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)

Probation Period

6 months

Status

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

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.

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