Immediate-Start Network Security Engineer (6-Month Contract)

Linked4HR Human Resources Consultancies LLC; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 150,000 - 210,000; Part time

Job summary

Linked4HR Human Resources Consultancies LLC in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Network Security Engineer for an urgent 6-month contract. You will monitor and secure our organization's network infrastructure across NGFW, SIEM, WAF and cloud environments.

The ideal candidate has at least 3 years of network security experience, hands-on firewall expertise (Palo Alto, Fortinet, Cisco ASA), and a current CompTIA Security+ or equivalent certification. This is an ASAP joining with on-site Abu Dhabi.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of network security experience.
• Must have completed CompTIA Security+ or equivalent (CEH, CCNA Security, Fortinet NSE 4, Palo Alto PCNSE accepted).
• Certifications in progress will NOT be considered.
• Experience with cloud security in Azure, AWS or Oracle Cloud.
• Knowledge of DNS, email and web security; strong incident response experience.
• Familiarity with security monitoring/SOC environments and vulnerability management.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and maintain network security infrastructure (firewalls, SIEM, IDS/IPS, WAF, DLP and endpoint security).
• Analyse network traffic and security logs to identify threats and incidents.
• Configure and troubleshoot NGFWs such as Palo Alto, Fortinet and Cisco ASA.
• Support firewall rules, access controls and NAC.
• Respond to security incidents and document investigations.
• Oversee vulnerability scanning, remediation tracking and reporting.
• Monitor security across Azure, AWS and Oracle Cloud environments.
• Support DNS, email, web security and DDoS monitoring.
• Maintain security documentation, incident records and compliance reports.
• Collaborate with Network Operations, IT, Incident Response teams and external vendors.

Skills

Firewall management

SIEM

NGFW

WAF

DLP

NAC

EDR

Cloud security

Vulnerability management

Azure AWS Oracle Cloud

Scripting (PowerShell Bash Python)

Incident response

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Cybersecurity

Tools

Palo Alto

Fortinet

Cisco ASA

Rapid7

LogRhythm

QRadar

Nessus

AWS/Azure security tools

Job description

Linked4HR Human Resources Consultancies LLC in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Network Security Engineer for an urgent 6-month contract. You will monitor and secure our organization's network infrastructure across NGFW, SIEM, WAF and cloud environments.

The ideal candidate has at least 3 years of network security experience, hands-on firewall expertise (Palo Alto, Fortinet, Cisco ASA), and a current CompTIA Security+ or equivalent certification. This is an ASAP joining with on-site Abu Dhabi.