NETWORK ENGINEER

Star Services; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 279,000 - 446,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Round-trip air ticket

Health insurance

Single-status accommodation

Leave cycle 150/30 (single status)

Job summary

Star Services in Abu Dhabi is seeking an experienced Network Engineer to design, implement, monitor, and secure the organization's network infrastructure, ensuring high availability and performance across offices, data centres, cloud environments and offshore visits.

You will configure LAN/WAN/WLAN, VPNs and security controls, support IT projects, perform root-cause analyses, and ensure compliance with industry standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Networking or related field.
• 5–8 years of experience in enterprise network administration.
• Certifications such as CCNA/CCNP, Fortinet NSE, Palo Alto or Azure Networking preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, monitor, and secure the organization's network infrastructure to ensure high availability and performance.
• Configure LAN/WAN/WLAN, VPNs and security controls across offices, data centres, cloud environments and offshore locations.
• Support IT infrastructure projects, perform RCA, and implement corrective actions while adhering to security and regulatory standards.

Skills

Networking concepts

LAN/WAN/WLAN

VPN

Security

Troubleshooting

Project collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Networking or related field

Tools

Cisco infrastructure

Fortinet

Azure/AWS networking

NAC/IDS/IPS

Job description

Work Location

Abu Dhabi (Offshore visits as per job requirements)

Leave Cycle

150/30 on single status

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)

Bachelors 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 organizations 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 timemanagement skills.


• Strong troubleshooting analytical and problemsolving 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