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About the Role

DeepSource Technologies is seeking a Senior Network Security Engineer (Bluecoat ProxySG) to join our team in Jeddah. This full-time position requires 5-10 years of experience and is integral to our network security function. The role focuses on administering, securing, and optimizing the organization's web and internet access infrastructure, with a strong specialization in Secure Web Gateway (SWG) and proxy technologies.

Core Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, and support Blue Coat ProxySG (SGOS) and related secure web gateway solutions.
• Design, implement, and maintain web filtering categories, acceptable use policies, and secure internet access controls.
• Configure and manage SSL/TLS interception (SSL Visibility), authentication integration (AD/LDAP, Kerberos, SAML), and ICAP integration with DLP, antivirus, and sandboxing solutions.
• Monitor proxy performance, availability, and capacity, conducting tuning and optimization to ensure minimal latency and maximum uptime.
• Troubleshoot proxy-related incidents, connectivity issues, and policy conflicts across network layers (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, routing).
• Participate in security incident response related to web-based threats, malicious traffic, and policy violations.

Project and Lifecycle Management

• Support upgrades, patching, and lifecycle management of Blue Coat ProxySG appliances and related SWG components.
• Assist with migration or integration projects between on-premise proxy solutions and cloud-delivered SWG/SASE platforms.
• Contribute to automation and scripting initiatives to streamline policy deployment, reporting, and routine administration tasks.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Network Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of overall network/cybersecurity engineering experience.
• At least 2-3 years of hands-on Blue Coat ProxySG / SGOS administration experience.
• Alternatively, 5+ years of overall network/cybersecurity experience with strong hands-on exposure to other leading secure web gateway or proxy platforms (*, Symantec Web Security Service, Forcepoint, McAfee/Skyhigh Web Gateway, Cisco WSA/Umbrella, Zscaler, Fortinet FortiProxy), with demonstrated ability and willingness to specialize in Blue Coat ProxySG.
• Experience in banking, financial services, or other regulated sectors is preferred.

Technical Skills and Competencies

• Strong understanding of core networking concepts including TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, routing, and network segmentation.
• Hands-on experience with web filtering, URL categorization, SSL/TLS interception, and content inspection policies.
• Experience integrating proxy/SWG platforms with DLP, sandboxing, threat intelligence, or SIEM solutions is highly valued.
• Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and communication skills.

Documentation, Compliance, and Collaboration

• Prepare and maintain technical documentation, configuration standards, and operational runbooks.
• Support internal and external audits by providing evidence of secure configuration, change control, and policy enforcement.
• Ensure alignment with information security policies and relevant regulatory frameworks (*, SAMA, NCA ECC, ISO/IEC 27001, PCI DSS) where applicable.
• Collaborate effectively with SOC, network, and broader cybersecurity teams to correlate proxy logs with SIEM and threat intelligence platforms.