Senior Network & Security Engineer

K ey Responsibilities Implementation & Delivery

• Implement and configure enterprise network infrastructure based on client requirements, BOQs, and approved designs.
• Install, configure, and troubleshoot:
• Routing & Switching — Cisco routers, Cisco Catalyst, Cisco Meraki MS, Aruba switches.
• Firewalls / NGFW — Cisco Firepower (FTD), Cisco Meraki MX, ASA; exposure to checkpoint, Palo Alto and Fortinet is a plus.
• NAC / AAA — Cisco ISE (PAN/PSN/MNT, PxGrid), 802.1X/MAB wired & wireless, posture policies, TACACS+; Aruba ClearPass exposure is an advantage.
• Switching & Wireless — Cisco and Aruba
• Prepare scope of work documents, implementation plans, and activity schedules aligned to customer requirements.
• Execute site surveys, migrations, cutovers, and go-live activities, including after-hours change windows where required.

Operations & Support

• Provide L2/L3 troubleshooting for bandwidth, latency, connectivity, authentication, and performance issues across customer environments.
• Perform periodic hardening, configuration backups, and health checks of network and security devices.
• Coordinate with ISPs, vendor TAC, NOC teams, and field engineers to drive issues to resolution with minimal supervision.

Documentation & Governance

• Produce and maintain HLD/LLD documents, as-built documentation, runbooks, UAT test plans, and knowledge-transfer material.
• Log and manage work through ticketing/CRM platforms (ServiceNow, Salesforce, or equivalent).
• Adhere to customer change-control processes and project governance standards.

Team & Customer Engagement

• Act as a trusted technical point of contact for customers during project delivery.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers on implementation best practices.
• Support presales with technical inputs, effort estimation, and proof-of-concept activities when needed.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT or equivalent (e.g., BCA, B.Tech).
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in enterprise network and security implementation or operations.
• Proven delivery experience in multi-site / branch environments
• Strong working knowledge of:
• TCP/IP, OSI model, NAT, DHCP, DNS, HSRP.
• Routing protocols: OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, static/default routing.
• Switching: VLANs, inter-VLAN routing, STP, VTP, LACP.
• VPN technologies: Site-to-Site, policy-based, GRE, DMVPN, IPsec.
• Hands-on firewall experience: Cisco ASA/Firepower configuration, NAT, HA/failover, clustering.
• Hands-on NAC experience: Cisco ISE deployment (standalone/distributed), Dot1x/MAB policy creation, posture, TACACS+.
• Familiarity with monitoring/management tools
• Working knowledge of cloud Networking is a plus

Certifications

• Industry certification on relevant technologies

What We Look For

• Strong customer-facing communication and documentation skills.
• Ability to independently own end-to-end implementations from kickoff to sign-off.
• Willingness to travel to customer sites across the UAE and support occasional after-hours change windows.
• A continuous-learning mindset across multi-vendor network and security technologies.

Location: Dubai - SSTC, Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates