Senior Network and Security Engineer

Zohorecruit; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 260,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Zohorecruit is seeking an experienced Enterprise Network and Security Engineer in the United Arab Emirates to design, deploy, and optimize multi-vendor networks. The role focuses on Cisco ACI, SDA, DNAC, Fortinet, and ISE, ensuring security, high availability, and scalable performance.

Ideal candidates have CCIE credentials, Fortinet NSE 4+, and 7+ years in enterprise environments, with strong routing, VPN, QoS, and network automation skills. Excellent documentation is essential.

Qualifications

• CCIE certification in Data Center / Routing & Switching / Security is required.
• Fortinet NSE 4 or above is required.
• Hands-on experience with Cisco ACI, SDA, DNAC, and ISE is required.
• 7+ years of experience in enterprise network and security engineering.
• Strong knowledge of routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP), L2/L3 technologies, network segmentation, VPN, and QoS.
• Experience with network automation and monitoring tools is a plus.
• Strong analytical, communication, and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage complex network and security infrastructures, covering routing, switching, wireless, and security.
• Lead Cisco ACI fabric deployments, policy configuration, and integration with L4–L7 services.
• Deploy and manage Cisco SDA environments using DNAC for automation, assurance, and policy-based segmentation.
• Configure and maintain Cisco ISE for network access control and policy enforcement.
• Implement and support Fortinet solutions, including FortiGate firewalls, FortiSwitch, and FortiManager.
• Troubleshoot complex network and security issues across multi-vendor environments.
• Ensure high availability, performance tuning, and scalability of network and security systems.
• Maintain up-to-date documentation, including network diagrams, HLD/LLD, SOPs, and operational runbooks.

Skills

Routing & Switching

Network security

VPN

QoS

Documentation

Network troubleshooting

Education

CCIE (Data Center / Routing & Switching / Security)

Fortinet NSE 4 or above

Juniper certification

Tools

Cisco ACI

DNAC

SDA

ISE

FortiGate Firewall

FortiManager

Job description

• Design, implement, and managecomplex network and security infrastructures, covering routing, switching,wireless, and security.
  
• Lead Cisco ACI fabricdeployments, policy configuration, and integration with L4–L7 services.
  
• Deploy and manage Cisco SDAenvironments using DNAC for automation, assurance, and policy-basedsegmentation.
  
• Configure and maintain Cisco ISEfor network access control and policy enforcement.
  
• Implement and support Fortinetsolutions, including FortiGate firewalls, FortiSwitch, and FortiManager.
  
• Troubleshoot complex network andsecurity issues across multi-vendor environments.
  
• Ensure high availability,performance tuning, and scalability of network and security systems.
  
• Maintain up-to-datedocumentation, including network diagrams, HLD/LLD, SOPs, and operationalrunbooks.
  

Requirements

• CCIE (Data Center / Routing &Switching / Security) – Required
  
• Fortinet NSE 4 or above –Required
  
• Hands-on experience with CiscoACI, SDA, DNAC, and ISE – Required
  
• Juniper certification – Advantage
  
• Strong knowledge of routingprotocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP), Layer 2/3 technologies, networksegmentation, VPN, and QoS.
  
• 7+ years of experience inenterprise network and security engineering.
  
• Experience with networkautomation and monitoring tools is a plus.
  
• Strong analytical, communication,and documentation skills.