IT Security Specialist – Onsite in Qatar

About the role

We are looking for an experienced IT Security Specialist to join our team in Qatar on a one‑year renewable contract. You will be responsible for protecting our information assets, investigating security incidents, and ensuring compliance with international security standards.

Key responsibilities

• Investigate security breaches, violation reports and logs, and recommend corrective actions.
• Conduct security control reviews, risk assessments, and business impact analyses for medium‑complexity systems.
• Administer physical and logical access controls, and define access rights and privileges.
• Assess network usage, detect unacceptable usage, and advise on remedial actions.
• Lead incident response, perform forensic analysis when required, and report lessons learned.
• Provide guidance on the application of security controls such as those defined in ISO/IEC 27002.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Information Systems or a related field.
• 10+ years of information security experience, preferably in the oil & gas sector.
• Strong knowledge of international security standards and regulatory requirements.
• Proven ability to assess risks, conduct vulnerability assessments and communicate findings to stakeholders.

Required skills

• Information Security standards (e.g., ISO/IEC 27002)
• Security incident investigation and forensics
• Risk assessment and business impact analysis
• Physical and logical access control management

What we offer

• One‑year renewable contract with the possibility of extension.
• Opportunity to work on critical security projects within a leading oil & gas environment.
• Professional development and exposure to international security frameworks.