Title: Industrial Computer Engineer
Aramco energizes the world economy.
Aramco occupies a special position in the global energy industry. We are one of the world’s largest producers of hydrocarbon energy and chemicals, with among the lowest Upstream carbon intensities 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 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.
Overview
We are seeking an Industrial Computer Engineer to join Saudi Aramco’s Marine Technical Support Department.
The Marine Technical Support Department is a vital part of Saudi Aramco’s Industrial Services. The department has a reliable fleet of vessels to provide an assortment of Marine Services, to support the exploration, production, and transportation of oil, in and around Saudi Aramco’s offshore concession areas.
Your primary role is to serve as the Process Automation & Networks Administrator proponent representative, in the development, support and administration of Marine plants at Ras Tanura West Pier, Abu Ali Pier and Tanajib Pier respectively.
Duties and Responsibilities
As the successful candidate you will be required to perform the following:
• Experienced in designing, implementing, support and maintenance of Operational Technology network infrastructure, including servers, workstations, routers, switches, firewalls, and other network devices.
• Maintain system integrity and availability by implementing robust backup and recovery procedures, and performing regular maintenance and optimization tasks.
• Solid experience and knowledge in Windows System Administration, configuring domain controller, active directory, creating or modifying group policies and etc., as per the applicable standards.
• Experience with implementing and configuring Security Incident & Event Management (Splunk) systems to detect and respond to security incidents.
• Knowledge of compliance and configuration management tools (Tripwire), including their implementation, configuration, and use.
• Solid experience and knowledge in relational database management systems.
• Configure and administer WSUS to deploy and manage patches, updates, and hotfixes for all systems, ensuring compliance with organizational security policies.
• Experienced in configuring and setting up automated backup & recovery systems (Eg: Acronis, Veeam).
• Ensure that all endpoints are properly configured and protected with the latest security updates and patches (Trellix ePolicy Orchestrator).
• Configure and troubleshoot network monitoring tools, including SNMP, NetFlow, and packet capture. Monitor and analyze network traffic and logs to identify potential security threats and vulnerabilities.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity principles and practices, including threat analysis, vulnerability assessment, and penetration testing.
• Provide support during the – design review and feedback, factory acceptance test, site acceptance test, operational support, obsolescence management and upgrades, risk assessments, decommissioning, and/or actively participates in new projects as per the requirements of the department.
• Engage in compliance evaluations and adhere to organizational standards, policies, and best practices to ensure regulatory requirements are met.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, including system diagrams, configuration files, and user/instruction manuals and procedures.
• Facilitates and engages in technical discussions with external vendors and internal stakeholders to ensure effective communication and collaboration.
• Ability to work in a team environment and collaborate with other stakeholders to achieve common goals.
Minimum Requirements
- As the successful candidate you will be required to hold a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering, from a recognized and approved institution.
- You are also required to have completed five (5) years of experience in installation, configuration, setup, support of Cybersecurity infrastructure for the DCS and PLC systems in an industrial environment with five (5) years of experience in the Oil & Gas Industry.
- Must be fluent in written and oral English and shall have wide knowledge in Cybersecurity and Industrial Automation systems.
Work Location and Work Schedule
Work Location: Within Saudi Arabia – To be specified in Job offer
Work Schedule: Full Time - To be specified in Job offer
Job Post Duration
Job posting start date: 02/24/2026
Job posting end date: 12/31/2026
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.