Civilian jobs in Saudi Arabia after military cyber defence work

95 open roles at 49 companies in Saudi Arabia fit the civilian work of military cyber defence specialists: Security (84) and Networking (11). The roles were matched by hand to the work these specialties do in most armed forces, whatever a given army calls the trade.

Roles matched by handRebuilt 27 Oct 2026
open roles in Saudi Arabia
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companies
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civilian role areas
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Civilian roles for military cyber defence

Match: the share of the specialty's civilian work in each area
Role areaMatchOpen rolesMedian pay
Security80%84
Networking20%11

Roles that fit military cyber defence

Palo Alto Networks

paloaltonetworks.com
paloaltonetworks.com • HQ: Santa Clara, United States • Endpoint Security • Threat Intelligence • Security Operations • Cloud Security • Network Security • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2005 • Trust B • Hiring 1106, 92 new
HQ: Santa Clara, United States • Endpoint Security • Threat Intelligence • Security Operations • Cloud Security • Network Security • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2005 • Trust B • Hiring 1106, 92 new
Palo Alto Networks is a cybersecurity company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, selling next-generation firewalls and SASE network security, the Prisma and Cortex platforms for cloud security and security operations, and Unit 42 threat intelligence and incident response services. Founded in 2005 by Nir Zuk and listed on Nasdaq, it reports more than 16,000 employees and over 70,000 customers, with major engineering centres in Israel and India and offices across the Americas, Europe and Asia. It hires software engineers, product managers and designers, solutions consultants, account managers, go-to-market strategists and legal and sourcing staff.
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Verified live · 3 hours ago 1 day ago Likely open · 63%

Senior Consultant,, Offensive Security (Unit 42)

≈ $44k – $102k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 3+ years exp • Riyadh • Remote (Saudi Arabia) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Confidential • Senior
Ruby
PowerShell
C++
Python
AI/ML
LLM
DevOps
Windows
Linux
GCP
Azure
AWS
Cybersecurity
Burp Suite
Metasploit
Nessus
Cobalt Strike
BloodHound
+7
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DeepSource

deepsource.ai
deepsource.ai • HQ: San Francisco, United States • Human Resources • Professional Services • Information Technology • 1001-5000 employees • Hiring 36, 2 new
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Human Resources • Professional Services • Information Technology • 1001-5000 employees • Hiring 36, 2 new
Headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States, DeepSource is an automated code review, static application security testing (SAST), and code health platform designed for software engineering teams. The platform integrates directly into version control systems and CI/CD pipelines (such as GitHub and GitLab) to automatically detect bugs, security vulnerabilities, performance anti-patterns, secret leaks, and compliance risks across pull requests. Featuring hybrid static analysis, deterministic rule sets, and AI-driven automated remediation, DeepSource enables developers and enterprise engineering organizations worldwide to maintain clean, secure codebases and accelerate release cycles without disrupting developer workflows.
No named decision-maker yet.
Careers mailbox is known
Verified live · 3 hours ago 2 days ago Hiring now · 90%

DDoS & Web Application Security Engineer - Riyadh,KSA

In office (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Cairo, Egypt, New Delhi, India) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time
Cloudflare
Akamai
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Verified live · 3 hours ago 14 days ago Hiring now · 76%

IAM/PAM Resident Cybersecurity Engineer- Riyadh-KSA

In office (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, New Delhi, India, Cairo, Egypt, Amman, Jordan, Dubai, United Arab Emirates) • Full-Time
Oracle
DevOps
VPN
IAM
Windows
Linux
Cybersecurity
LDAP
DLP
Active Directory
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Ultimate Peaks

ultimatepeaks.com
ultimatepeaks.com • HQ: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia • Recruiting & Staffing • Executive Search • 201-500 employees • Est. 2024 • Hiring 14, 3 new
HQ: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia • Recruiting & Staffing • Executive Search • 201-500 employees • Est. 2024 • Hiring 14, 3 new
Ultimate Peaks is a recruitment and executive search firm that fills professional and leadership positions for client organisations in Saudi Arabia. Its current mandates include software engineering heads, IT specialists, quality and safety officers, business development associates and directors of organisation and reward, most of them based in Riyadh. The company is headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
No named decision-maker yet.
Careers mailbox is known
Verified live · 2 hours ago 2 days ago Hiring now · 90%

Senior Manager, Cyber Security

≈ $49k – $113k per year (Estimated) • Senior • In office (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) • Senior
ISO 27001
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flyadeal

flyadeal.com
flyadeal.com • HQ: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia • Trust C • Hiring 32, 4 new
HQ: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia • Trust C • Hiring 32, 4 new
No named decision-maker yet.
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Verified live · 4 hours ago 2 days ago Likely open · 60%

Head of Network

≈ $47k – $94k per year (Estimated) • Head+ • 10+ years exp • In office (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Architect
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Ark47.ai

ark47.ai
ark47.ai • HQ: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia • Artificial Intelligence • Commerce • Hiring 14, 14 new
HQ: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia • Artificial Intelligence • Commerce • Hiring 14, 14 new
Build business software with AI: CRM, HR, accounting, bookings and online stores, in Arabic and English, with no code. Start free.
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No careers mailbox known
3 days ago Hiring now · 90%

Cybersecurity Specialist

In office (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) • Full-Time
OWASP Top 10
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Elm

elm.sa
elm.sa • HQ: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia • Est. 1988 • Hiring 8, 2 new
HQ: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia • Est. 1988 • Hiring 8, 2 new
Elm is a Saudi digital services company owned by the Public Investment Fund and one of the main builders of the kingdom's e-government platforms. It designs and operates secure digital products for identity, licensing, traffic, education and business services used by millions of residents. The company listed on the Saudi Exchange in 2022 and has expanded into cybersecurity and consulting.
No named decision-maker yet.
No careers mailbox known
Verified live · 4 hours ago 5 days ago Hiring now · 86%

Consultant - Cybersecurity, Penetration Testing

≈ $35k – $86k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 4+ years exp • In office (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) • Bachelor's Degree • Middle
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Questions

How is military cyber defence matched to civilian roles?

By hand, as a family: armies name and split these trades differently, so the page follows the work itself - what cyber defence specialists do in most armed forces - and the role areas every posting here is sorted by.

Do employers see my specialty?

No. If you add it to your profile it only shapes your own matches: it is never shown on your profile, to employers or in any data we publish.

How fresh is this?

Every role is re-checked on the employer's own careers board at least every 48 hours, and the page is rebuilt every night.

Source: specialty families matched by hand; 95 live postings on employers' careers boardsUpdated 27 Oct 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0