Security Advisor

Job description / Role

Overview

Aramco energizes the world economy. Aramco occupies a unique position in the global energy industry. We are the world's largest producer of hydrocarbons (oil and gas), with the lowest upstream carbon intensity of any major producer.

With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramco's value to society.

Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a generations-spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades of experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom's vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.

We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.

We are seeking Security Advisors to join Industrial Security Operations Area Departments.

Industrial Security Operations (ISO) plays an essential role in protecting people and assets of Aramco through a comprehensive approach that includes securing company facilities, conducting security risk assessments, managing access control, and responding to incidents. Its scope also includes advance areas such as security engineering and projects execution, deploying security technology solutions, ensuring security systems maintenance, and fostering professional growth through the security academy for training. Additionally, ISO oversees critical functions like security patrols, traffic control, ID and visitor management, and leveraging specialized resources like K9 units. With a vision to make Aramco the most secure place to live and work, ISO integrates proactive measures, vigilance, and technology to create an agile and resilient work environment.

Your primary role is to assist in coordinating security risk management activities across the organization, ensuring consistency and effectiveness in risk assessment and mitigation efforts. Conduct special and advanced security-related technical activities, such as security surveys, threat analysis, risk assessment and management, facilities classifications, traffic analysis, security-related government requests, security compliance, projects coordination, port facilities security compliance support, emergency center assessment program, ISO standards review, security consultation, and various security investigations.

Key Responsibilities

As the successful candidate, you will be required to perform the following:

• Conduct regular security surveys and risk assessments to evaluate the effectiveness of security programs, identify areas for improvement, and reduce risk.
• Provide recommendations and oversee enhancements to improve the organization's security posture, compliance, and operational efficiency.
• Analyze data from incidents, audits, and reviews to measure impacts, ensure continuous improvement, and provide detailed reports to management.
• Develop and maintain security policies, procedures, and standards in alignment with regulatory and organizational requirements.
• Coordinate and support incident response activities, ensuring timely resolution and thorough investigation of security events.
• Collaborate closely with internal and external stakeholders, including government agencies, to align risk management practices and ensure effective communication.
• Lead security-related projects and initiatives, including compliance checks, security classifications, and audits, ensuring timely and effective implementation.
• Update the organizational risk register, monitor emerging threats, and implement action plans to mitigate potential security risks effectively.
• Maintain, review, and enhance security systems and surveillance equipment to ensure operational effectiveness.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement and knowledge sharing through mentoring junior staff.

Minimum Requirements

• As the successful candidate, you will hold a bachelor's degree in either Security Management, Risk Management, Engineering, Business Management, Law Enforcement/Criminology, Public Affairs and Services, or Safety Management from a recognized and approved program or equivalent. Advanced degree is preferred.
• Minimum of 7+ years of experience in security management activities.
• 5 years of experience in security risk assessments and methodologies.
• Certified Protection Professional (CPP) or equivalent.
• Demonstrated knowledge of CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design).
• Demonstrated knowledge or experience in the petrochemical industry.
• Strong knowledge of physical security systems, technologies, and protocols.
• Experience with security forces and patrolling.
• Experience with emergency response procedures and business continuity processes and procedures.
• Basic statistics analysis and trending experience.
• Working knowledge in MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access).

Working Environment

Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical, and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.

At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world's biggest technical, logistical, and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.

We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs - one of the largest in the world.

About the Company

Saudi Aramco is an integrated global energy enterprise. The company markets and exports crude oil, petroleum products, natural gas liquids and sulfur. It also ships crude oil worldwide through an affiliated company and participates in petroleum refining and marketing activities at home and abroad. Its overseas affiliates are in the United States, Egypt, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea and Japan.

Saudi Aramco's subsidiaries span the globe, with offices in Houston, Washington, New York, London, Leiden, Dubai, Singapore, Beijing, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Seoul.