Senior Encryption / Onsite Technical Lead

About the role

CCDS is looking for an experienced Senior Encryption / Onsite Technical Lead to lead the technical execution and day-to-day coordination of encryption, Key Management System (KMS) and Hardware Security Module (HSM) activities for a major enterprise cybersecurity project in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. The role is full-time and onsite, on a long-term project assignment.

Key responsibilities

• Lead onsite implementation and operational activities for encryption, KMS, HSM and cryptographic security solutions.
• Coordinate technical activities between the project team, stakeholders, OEMs and infrastructure teams.
• Review and approve technical changes, configurations, implementation plans and operational procedures.
• Supervise encryption, key management and HSM activities and ensure compliance with approved designs, security requirements and project standards.
• Lead technical testing, integration validation, acceptance and remediation of findings.
• Maintain HLD, LLD, configuration documents, runbooks, test cases and other operational documentation.
• Monitor implementation quality and progress, escalate and resolve issues, and coordinate with database, network, infrastructure, security, SOC and application teams.
• Mentor engineers, support knowledge transfer to BAU operations, take part in technical meetings and project governance, and support incident investigation and troubleshooting.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Network Engineering, Information Technology or a related field.
• 7+ years of experience in cybersecurity, encryption, key management, HSM, information security or related environments.
• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise security technology implementations and coordinating technical teams with enterprise or government stakeholders.
• Previous experience in Saudi government, regulated or critical infrastructure environments is highly preferred.
• Willingness to work full-time onsite in Dammam.

Required skills

• Certification: CISSP or CISM.
• Preferred: ITIL 4 Foundation, Thales CipherTrust / Luna training or certification, and other HSM, encryption, PKI or security architecture certifications.
• Strong understanding of encryption, KMS, HSM, PKI and cryptographic key lifecycle management.