Senior Network & Security Engineer

Dautom; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Dautom in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Senior Network & Security Engineer to design, implement and support enterprise network and security infrastructure in large-scale environments.

The successful candidate will have strong experience with LAN/WAN, wireless, routing protocols, and complex security solutions, including IPS/IDS and firewalls. Certifications like CCNP Enterprise are expected, with ITIL knowledge a plus for operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• CCNP Enterprise certification is required.
• CCNP Security / FCP / PCNSA certifications preferred.

Skills

Network LAN solutions

Campus switching

Multi routing

WAN

SD-WAN

PBR

Non-blocking datacenter

Wireless technologies

RF

5 GHz / 2.4 GHz

Routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, R

MPLS

Spanning tree

Port-channels

HSRP/VRRP/GLBP

IPS/IDS / Firewalls

Cisco ACI (Multi-Pod)

Cisco DNA / Meraki

Cloud, Datacenter networking

L2/L3 multicast

IP-Telephony (Voice)

Monitoring tools (Riverbed, SolarWinds

ITIL framework

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

CCNP Enterprise

CCNP Security / FCP / PCNSA

Tools

Cisco Catalyst

Cisco Nexus

Aruba Wireless

Ruckus Wireless

WAF/ADC: Citrix/F5/Sophos/Azure GW

Fortinet / Palo Alto / Juniper / Sophos Firewalls

SD-WAN: Cisco SD-WAN

Aruba ClearPass / Cisco ISE

NetScout

Riverbed / SolarWinds / PRTG

Job description

We are hiring a Senior Network & Security Engineer for a leading Semi-Government client in Abu Dhabi. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise network and security infrastructure in large-scale environments.

Skills:

• Thorough understanding and experience in network LAN solutions and technologies, including but not limited to campus switching, complex multi routing, WAN, SD-WAN, PBR, non-blocking datacenter technologies. (Expert-Advanced)
• Advanced understanding on wireless technologies, including wireless profiles, RF, manipulation in 5 GHZ. ad 2.4 frequencies (Expert-Intermediate)
• Thorough understanding and experience on designing, manipulation and, troubleshooting, all routing protocols and technologies including, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, RIP, IS-IS, MPLS, and re-distribution (Expert-Advanced)
• Expert on designing and troubleshooting advanced switching protocols, including but not limited spanning tree, port-channels, VPC, HSRP, VRRP, GLBP (Expert-Advanced)
• Through understanding and experience on security solutions, including, IPS/IDS and firewalls
• Knowledge and hands on experience in Multi-Pod cisco ACI environment is an advantage
• Experience with cisco Intent based networking (Cisco DNA) and Meraki platforms (Expert-Beginner)
• Advanced knowledge and experience on Cloud, Datacenter networking, computing, and security (Expert-Advanced)
• Advanced knowledge and experience on L2/L3 Multicast and streaming protocols (PIM, IGMP , RP)
• Experience on IP-Telephony solutions (Expert-Beginner/Basic)
• Experience on multiple monitoring and reporting platforms including (Riverbed , ManageEngine SolarWinds , PRTG , ZABIX ) (Expert-Intermediate)
• Working Experience with ITIL frameworks. (Expert-Intermediate)

Hands on experience on platforms including but not limited to :

• Cisco Catalyst and Nexus (ACI and NX-OS modes) (Mandatory)
• Aruba, Cisco, and Ruckus enterprise wireless systems (Mandatory)
• WAF and ADC solutions (Citrix, F5, Sophos, and Azure GW) (Desirable)
• Fortinet, Palo-Alto, FTD, Juniper, and Sophos Next-Gen Firewalls (Mandatory)
• Cisco and FortiGate SD-WAN solutions and platforms (Mandatory)
• Blade-switching (Oracle Exadata , Synergy , IBM-Blade) (Desirable)
• Cisco and Ribbon enterprise telephony systems and voice gateways (Desirable)
• Aruba ClearPass , Cisco ISE, and NetScout , 802.1X NAC and AAA solutions (Mandatory)

Qualifications

Mandatory

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field.
• CCNP Enterprise.
• CCNP Security / FCP / PCNSA.

Preferred

• CCIE Enterprise or Security.
• CCNP Data Center.
• ITIL Certification.