Network Engineer

Penta Consulting; Abu Dhabi Emirate; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Penta Consulting is seeking an experienced Network Engineer to own the operation, optimization, and security of a large Cisco Secure Workload platform in a major enterprise environment in Abu Dhabi. You will focus on Zero Trust, microsegmentation, and data center security operations.

Responsibilities include deploying CSW agents on Windows and Linux, configuring microsegmentation policies, and collaborating with application, infrastructure, and security teams to ensure safe policy enforcement.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Cisco Secure Workload experience and security operations background.
• Strong knowledge of Zero Trust and microsegmentation concepts.
• Experience with data centre networking: TCP/IP, VLANs, routing & switching.
• Experience with VMware, Infoblox, AD/LDAP or SIEM integrations.
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to enforce security policies.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain the Cisco Secure Workload platform.
• Deploy and support CSW agents across Windows and Linux environments.
• Lead Application Dependency Mapping (ADM) and traffic analysis activities.
• Design, test, and implement microsegmentation policies.
• Support Kubernetes and container security initiatives.
• Investigate security events, policy violations, and application connectivity issues.
• Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and security teams to safely move policies into enforcement.
• Hands-on Cisco Secure Workload (Tetration) experience
• Understanding of Zero Trust and Microsegmentation principles
• Data Centre networking (TCP/IP, VLANs, Routing & Switching)
• Experience with VMware, Cisco ISE, Infoblox, AD/LDAP, or SIEM integrations

Skills

Zero Trust Architecture

Microsegmentation

Security Operations

Threat Detection

Tools

Cisco Secure Workload (CSW)

Tetration

VMware

Cisco ISE

Infoblox

AD/LDAP

SIEM

Kubernetes

TCP/IP

VLANs

Routing & Switching

Job description

We're currently looking for an experienced Network Engineer to join a major enterprise customer environment, taking ownership of the operational management, optimisation, and security enforcement of a large-scale Cisco Secure Workload (CSW) platform.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a security-focused infrastructure engineer who is passionate about Zero Trust Architecture, Microsegmentation, Kubernetes Security, and Data Center Security Operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain the Cisco Secure Workload platform.
• Deploy and support CSW agents across Windows and Linux environments.
• Lead Application Dependency Mapping (ADM) and traffic analysis activities.
• Design, test, and implement microsegmentation policies.
• Support Kubernetes and container security initiatives.
• Investigate security events, policy violations, and application connectivity issues.
• Collaborate with application, infrastructure, and security teams to safely move policies into enforcement.
• Hands-on Cisco Secure Workload (Tetration) experience
• Understanding of Zero Trust and Microsegmentation principles
• Data Centre networking (TCP/IP, VLANs, Routing & Switching)
• Experience with VMware, Cisco ISE, Infoblox, AD/LDAP, or SIEM integrations