Senior Network and Security Engineer

Ghobash Group; Dubai; Presencial; AED 391 000 - 725 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

CNS is a technology leader delivering end-to-end security and data-centre solutions across the UAE. You will lead design, deployment and post-go-live support for Next-Gen Firewalls, Zero Trust, NAC, F5, and Cisco ACI projects for CNS customers.

The role combines hands-on implementation with technical escalation and customer collaboration. Ideal candidates have 10+ years in enterprise networking, 5+ years delivering security projects in the UAE/GCC, and multiple security certifications.

Qualificações

• Bachelor degree or equivalent in CS/EE/IT with relevant security domain focus.
• Professional security certifications listed in education section are required.
• CCIE/ISE/ACI specialties are highly valued and beneficial.
• Hands-on, multi-vendor firewall and F5 migration experience is expected.

Responsabilidades

• Design and deliver High-Level Design (HLD) and Low-Level Design (LLD) documents for security and data-centre projects.
• Lead end-to-end deployments: staging, config, integration, cut-over, post-go-live support.
• Plan firewall/load balancer migrations with policy clean-up and rollback planning.
• Integrate security platforms with AD/LDAP, RADIUS/TACACS+, PKI, SIEM, SOAR.
• Write and execute UAT plans and deliver as-built documentation.
• Act as L3 escalation for network and security incidents and lead RCA.
• Assist pre-sales with solution sizing, BoQ review and RFP responses.

Conhecimentos

Fortinet Security Fabric

Zero Trust / ZTNA / SASE

Network Access Control

Application delivery

Data-centre fabric

Layer 2 / Layer 3

Security operations

Automation

Clear written English

UAE driving licence

Formação académica

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Telecom Engineering or IT

CCNP Security or CCNP Enterprise / Data Center; PCNSE; Fortinet NSE 7 / FCSS; F5 CST

CCIE Security / Data Center / Enterprise

Cisco ISE or ACI specialist certification

Ferramentas

FortiManager

FortiAnalyzer

F5 BIG-IP

Cisco ACI APIC

Nexus 9000

Splunk

QRadar

Python

Ansible

REST APIs

Descrição da oferta de emprego

CNS is a technology company that powers the future by providing digital solutions essential to support all enterprise and human development. While growing and managing a robust pool of supplier-partners for the benefit of our clients has always been a priority, we are constantly re-inventing ourselves.
Founded in 1987 with more than 35 years of experience, CNS employs over 320 employees including more than 250 certified engineers. We offer in-depth expertise and a range of best-in-class products that support the digital transformation of all major industries. With offices in three countries, we have an extensive reach into, and regional knowledge of the Middle East markets.
A shift into levering our many years of experience to develop pioneering software in-house will add yet another dimension to our highly innovative solutions-portfolio.

Job Description

Design, deploy and hand over enterprise security and data-centre projects for CNS customers across the UAE. The role is hands-on: the engineer leads implementations end to end - Next-Gen Firewalls, Zero Trust, NAC, F5 application delivery and Cisco ACI - and acts as the technical escalation point for the team.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Design and architecture

• Gather customer requirements and produce High-Level Design (HLD) and Low-Level Design (LLD) documents for security and data-centre solutions.
• Design segmentation, firewall policy, Zero Trust access and NAC policy models aligned with customer security standards.
• Review existing customer environments and recommend hardening, migration and consolidation paths.

Deployment and migration

• Lead end-to-end deployments: staging, configuration, integration, cut-over and post-go-live support.
• Plan and execute firewall and load-balancer migrations (policy conversion, rule clean-up, rollback plans) with minimal downtime.
• Integrate security platforms with AD/LDAP, RADIUS/TACACS+, PKI, SIEM and SOAR.
• Write and run User Acceptance Test (UAT) plans and deliver as-built documentation and knowledge transfer to customers.

Operations and support

• Act as L3 escalation for network and security incidents; lead root-cause analysis for major incidents.
• Carry out preventive maintenance (PM) health checks, firmware upgrades and vulnerability remediation within agreed maintenance windows.
• Meet SLA targets on assigned tickets and keep ticketing tools up to date.

Team and customer delivery

• Support pre-sales with solution sizing, BoQ review, SOW and RFP technical responses.
• Present technical status to customer stakeholders and internal management.

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Telecom Engineering or IT (or equivalent experience).
• At least one of: CCNP Security or CCNP Enterprise / Data Center; PCNSE; Fortinet NSE 7 / FCSS; F5 Certified Technology Specialist (301/302/303).
• CCIE Security / Data Center / Enterprise.
• Cisco ISE or ACI specialist certification.

Experience:

Minimum:

• Minimum 10 years in enterprise networking, including 5+ years delivering network security projects.
• System integrator or managed-services experience in the UAE/GCC.
• Hands-on delivery of multi-vendor firewall and F5 migrations.

Additional Information

Skills & Abilities:

Minimum:

• Fortinet Security Fabric - FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, FortiEMS, FortiZTP, FortiSandbox, FortiADC, FortiMail.
• Zero Trust / ZTNA / SASE - ZTNA rollouts replacing legacy VPN; IdP integration (Entra ID, Okta) and MFA.
• Network Access Control - Cisco ISE, Aruba ClearPass, FortiNAC: 802.1X, MAB, guest/BYOD, posture, profiling, TrustSec.
• Application delivery - F5 BIG-IP LTM, GTM, Advanced WAF, APM; F5OS / rSeries / VELOS.
• Data-centre fabric - Cisco ACI (APIC), Nexus 9000: fabric bring-up, tenants/VRF/BD/EPG, L3Out, service graphs.
• Layer 2 / Layer 3 - VLANs, STP, LACP, vPC; BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, VRF, HSRP/VRRP, VXLAN EVPN.
• Security operations - SIEM (Splunk, QRadar), EDR, vulnerability scanners, CIS hardening.
• Automation - Python, Ansible, REST APIs, Terraform for bulk configuration and policy migration.
• Clear written English for HLD/LLD, method statements, change requests and customer reports.
• Valid UAE driving licence; willing to work maintenance windows and join an on-call rota.

Compliance with policies and procedures based on the ISO standards adopted by CNS.