Senior Network & Security Engineer - Cloud & WAN

Showcify, Inc.; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 441,000 - 661,000; Full time

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Job summary

Inception42 is seeking an senior network engineer to keep enterprise networks reliable and secure. You will configure and troubleshoot Aruba, Cisco, and Palo Alto platforms, manage Zscaler ZIA/ZPA services, and optimize Azure hybrid connectivity.

This hands-on role emphasizes security, incident response, and change control. The ideal candidate has 6+ years in enterprise networking, strong TCP/IP knowledge, and experience with monitoring, SIEM integration, and cross-team collaboration to deliver

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Network Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
• 6+ years of enterprise networking or network-security experience, including hands-on responsibility for complex production operations and incident resolution.
• Strong hands-on experience with Aruba switching and wireless, Cisco Catalyst/Nexus routing and switching, and Palo Alto firewalls, including routing protocols, segmentation, policy, NAT, VPN, and high availability.
• Practical experience operating Zscaler ZIA/ZPA, SASE and Zero Trust access controls, proxy forwarding, PAC files, inspection, and exception handling.
• Experience with Azure networking and hybrid connectivity, including VNets, peering, VPN Gateway, routing, UDRs/BGP, NSGs, and network segregation.

Responsibilities

• Operate and optimize enterprise networks including LAN/WAN, VPN, and hybrid-cloud connectivity.
• Configure Aruba switches, wireless controllers, and access points with reliable coverage and baselines.
• Administer Cisco Catalyst/Nexus platforms, VLANs, OSPF/BGP, QoS, high availability, and software upgrades.
• Implement Palo Alto firewall policies, zones, NAT, VPN, high availability, logging, and reviews.
• Operate Zscaler ZIA/ZPA services for secure Internet and private access, including PAC files and inspection.
• Configure Azure VNets, subnets, peering, VPN Gateways, and DNS/NSGs.
• Monitor service health, security events, telemetry, SIEM integration, and escalation processes.
• Lead incident response, root-cause analysis, containment, and permanent corrective actions.
• Deliver upgrades and migrations, validate resilience and interoperability, maintain runbooks and diagrams.

Skills

Network engineering

Incident resolution

SIEM monitoring

Technical communication

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT / CS / Network Eng

Tools

Aruba switching

Cisco Catalyst/Nexus

Palo Alto firewalls

Zscaler ZIA/ZPA

Azure networking

Job description

Inception42 is seeking an senior network engineer to keep enterprise networks reliable and secure. You will configure and troubleshoot Aruba, Cisco, and Palo Alto platforms, manage Zscaler ZIA/ZPA services, and optimize Azure hybrid connectivity.

This hands-on role emphasizes security, incident response, and change control. The ideal candidate has 6+ years in enterprise networking, strong TCP/IP knowledge, and experience with monitoring, SIEM integration, and cross-team collaboration to deliver