Senior Encryption / Onsite Technical Lead

Location: Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Employment Type: Full-Time | Onsite
Project Duration: Long-term project assignment

About the Role

We are seeking 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.

The successful candidate will act as the primary onsite technical lead, coordinating implementation activities with the entity teams, OEMs, project stakeholders, and technical specialists while ensuring quality, documentation, testing, operational readiness, and timely escalation of technical issues.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead onsite implementation and operational activities related to encryption, KMS, HSM, and cryptographic security solutions.
• Coordinate technical activities between the project team, and stakeholders, OEMs, and relevant infrastructure teams.
• Review and approve technical changes, configurations, implementation plans, and operational procedures.
• Supervise encryption, key management, and HSM-related activities.
• Ensure compliance with approved technical designs, security requirements, and project standards.
• Lead technical testing, integration validation, acceptance activities, and remediation of findings.
• Review and maintain HLD, LLD, configuration documents, runbooks, test cases, and operational documentation.
• Monitor the quality and progress of technical implementation activities and ensure issues are properly escalated and resolved.
• Coordinate with database, network, infrastructure, security, SOC, and application teams where required.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers working within the encryption and security workstreams.
• Support knowledge transfer and transition from implementation to BAU operations.
• Participate in technical meetings, status reviews, and project governance activities.
• Support incident investigation and complex technical troubleshooting.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Network Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 7+ years of relevant professional experience in cybersecurity, encryption, key management, HSM, information security, or related technical environments.
• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise security technology implementations.
• Strong understanding of encryption, KMS, HSM, PKI, cryptographic key lifecycle management, and security operations.
• Experience coordinating multiple technical teams and working directly with enterprise/government stakeholders.
• Strong documentation, communication, coordination, and problem-solving skills.
• Previous experience in Saudi government, regulated, or critical infrastructure environments is highly preferred.
• Must be willing to work full-time onsite in Dammam.

Required Certification

• CISSP or CISM.

Preferred Certifications & Training

• ITIL 4 Foundation.
• Thales CipherTrust / Luna technical training or certification.
• Relevant HSM, encryption, PKI, or security architecture certification.
• Other recognized cybersecurity professional certifications.

Core Competencies

Technical Leadership | Encryption | KMS | HSM | PKI | Project Execution | Incident Management | Technical Documentation | Stakeholder Management | OEM Coordination