IT NETWORK ENGINEER

Work Location: Abu Dhabi (Offshore visits as per job requirements)

Leave Cycle: 150/30 – on single status

335/30 – on family status (applicable after completion of Probation period)

Air Ticket Round trip - Economy class provided

Medical Health Insurance: provided

Accommodation : Single-status accommodation will be provided during the period of single status.

Contract Type : Contract Hire

Working Hours : 07:00 to 15:00 (5 days a week)

Salary: AED 10,000 - 11,000

Probation Period: 6 months

Status: Family status benefits will become applicable upon successful completion of the probationary period.

Job Description :

• Designing, implementing, monitoring, securing, and maintaining the organization's network infrastructure to ensure high availability, reliability, performance,

and security of business-critical systems and communications

• Supports digital transformation initiatives, business operations, cybersecurity requirements, and future technology growth by providing stable and scalable

network services across offices, data centres, cloud environments, and remote locations.

• Design, implement, configure, and maintain LAN, WAN, WLAN, SD-WAN, VPN, and Internet connectivity.
• Troubleshoot and resolve network incidents, outages, and performance issues within agreed service levels
• Participate in IT infrastructure projects, system upgrades, migrations, and digital transformation initiatives.
• Support the Head in providing specifications of IT related projects in order to facilitate the technical evaluation and vendor selection process.
• Monitor and report network availability, utilization, capacity, security events, and SLA performance.
• Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Implement and maintain network security controls including firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPNs, NAC, and network segmentation.
• Support cloud networking solutions in Microsoft Azure, AWS, or hybrid environments.
• Support for ISMS frameworks, policies, and procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory standards and best practices.
• Perform vulnerability assessments and coordinate remediation activities.
• Manage data centre network infrastructure and connectivity between corporate, cloud, and offshore/remote locations.

Additional requirements

• Strong knowledge of routing, switching, wireless networking, firewalls, VPNs, cloud networking, and cybersecurity best practices.
• Certified with CISCO, Palo Alto10
• Excellent communication, teamwork, and time management skills.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem solving skills.
• Capability to meet business requirements through effective solutions.
• Strong knowledge of routing, switching, wireless networking, firewalls, VPNs, cloud networking, and cybersecurity best practices.
• Strong project management skills

Desired Candidate Profile

Qualification (minimum): Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Network Engineering, or related field.

Professional certifications preferred: CCNA, CCNP, Fortinet NSE, Palo Alto, Azure Network Engineer Associate, or equivalent.

Experience (minimum): 5-8 years of experience in enterprise network administration and support.