructure protection
• Firewall technologies
• ICT infrastructure management
• Security compliance auditing
• Security protocols (NIST, ISO 27001)
• Encryption technologies
• Cloud security
• Network security
• System administration
• Network architecture
• Incident response
• Automation tools
• Scripting languages