Senior Network & Security Engineer: Cisco ACI/SDA, Fortinet

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

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.