Cyber Security Engineer

About the role

Tamara, the leading fintech platform in Saudi Arabia, is looking for a Cyber Security Engineer to join its growing security team. You will help design, implement and maintain secure infrastructure that protects the company’s financial super‑app and its millions of users.

Key responsibilities

• Support the design, implementation and continuous improvement of secure systems and infrastructure aligned with Tamara’s security strategy.
• Participate in security assessments, threat modeling and reviews for new and existing services.
• Identify, investigate and assist in remediation of vulnerabilities across code, containers, endpoints and cloud environments.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to embed security controls within CI/CD pipelines and development workflows.
• Assist with deployment, configuration and maintenance of security tools such as SIEM, EDR and vulnerability scanners.
• Review system designs and code changes to spot security risks and ensure best‑practice alignment.
• Support monitoring, analysis and response to security events in coordination with the SOC and incident‑response processes.
• Contribute to documentation, runbooks and security procedures while continuously developing technical security skills.

Required profile

• 0–3 years of experience in cyber security, IT security, DevSecOps or a related technical role.
• Basic understanding of secure coding practices and common vulnerability types (e.g., OWASP Top 10).
• Interest in cloud security hardening and secure configuration.
• Proactive learning attitude and willingness to take ownership of security improvements.

Required skills

• Experience or exposure to cloud platforms such as GCP, OCI or AWS.
• Familiarity with container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus.
• Knowledge of security tools including SIEM, EDR and vulnerability scanners.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and ability to embed security controls.
• Awareness of threat modeling, vulnerability management and secure architecture principles.