Network Security Engineer / / 3 months contract

EXCEED IT Services; Abu Dhabi Emirate; On-site; AED 257,000 - 368,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT services provider in Abu Dhabi seeks a Network Security Engineer for a full-time role. This position involves designing and maintaining security infrastructure, implementing cloud solutions, and responding to incidents. Candidates should have at least 7 years of experience and relevant certifications. Join a dynamic team focused on innovative network security solutions.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of experience in networking and security fields.
• Thorough understanding of LAN solutions and technologies.
• Advanced knowledge of wireless technologies including RF.

Responsibilities

• Lead and maintain network and security infrastructure solutions.
• Design security posture for the entire network.
• Perform proactive incident response and closure.

Skills

Networking

Security

Cloud solutions

Incident response

ITIL frameworks

Education

CCNP Enterprise

CCNP Security

Tools

Cisco Catalyst

Palo Alto Firewalls

Fortinet

Aruba Systems

Job description

Overview

Network Security Engineer / / 3 months contract

Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Responsibilities

• Lead, deliver, implement and maintain end-to-end network and security infrastructure solutions utilizing new technologies, including on premise and cloud solutions
• Design and maintain security posture and resilient network through the entire network and security landscape
• Recommend and drive changes as needed in response to technology trends, business needs or audits
• Undertake project workloads, ensuring deliverables are achieved within agreed project timelines and costs, with closure and documentation availability and accuracy
• Carry out routine maintenance, failover tests, and drills to monitor the network against established thresholds and BCP benchmarks
• Perform proactive incident response and closure within SLAs, maintaining RCAs and knowledge bases
• Assist with development and management of the Network and security budgets
• Align with IT risk management initiatives and Internal / External corporate audits

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of experience in networking and security fields
• CCNP Enterprise, CCNP Security or FCP or PCNSA
• Thorough understanding and experience in network LAN solutions and technologies, including campus switching, complex multi-routing, WAN, SD-WAN, PBR, non-blocking data center technologies
• Advanced understanding of wireless technologies, including wireless profiles, RF, and operation in 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz frequencies
• Thorough understanding and experience in designing, manipulating and troubleshooting routing protocols and technologies including BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, RIP, IS-IS, MPLS, and route redistribution (Expert-Advanced)
• Expert in designing and troubleshooting advanced switching protocols (spanning tree, port-channels, VPC, HSRP, VRRP, GLBP)
• Understanding and experience with security solutions including IPS / IDS and firewalls
• Knowledge and hands-on experience in Multi-Pod Cisco ACI environment is an advantage
• Experience with Cisco Intent-based networking (Cisco DNA) and Meraki platforms
• Advanced knowledge and experience on Cloud, Datacenter networking, computing, and security (Expert-Advanced)
• Advanced knowledge and experience on L2 / L3 multicast and streaming protocols (PIM, IGMP, RP)
• Experience on IP-Telephony solutions
• Experience on multiple monitoring and reporting platforms including Riverbed, ManageEngine, SolarWinds, PRTG, Zabbix
• Working experience with ITIL frameworks

Platform Experience

• Cisco Catalyst and Nexus (ACI and NX-OS modes) (Mandatory)
• Aruba, Cisco, and Ruckus enterprise wireless systems (Mandatory)
• WAF and ADC solutions (Citrix, F5, Sophos, and Azure GW) (Desirable)
• Fortinet, Palo Alto, FTD, Juniper, and Sophos Next-Gen Firewalls (Mandatory)
• Cisco and FortiGate SD-WAN solutions and platforms (Mandatory)
• Cisco and Ribbon enterprise telephony systems and voice gateways (Desirable)
• Aruba ClearPass, Cisco ISE, NetScout, 802.1X NAC and AAA solutions (Mandatory)

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• Entertainment Providers