Lead Network Engineer - Secure Defense & C4ISR Systems

Al Tariq; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

EDGE, headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, seeks a Lead Engineer – Networking to design, implement, and support secure networks for large-scale security, surveillance, and critical infrastructure projects in Abu Dhabi.

You will lead IP-based network design, ensure cyber-security, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across vendors and stakeholders to deliver robust, highly available networking solutions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of network engineering experience in design, implementation, and support.
• Strong knowledge of IP networking, routing, switching, and security.
• Experience with enterprise-grade networking technologies and multi-vendor environments.
• Fluency in Spanish and English for stakeholder communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and architecture of secure IP-based networks for security and surveillance.
• Develop networking solutions meeting operational, cybersecurity, scalability, performance, and availability needs.
• Ensure integration between sensors, radars, cameras, VMS, command centers, and RF/C4ISR.
• Conduct network integration, testing, troubleshooting, and optimization.
• Prepare network design docs, implementation plans, specs, and engineering deliverables.
• Collaborate with internal teams, vendors, and stakeholders throughout projects.
• Ensure compliance with cybersecurity standards and security policies.
• Perform root cause analysis and provide leadership for issue resolution.
• Support project planning, technical reviews, risk management, and customer engagements.
• Provide mentorship to engineering teams.

Skills

8+ years network engineering

IP networking, routing, switching, and

Enterprise networking technologies

Troubleshooting & performance

Multi-vendor integration

Spanish language proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer/Network IT or related

Tools

CCNP

CCIE

JNCIP

JNCIE

CISSP

Job description

EDGE, headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, seeks a Lead Engineer – Networking to design, implement, and support secure networks for large-scale security, surveillance, and critical infrastructure projects in Abu Dhabi.

You will lead IP-based network design, ensure cyber-security, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across vendors and stakeholders to deliver robust, highly available networking solutions.