Cybersecurity Assurance Specialist

Location: On-site – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Contract/engagement: Project-based managed cybersecurity services (13-month) Minimum experience: 7+ years Role Purpose Provide technical cybersecurity assurance through penetration testing, vulnerability validation, remediation verification, and risk-based reporting. Key Responsibilities ·      Plan and execute authorized penetration tests across in-scope networks, applications, systems, and cloud environments. ·      Perform reconnaissance, attack-surface analysis, vulnerability discovery, safe exploitation, privilege escalation, and lateral-movement testing. ·      Simulate realistic attack scenarios while following approved rules of engagement and protecting service availability and data. ·      Assess findings based on technical severity, exploitability, and business impact. ·      Prepare clear technical reports and executive summaries with practical remediation guidance. ·      Present findings and recommendations to technical owners and business stakeholders. ·      Conduct retesting to confirm remediation effectiveness and track closure of findings. ·      Monitor vulnerability trends and contribute to continuous improvement of security-assurance processes.