Cybersecurity Risk Specialist (IT/OT)
Onsite Saudi Arabia (KSA)
Sunday to Thursday
Contract: 618 months
Start: ASAP
We are currently partnering with a large enterprise organization in Saudi Arabia to support their cybersecurity risk management initiatives across IT and OT environments. This is a hands-on, onsite contract role requiring a senior professional with strong stakeholder management skills.
Role Overview
You will be responsible for conducting, coordinating, and maintaining cybersecurity risk assessments, with a strong focus on Operational Technology (OT) environments. The role requires close collaboration with IT, OT, and business teams to ensure risks are identified, assessed, tracked, and treated effectively.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct periodic and ad hoc cybersecurity risk assessments across IT and OT environments
- Perform OT-specific risk assessments on assets such as PLCs, HMIs, RTUs, and engineering systems
- Identify and document OT-related risk scenarios (e.g. control system disruption, unauthorized access, safety manipulation)
- Coordinate cybersecurity risk reviews during major IT/OT changes, including system upgrades and new deployments
- Reassess risk posture following incidents, major changes, or regulatory updates
- Review and validate existing controls to determine residual risk and prioritize treatment actions
- Provide standardized tools and guidance to support self-assessments by IT, OT, and business teams
- Support integration of risk outcomes into control design, zoning, segmentation, and system deployment
- Track risk treatment actions and escalate overdue or high-priority risks
- Define and monitor Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) in coordination with performance management teams
- Maintain the cybersecurity risk register, including OT-specific risks, treatment plans, ownership, and status
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in cybersecurity risk management
- Strong hands-on experience with IT and OT risk assessments
- Solid understanding of industrial control systems (ICS) and OT environments
- Strong personality and communication skills able to challenge, influence, and engage stakeholders
- Immediately available
- Currently based in KSA (mandatory)
- Comfortable working onsite in a fast-paced enterprise environment
If you meet the requirements and are available to start immediately, we'd love to hear from you.
