Volantes Technical Recruitment Ltd Verified
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Aircraft Maintenance Engineers
Network Test Engineer
Onsite
Full time
1 day ago
Principal Network Architecture Engineer
Location: Dubai, UAE
Employment: Permanent | Full-Time | On-Site
Volantes Technical Recruitment is seeking an experienced Principal Network Architecture Engineer for a confidential, next-generation aviation programme based in Dubai.
This is a senior engineering position responsible for the architecture, security and resilience of operational networks connecting aircraft, ground stations and control centres.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and develop network architecture for complex operational systems, from design through to live deployment.
- Lead IP transport and network infrastructure design.
- Define secure network segmentation and traffic isolation in line with security and regulatory requirements.
- Implement Zero Trust principles and identity-based access controls.
- Design resilient network architectures, including redundancy and failover.
- Ensure network security aligns with externally defined security policies.
- Support security accreditation and provide evidence for audits and assurance activities.
- Establish configuration control and network drift detection.
- Manage operational network changes and support incident response.
- Ensure network architecture supports secure and reliable communication across operational environments.
Essential Requirements
- Significant experience in network architecture and engineering.
- Proven ownership of network architectures implemented and taken into live operational use.
- Strong experience in IP transport and network design.
- Experience with network security, segmentation and traffic isolation.
- Practical experience implementing Zero Trust and identity-based access.
- Strong understanding of network resilience and failover.
- Experience with security accreditation, audit evidence and compliance.
- Experience with configuration control and drift detection.Understanding of operational change management and incident response.
Desirable Experience
- Defence or national security networks.
- Sovereign or classified network environments.
- Aerospace, aviation or air traffic management.
- Emergency services or critical infrastructure.
- Ground infrastructure, remote sites or control centre networks.
- Operational technology and mission-critical networks.
- Experience operating in contested or degraded environments.