On-Site Network Security Engineer — 6-Month Contract

Linked4HR; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 268,000 - 469,000; Part time

Job summary

Linked4HR seeks a Network Security Engineer for a 6-month contract in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The role focuses on monitoring and defending enterprise networks, NGFWs, SIEM, and cloud security across Azure, AWS, and Oracle environments.

You will configure and troubleshoot firewalls (Palo Alto, Fortinet, Cisco ASA), perform incident response, vulnerability management, and maintain security documentation. A Bachelor’s in CS/IT or related field and Security+ or equivalent certs are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Computer Engineering/Cybersecurity or related field.
• Must have CompTIA Security+ or equivalent cybersecurity certification.
• Accepted equivalents include CEH, CCNA Security, Fortinet NSE 4, Palo Alto PCNSE.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and maintain network security infrastructure (firewalls, SIEM, IPS/IDS, WAF, DLP, and endpoint security).
• Analyze network traffic and logs to identify threats and incidents.
• Configure and troubleshoot NGFWs (Palo Alto, Cisco ASA, Fortinet).
• Support firewall rules, NAC, and security incident response.
• Maintain security documentation, incident records, and compliance reporting.
• Collaborate with IT, Incident Response, and external security vendors.
• Support cloud security across Azure, AWS and Oracle environments.

Skills

Firewall administration

SIEM

IDS/IPS/WAF

Cloud security

Vulnerability management

DNS/email/web security

Scripting (PowerShell/Bash/Python)

Incident response

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Computer Engineering/Cybersecurity

Tools

Palo Alto

Fortinet

Cisco ASA

Rapid7

LogRhythm

QRadar

Azure

AWS

Nessus

Job description

Linked4HR seeks a Network Security Engineer for a 6-month contract in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The role focuses on monitoring and defending enterprise networks, NGFWs, SIEM, and cloud security across Azure, AWS, and Oracle environments.

You will configure and troubleshoot firewalls (Palo Alto, Fortinet, Cisco ASA), perform incident response, vulnerability management, and maintain security documentation. A Bachelor’s in CS/IT or related field and Security+ or equivalent certs are required.