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Saad Al Dossari, Manager - Cybersecurity Architecture

Saad Al Dossari

Manager - Cybersecurity Architecture·Elm - Absher.sa

Saudi Arabia

Master's degree, Cyber Security

Work experience

Total years of experience: 9 years, 2 months

Manager - Cybersecurity Architecture

January 2023 - Present

Elm - Absher.sa

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

January 2023 - Present

Own and govern cybersecurity architecture reviews for enterprise and national-scale digital services, ensuring security-by-design
compliance across application, infrastructure, and integration layers.
Define and enforce security architecture standards, patterns, and controls in collaboration with SOC, GRC, DevOps, Infrastructure, and
Product teams.
Act as the primary cybersecurity advisor to senior leadership, providing risk-based recommendations, architectural decisions, and long-
term security roadmap input.
Support major security incidents and post-incident reviews by performing architectural gap analysis and driving long-term corrective and
preventive security improvements.
Manage and govern enterprise security technologies (EDR, FIM, DLP, Application Control, and related platforms), ensuring proper
onboarding, coverage, configuration, and alignment with organizational security architecture.

Company industry:
Cyber & Network Security

Consultant - Cyber Security

January 2022 - January 2023

Elm - Absher.sa

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

January 2022 - January 2023

Delivered security assessments, risk evaluations, and advisory services aligned with industry standards.
Supported clients in improving their security posture through policy, process, and technical recommendations.
Collaborated with technical and business stakeholders to address security gaps.

Company industry:
Cyber & Network Security

Penetration Tester

January 2019 - January 2022

Elm - Absher.sa

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

January 2019 - January 2022

Conducted penetration testing on web applications, APIs, and infrastructure to identify security vulnerabilities.
Performed vulnerability exploitation, risk analysis, and impact assessment.
Produced detailed technical and executive reports with remediation recommendations.

Company industry:
Cyber & Network Security

Marketing and communication specialist

September 2018 - January 2019

National Digital Transformation Unit

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

September 2018 - January 2019

Manage Digital Campaigns
Develop internal and external communication plans
involved in developing the marketing strategy
Market research and analysis
research about digital transformation

Company industry:
Administration Support Services
Job role:
Marketing and PR

Marketing and Communication Specialist

January 2018 - January 2019

National Digital Transformation Unit

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

January 2018 - January 2019

Supported national digital transformation initiatives by contributing to awareness campaigns aligned with government digital strategy.
Assisted in developing and coordinating digital content to promote e-government programs, platforms, and services.
Conducted market and stakeholder analysis to measure engagement, adoption, and public reach of digital transformation initiatives.

Company industry:
Business Support Services

Field support Engineer I

May 2017 - July 2018

STC Solutions

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

May 2017 - July 2018

- Ministry of Foreign Affairs IT Project.

Company industry:
IT Services
Job role:
Information Technology

Education

Prince Sultan University

May 2026

May 2026

Master's degree, Cyber Security

Saudi Arabia

GPA (point): 3.8 out of 4

GPA (point): 3.8 out of 4

Jubail University College

January 2017

January 2017

Bachelor's degree, Computer Science

Saudi Arabia

GPA (point): 2.66 out of 4

GPA (point): 2.66 out of 4

Skills

Microsoft Windows

Expert

Linux

Expert

PHP

Expert

Java

Expert

MS Office tools

Expert

Cross-Cultural Communications

Expert

Quick Learner

Expert

Initiative mind-set

Expert

Can handle a lot of work pressure

Expert

Time Management

Expert

Programming and scripting

Intermediate

Exploitation skills

Intermediate

Vulnerability Assessment

Beginner

Information Gathering and Reconnaissance

Intermediate

Pen-testing

Intermediate

CODE REVIEW

Intermediate

COMPUTER SECURITY

Intermediate

CYBER SECURITY

Intermediate

DEVOPS

Intermediate

ENTERPRISE SECURITY

Intermediate

IT SECURITY ARCHITECTURE

Intermediate

LEADERSHIP

Intermediate

OFFENSIVE SECURITY

Intermediate

PENETRATION TESTING

Intermediate

VULNERABILITY MANAGEMENT

Intermediate

Microsoft Windows

Expert

Linux

Expert

PHP

Expert

Java

Expert

MS Office tools

Expert

Languages

English

Expert

Arabic

Native Speaker

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Offensive Security Web Expert
Offensive Security
Aug 2023
Offensive Security Certified Professional
Offensive Security
Aug 2019
Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH Practical) Junior penetration tester (eJPT)
Certified Penetration Tester eXtreme (eCPTX )
Security Architect Nano Degree
eLearnsecurity Junior penetration tester (eJPT)
Dec 2018