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Cybersecurity Incident Response & Digital Forensics (DFIR) Specialist

CCDS · Riyadh, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia

CybersecurityExternal listingcontractabout 2 hours ago

About The Role

Role Purpose

Lead and execute cybersecurity incident response and digital forensic investigations while preserving evidence and meeting regulatory reporting requirements.

Key Responsibilities

  • Investigate cybersecurity incidents and determine attack scope, impact, entry vectors, and affected assets.
  • Perform containment, eradication, recovery, root-cause analysis, and post-incident review activities.
  • Collect, preserve, and analyze digital evidence in accordance with approved chain-of-custody procedures.
  • Conduct disk, memory, network, endpoint, and malware analysis using appropriate forensic tools.
  • Develop and maintain incident-response and DFIR procedures, playbooks, investigation methods, and evidence-handling guides.
  • Prepare technical and executive incident reports, forensic findings, and RCA reports.
  • Coordinate with internal teams and stakeholders and ensure incident classification and reporting comply with NCA requirements.

Technical and Professional Requirements

  • Saudi nationality is a must.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Digital Forensics, Computer Science, or a related field.
  • At least 7 years of experience in cyber incident response and digital forensic investigations.
  • Strong knowledge of attacker behavior, incident investigation methods, NIST incident response, and MITRE ATT&CK.
  • Hands-on experience with SIEM, EDR, EnCase, FTK, Volatility, Autopsy, or equivalent forensic and security tools.
  • Strong understanding of digital evidence handling and chain of custody.

Personal Requirements

  • Calm and decisive during high-pressure incidents.
  • Strong investigative thinking, attention to detail, and professional judgment.
  • Clear technical writing and the ability to communicate findings to both executives and technical teams.
  • High integrity and strict respect for confidentiality.

Professional Certifications

Preferred: CISSP, GCIA, GSEC, GCIH, CISM, or equivalent.

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