School Network Engineer - Secure Campus Wi‑Fi & WAN

Aldar Academies; Dubai; On-site; AED 140,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Rugby School Dubai is seeking a skilled Network Engineer to design, secure and maintain the school's network infrastructure. You'll support campus-wide Wi‑Fi, core LAN/WAN, firewalls and VPNs, while collaborating with the IT team and Aldar Education HQ to deliver reliable services for staff and pupils.

The role requires 3+ years in network engineering, experience with enterprise wireless networks, security, and monitoring tools, and a proactive, collaborative approach.

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in Information Technology, Computer Science, Networking or a related field.
• CCNA/CCNP or CompTIA Network+ or vendor certifications are highly desirable.
• At least 3 years experience in a network engineering role, preferably in school or multi-site environments.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure and maintain network hardware including switches, routers, firewalls and wireless APs.
• Design and manage network architecture with VLANs, routing and segmentation for staff, pupils, guests and CCTV.
• Manage DHCP, DNS and IP address management; oversee cabling and server rooms.
• Plan and deploy campus-wide Wi‑Fi and secure device onboarding.
• Configure firewalls, VPNs and content filtering, ensuring safeguarding and KHDA compliance.
• Monitor network performance, diagnose issues and provide 3rd-line support.
• Lead network upgrade projects and contribute to IT budgeting and procurement.
• Maintain accurate topology diagrams and asset records; support disaster recovery planning.

Skills

LAN/WAN

Wi‑Fi

VLANs

Routing & Switching

Firewalls

VPNs

Network Monitoring

Content Filtering

Problem Solving

Communication

Arabic desirable

English fluent

Education

Degree in IT/CS/Networking

Tools

Cisco devices

Aruba devices

Fortinet

Meraki

Job description

Rugby School Dubai is seeking a skilled Network Engineer to design, secure and maintain the school's network infrastructure. You'll support campus-wide Wi‑Fi, core LAN/WAN, firewalls and VPNs, while collaborating with the IT team and Aldar Education HQ to deliver reliable services for staff and pupils.

The role requires 3+ years in network engineering, experience with enterprise wireless networks, security, and monitoring tools, and a proactive, collaborative approach.