Senior Network & Security Engineer | Confidential Employer | Sharjah, UAE

Confidential Employer; Sharjah; On-site; AED 260,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Employer seeks a Senior Network & Security Engineer to design, implement, secure, and optimize enterprise network and cybersecurity infrastructure in a UAE government environment. You will lead routing, switching, SD-WAN, and security platforms across critical services with emphasis on availability, integrity, and compliance.

You will collaborate with infrastructure and cybersecurity teams, vendors, and stakeholders to deliver secure, highly available services aligned with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related discipline.
• 8+ years hands-on networking and cybersecurity engineering.
• 3+ years in senior/lead capacity.
• Strong expertise in enterprise routing and switching.
• Advanced knowledge of BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, VLANs, STP, VRF.
• Experience with WLAN, SD-WAN, load balancing, and security platforms.
• Hands-on with Palo Alto, Fortinet, Check Point, and Cisco Firepower.
• Knowledge of IPS/IDS, WAF, proxy filtering, and NAC.
• Experience with SIEM, EDR, PAM, and vulnerability management.
• Strong DNS, DHCP, IPAM, and VPN knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain enterprise network and security infrastructure.
• Manage routing and switching environments for critical services.
• Configure BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, VLANs, STP, VRF, SD-WAN, and WLAN.
• Design highly available network architectures and load balancing.
• Deploy, manage, and optimize enterprise security platforms.
• Administer Palo Alto, Fortinet, Check Point, Cisco Firepower solutions.
• Manage IPS/IDS, WAF, proxies, web filtering, and NAC.
• Support SIEM, EDR, PAM, and vulnerability management.
• Oversee DNS, DHCP, IPAM, and VPN technologies.
• Perform root cause analysis and incident resolution.
• Ensure UAE and international cybersecurity governance compliance.
• Contribute to risk assessments, audits, hardening, and improvements.
• Create network diagrams and security documentation.

Skills

Enterprise routing & switching

BGP

OSPF

EIGRP

VLANs

VRF

SD-WAN

Wireless LAN

SIEM

EDR

PAM

Vulnerability mgmt

DNS/DHCP/IPAM

VPN technologies

Security operations

Incident resolution

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Palo Alto

Fortinet

Check Point

Cisco Firepower

Job description

Position Summary

A prestigious UAE government entity is seeking an experienced Senior Network & Security Engineer to design, implement, secure, and optimize enterprise network and cybersecurity infrastructure. The successful candidate will play a critical role in ensuring the availability, resilience, integrity, and confidentiality of mission-critical government services while supporting complex enterprise networking and information security environments.

Detailed Job Description

As a Senior Network & Security Engineer, you will be responsible for architecting, deploying, managing, and securing enterprise network infrastructure across routing, switching, wireless, SD-WAN, security platforms, and security operations technologies. You will work closely with infrastructure teams, cybersecurity teams, vendors, and stakeholders to deliver secure and highly available services aligned with government and enterprise security frameworks. The role requires extensive expertise in enterprise networking, cybersecurity engineering, security operations, governance frameworks, and advanced troubleshooting. You will contribute to strategic projects involving network modernization, security enhancement, compliance initiatives, and operational excellence within a highly regulated environment. This opportunity is ideal for professionals with strong experience supporting government, critical infrastructure, or large enterprise environments where security, availability, and compliance are top priorities.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain enterprise network and security infrastructure.


• Manage enterprise routing and switching environments supporting critical services.


• Configure and support BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, VLANs, STP, VRF, SD-WAN, and wireless LAN technologies.


• Design and maintain highly available network architectures and load-balanced environments.


• Deploy, manage, and optimize enterprise security platforms.


• Administer Palo Alto, Fortinet, Check Point, and Cisco Firepower security solutions.


• Manage IPS, IDS, Web Application Firewalls (WAF), proxy services, web filtering, and NAC platforms.


• Support security operations technologies including SIEM, EDR, PAM, and vulnerability management systems.


• Manage core enterprise services including DNS, DHCP, IPAM, and VPN platforms.


• Conduct root cause analysis and resolve complex network and security incidents.


• Ensure compliance with UAE and international cybersecurity governance frameworks.


• Support risk assessments, security audits, infrastructure hardening, and security improvements.


• Create and maintain network diagrams, security documentation, standards, and operational procedures.


• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, vendors, and project teams on network and security initiatives.


• Participate in infrastructure upgrades, migration projects, and business continuity planning.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.


• Minimum 8 years of hands-on experience in networking and cybersecurity engineering.


• Minimum 3 years in a senior, lead, or leadership capacity.


• Strong expertise in enterprise routing and switching technologies.


• Advanced knowledge of BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, VLANs, STP, and VRF.


• Experience with wireless LAN, SD-WAN, and load balancing technologies.


• Hands-on experience with Palo Alto, Fortinet, Check Point, and Cisco Firepower platforms.


• Knowledge of IPS, IDS, WAF, proxy filtering, web security, and NAC solutions.


• Experience supporting SIEM, EDR, PAM, and vulnerability management solutions.


• Strong understanding of DNS, DHCP, IPAM, and enterprise VPN technologies.


• Excellent troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and incident resolution capabilities.


• Strong documentation, reporting, and stakeholder communication skills.


• Experience supporting large enterprise or government environments.

Required Certifications

• At least one of the following certifications is mandatory:


• CCNP


• CCIE


• Palo Alto PCNSE


• Fortinet NSE 4 or higher

Preferred Certifications

• CISSP


• CEH


• CompTIA Security+


• ISO 27001 Lead Implementer


• ISO 27001 Lead Auditor

Governance & Compliance Knowledge

• UAE IA Standards (NESA / SIA)


• ISO 27001 / ISO 27002


• NIST Cybersecurity Framework


• Dubai ISR (Preferred)


• ADHICS (Preferred)

Nice-to-Have Skills

• UAE Government sector experience.


• Experience supporting critical national infrastructure environments.


• Security architecture and network segmentation expertise.


• Cloud networking and cloud security experience.


• Security automation and orchestration experience.


• Business continuity and disaster recovery planning exposure.


• Experience leading infrastructure modernization initiatives.

Why Apply?

• Join a high-profile UAE government technology environment.


• Work on mission-critical network and cybersecurity initiatives.


• Gain exposure to advanced enterprise networking and security technologies.


• Contribute to strategic digital transformation and security enhancement programs.


• Collaborate with highly skilled infrastructure and cybersecurity professionals.


• Strengthen expertise in regulatory compliance, governance, and enterprise security architecture.


• Access long-term career growth opportunities within a secure and technologically advanced environment.

Application Information

• Location: Sharjah, UAE


• Experience Required: 8+ Years


• Notice Period: Up to 30 Days


• UAE Government or Large Enterprise Experience Preferred


• Candidates should clearly highlight networking, security, compliance, and certification credentials within their application.


• Application Email: [e-mail]

Recruitment Pro Tip

To maximize your chances of being shortlisted, highlight enterprise networking projects, cybersecurity implementations, firewall migrations, SD-WAN deployments, SIEM and EDR initiatives, compliance experience with NESA/SIA, ISO 27001, or NIST frameworks, and measurable achievements related to security posture improvements, incident reduction, network availability, or risk mitigation.