Senior Network Engineer – Core Banking & Hybrid Cloud

DiceTek UAE

Abu Dhabi

On-site

AED 180,000 - 320,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

DiceTek UAE is seeking an experienced Network Engineer to design, implement, and support enterprise networking for core banking and financial services in Abu Dhabi. The role emphasizes data centre networking, WAN/LAN connectivity, hybrid-cloud integration, and secure, resilient infrastructure.

The candidate will work with Cisco networking, enterprise firewalls, load balancers and Azure connectivity, with a focus on Zero Trust, network segmentation and disaster recovery readiness in regulated

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Telecommunications, Electronics or a related discipline.
6-10 years of professional experience in network engineering.
At least 4 years of network engineering experience within banking or financial services.
Experience supporting a core banking implementation or a major data centre or cloud transformation.
Practical experience implementing connectivity for payment schemes and payment networks.
Strong knowledge of enterprise network architecture, routing, switching, network security and hybrid-cloud connectivity.
Hands-on experience with networking technologies used in complex financial services infrastructure.

Responsibilities

Network Design and Implementation: design and implement data centre, WAN, LAN and hybrid-cloud network connectivity supporting enterprise banking applications and infrastructure.
Establish secure connectivity between on-premise environments and Microsoft Azure using ExpressRoute and site-to-site VPN technologies.
Configure and maintain routing, switching, enterprise firewalls, load balancers and network segmentation for core banking, integration and digital channel workloads.
Design network configurations that support reliable communication between banking systems, application platforms and connected infrastructure.
Implement routing and network connectivity solutions using technologies such as BGP, OSPF, VLANs, VRFs and SD-WAN.
Network Security and Segmentation: Implement Zero Trust network security principles and micro-segmentation across enterprise banking environments.
Configure network segmentation and secure communication paths for APIs, Kubernetes and OpenShift clusters, and Apache Kafka workloads.
Apply firewall policies, NAT and secure connectivity configurations to support banking application requirements.
Work with enterprise firewall technologies, including Palo Alto Networks and Fortinet solutions.
Support secure integration between banking infrastructure, cloud services and external network connections.
Hybrid Cloud and Disaster Recovery: design and implement Azure networking components, including virtual networks, ExpressRoute, Azure Firewall and private endpoints.
Support hybrid-cloud connectivity between on-premise data centres and Microsoft Azure environments.
Design network connectivity for disaster recovery sites, considering the availability and resilience requirements of critical banking systems.
Participate in disaster recovery failover testing and network connectivity validation.
Support network infrastructure requirements associated with core banking implementations and major data centre or cloud transformation initiatives.
Network Automation and Monitoring: Apply Python, Ansible and Terraform to automate network configuration and infrastructure management activities.
Use network monitoring and observability tools to assess connectivity, performance and operational health.
Work with SolarWinds, ThousandEyes or equivalent monitoring platforms.
Investigate network connectivity and performance issues affecting banking applications and integrated platforms.
Support reliable network operations across data centre, cloud and enterprise connectivity environments.