Abdullah Alenazi
Dhahran,,Saudi Arabia
Summary
Senior Cybersecurity Analyst with a strong blend of technical depth and leadership, specializing in vulnerability and exposure management, threat detection, security operations, and security automation. Work closely with stakeholders to guide secure architecture decisions and strengthen the organization’s security posture.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work history
Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
ARAMCO
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
01.2025 - Current
- Served as Acting Head of Vulnerability Management and Application Security during multiple periods, leading daily operations, setting priorities, and ensuring effective coordination across teams.
- Manage the end-to-end vulnerability management and automation program, ensuring risk remediation across diverse platforms and alignment with organizational patching policies.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives by identifying operational gaps, optimizing processes, and implementing scalable automation that reduces manual effort, eliminates inconsistencies, and strengthens overall operational reliability.
Cybersecurity Operations Analyst
ARAMCO
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
07.2018 - 07.2023
- Performed continuous 24/7 security monitoring as part of the Security Operations Center (SOC), proactively responding to alerts, triaging incidents, and coordinating timely containment and remediation with cross-functional teams to minimize business impact.
- Executed proactive threat-hunting operations, identifying abnormal behaviors, analyzing logs across SIEM/SOAR platforms, and uncovering potential adversarial patterns within the environment.
- Completed a 6-month business assignment with the Corporate Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) team, supporting intelligence collection, threat actor profiling, TTP analysis, and integrating intelligence into operational detection and defense strategies.
Education
Master of Science - Cybersecurity Engineering
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States 08/2023 - 12/2024
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
King Saud University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 07/2013 - 01/2018
Skills
- Vulnerability & Exposure Management Programs
- Threat Detection, Incident Response & Threat Hunting
- Security Architecture Assessment & Secure System Hardening
- Automation & API Integration Across Security Platforms
- Governance of Remediation, SLAs & Risk Reduction
- Cross-Functional Leadership & Stakeholder Alignment
Training
Leadership & Management Training
- Situational Leadership II (SLII)
- Aramco Leadership Series for Supervisors
- MGT512: Security Leadership Essentials for Managers (GSLC)
- SEC511: Continuous Monitoring and Security Operations (GMON)
- SEC503: Intrusion Detection in Depth (GCIA)
- SEC560: Network Penetration Testing & Ethical Hacking (GPEN)
- SEC401: Security Essentials – Network, Endpoint, and Cloud (GSEC)
Timeline
Senior Cybersecurity Analyst
ARAMCO
01.2025 - Current
Cybersecurity Operations Analyst
ARAMCO
07.2018 - 07.2023
Master of Science - Cybersecurity Engineering
University of Southern California
08/2023 - 12/2024
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
King Saud University
07/2013 - 01/2018