Resident Network Engineer

XAD Technologies; Dubai; On-site; AED 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

XAD Technologies in Dubai is seeking a senior Data Center Network Engineer to lead on-site design, deployment, and troubleshooting of complex DC networking solutions. You will craft high-level and low-level designs, coordinate installation activities, and contribute to project plans and testing procedures.

The role requires extensive hands-on experience with DC fabrics (Cisco ACI, Nokia routing) and strong collaboration in design meetings, MOP creation, and IPAM/NSO support.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in data center networking across Cisco ACI, ASR and Nokia platforms.
• Experience with HLD/LLD, NIP, ATP documentation.
• Ability to manage installation approvals and project coordination in a data center environment.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and IPAM/NSO support.
• Willingness for on-site work in a data center environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare HLD/SLD/LLD, NIP, ATP documents.
• Submit installation approval requests in the data center environment.
• Raise necessary system-related requests (accounts, TF CRs)
• Oversee end-to-end physical and logical acceptance processes.
• Participate in design meetings and provide technical input.
• Develop MOPs and configuration files.
• Troubleshoot connectivity issues.
• Provide day-to-day IPAM and NSO support.
• Coordinate delivery activities and project management.
• 15 years hands-on experience across data center networking technologies.

Skills

Data center networking

Network design input

Troubleshooting

Project coordination

On-site work

Tools

Cisco ACI

ASR series

Nokia routing

IPAM

NSO

Job description

You are expected to be stationed on-site and will be responsible for the following key tasks:

• Preparation of technical documentation including High-Level Design (HLD) Single Line Diagram (SLD) Low-Level Design (LLD) Network Implementation Plan (NIP) and Acceptance Test Procedures (ATP)
• Submission of approval requests pertaining to installation activities within the data center environment
• Raising necessary system-related requests (e.g. Archer ID SEB ID service accounts TF CRs) aligned with project-specific and team operational requirements
• Oversight and execution of end-to-end physical and logical acceptance processes
• Participation in design meetings and provision of technical input and solutions based on scope requirements
• Development of Method of Procedures (MOP) and corresponding configuration files
• Troubleshooting and resolution of connectivity issues
• Day-to-day support in IP Address Management (IPAM) and Network Services Orchestration (NSO)
• Coordination of delivery activities and overall project management
• 10-15 years of hands-on experience across a broad range of data center networking technologies including Cisco ACI ASR series Nokia routing platforms and other data center fabric solutions.