Senior IT & Cybersecurity Managed Services Manager

Location

Location
Jeddah, Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia

IT & Cybersecurity Managed Services

Director – Technology Services

Offshore role supporting a client in Jeddah.
The candidate must stay at least one month in Jeddah
, then travel once a month to the client.

A senior, hands-on IT & Cybersecurity Managed Services Manager responsible for independently solving complex technical issues, managing enterprise clients, and leading end-to-end service delivery. The role requires a professional capable of troubleshooting, managing escalations, leading a technical team, handling vendors, and presenting executive-level reports with clarity and maturity.

• Act as L2/L3 escalation authority and personally resolve critical IT and security issues
• Perform hands-on troubleshooting of network, firewall, security, and infrastructure incidents
• Lead IT & Cybersecurity Managed Services operations ensuring SLA and KPI compliance
• Manage and mentor a team of up to 10 engineers
• Handle enterprise client interactions with professionalism and ownership
• Independently create and present monthly executive-level service and security reports
• Lead service transitions, operational projects, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Manage vendors and third-party partners, including escalations and performance reviews

• Enterprise switches and routing
• VLANs, Trunking, STP, Inter-VLAN routing
• OSPF, BGP fundamentals, NAT, QoS
• Network performance and packet-level troubleshooting

• Forti Gate Firewalls – Mandatory
• Policy and NAT troubleshooting
• IPSec / SSL VPN
• UTM (IPS, Web Filtering, App Control)
• HA (Active-Passive / Active-Active)
• Traffic flow debugging and log analysis

• Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange
• Server infrastructure (on-premises and cloud)
• SIEM, EDR, NDR, DLP, SOC operations
• Vulnerability assessment and remediation tracking
• ITIL Incident, Problem, and Change Management

Prepare monthly executive dashboards and reports covering:

• SLA and KPI performance
• Incident and RCA summaries
• Security posture and risk trends
• Service improvement roadmap

Lead service review and governance meetings with senior stakeholders.

Mandatory / Strongly Preferred

• Fortinet NSE 4 / NSE 5 / NSE 7
• Cisco CCNA or CCNP
• ITIL Foundation

• Fortinet NSE 8
• CompTIA Security+
• CEH
• Microsoft (Windows Server / Azure)
• PMP or PRINCE2

• 7–10 years of hands-on enterprise experience
• Technically strong and client-mature
• Capable of working independently with minimal supervision
• Comfortable owning issues, people, vendors, and outcomes
• Able to communicate technical topics clearly to executive stakeholders

Full-time

A leading provider of IT and Cybersecurity Managed Services, delivering enterprise-grade solutions that ensure operational excellence, security resilience, and client satisfaction. The organization values technical expertise, accountability, and continuous improvement in every engagement.