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Saud Alessa

Cybersecurity Engineer
Riyadh

Summary

Cybersecurity Engineer with hands-on experience in vulnerability management, threat hunting, and incident response. Built a strong foundation in networking, cloud infrastructure, and real-time monitoring through early experience in Network Operations Center. Skilled in endpoint security, compliance monitoring, and security event analysis. Adept at identifying, investigating, and mitigating security risks to support a resilient enterprise environment through proactive defense and cross-functional collaboration.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience
7
7
Certifications
2
2
Languages

Work History

Cybersecurity Engineer

Edarat Group
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh Region
11.2024 - Current
  • Monitor and respond to security incidents and alerts across endpoint and network environments.
  • Conduct regular vulnerability assessments, and follow up on remediation efforts.
  • Monitor network security, and ensure compliance with national cybersecurity standards.
  • Perform threat hunting and support security operations for enterprise assets.
  • Monitor device compliance status, ensuring endpoint security policies are enforced.

SOC Analyst Trainee

MIS
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
07.2024 - 10.2024
  • Monitored security events and triaged alerts to identify potential threats.
  • Gained experience in threat detection and security operations center workflows.
  • Identified a career focus shift from SOC to hands-on cybersecurity engineering.

Cloud Engineer, (NOC) Co-op Trainee

SITE
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
07.2023 - 02.2024
  • Monitored client services and cloud infrastructure for performance and availability.
  • Diagnosed and resolved network and infrastructure-related incidents. -
  • Managed incident response processes and service ticketing.
  • Provided support for firewall management, virtual machine configuration, and network optimization.
  • Ensured 24/7 compliance with service-level agreements and operational standards.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Information Systems (Cybersecurity Track)

Prince Sultan University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
04.2001 -

Skills

Endpoint security and compliance monitoring

Vulnerability scanning and management

Network and cloud infrastructure monitoring

Incident response and threat hunting

Security event monitoring (SIEM)

Regulatory compliance and security frameworks

Certification

CompTIA Security+

Timeline

Cybersecurity Engineer

Edarat Group
11.2024 - Current

SOC Analyst Trainee

MIS
07.2024 - 10.2024

Cloud Engineer, (NOC) Co-op Trainee

SITE
07.2023 - 02.2024

Bachelor of Science - Information Systems (Cybersecurity Track)

Prince Sultan University
04.2001 -
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