Senior Network & Security Engineer

Triac IT Solutions; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading IT solutions provider in Dubai is looking for a Senior Network & Security Engineer with over 12 years of experience. Candidates should possess expert knowledge of Palo Alto firewalls along with a strong background in telecom network architectures. This role involves performing assessments and leading complex migrations across multi-vendor environments. An MOFA-attested degree is mandatory. Join to work on impactful projects aimed at enhancing network security and stability in a dynamic setting.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in Network and Network Security engineering.
• Expert-level hands-on experience with Palo Alto firewalls.
• Strong proficiency with Cisco, Juniper, and FortiGate platforms.

Responsibilities

• Perform telecom network & security architecture assessments.
• Conduct analysis of routing, switching, firewall rules, NAT, VPNs.
• Design Palo Alto VRs, NAT policies, security rules, and routing.

Skills

Palo Alto firewalls

Cisco platforms

Juniper platforms

FortiGate platforms

MPLS knowledge

IPSEC tunneling

Troubleshooting in production

Stakeholder coordination

Education

MOFA-attested degree

Job description

🔎 Job Title: Senior Network & Security Engineer | Triac IT Solutions | Dubai, UAE

🏢 Recruiting Company: Triac IT Solutions

🌍 Job Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Onsite)

💼 Job Type: 6‑Month Extendable Contract

📧 Application Method: [e-mail]

📍 Candidate Requirement: Must be currently in UAE with MOFA‑attested degree

🧑💼 Experience Required: 12+ Years (Network & Network Security)

Position Summary

The Senior Network & Security Engineer will lead complex telecom‑grade network and security assessments, designs, and migrations across multi‑vendor environments. This role is mission‑critical for executing large‑scale firewall and VPN transitions—especially on Palo Alto—while ensuring stability, security, and compliance across carrier‑grade infrastructures.

Detailed Job Description

This position requires deep hands‑on expertise across routing, switching, MPLS, VPN, and firewall domains, with a strong emphasis on Palo Alto Virtual Routers, IPSEC tunnels, and telecom network architectures. You will conduct extensive data discovery across Cisco, Juniper, and FortiGate devices to map dependencies, design secure migration architectures, and lead execution within strict change windows. The role combines architecture, implementation, troubleshooting, and post‑migration stabilization in high‑pressure, SLA‑driven telecom environments. You will also prepare HLD/LLD documents, runbooks, rollback plans, and collaborate with NOC/SOC teams, vendors, ISPs, and enterprise IT stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform end‑to‑end telecom network & security architecture assessments across core, aggregation, edge, and customer environments.
• Conduct detailed “as‑is” analysis of routing, switching, firewall rules, NAT, VPN, and service interconnections.
• Execute technical data discovery on Cisco, Juniper, FortiGate platforms.
• Map IP addressing schemes, dependencies, application flows, ports, protocols, and customer‑to-core connectivity.
• Design Palo Alto VRs, NAT policies, security rules, routing, and IPSEC architecture.
• Build and migrate IPSEC VPNs for corporate, retail, call center, and inter‑operator environments.
• Support Payment Gateway and perimeter security ecosystems.
• Prepare HLDs, LLDs, MOPs, migration runbooks, fallback procedures, and risk assessments.
• Lead firewall, VPN, and routing migrations across Palo Alto, Cisco, Juniper, and FortiGate.
• Drive cutover activities within scheduled change windows.
• Coordinate with Telecom NOC/SOC, enterprise IT, vendors, ISPs, and external partners.
• Perform post‑migration validation, optimization, KPI checks, and service stabilization.
• Provide advanced troubleshooting during critical incidents and outages.
• Ensure compliance with telecom security standards, SLAs, and regulatory frameworks.
• Maintain detailed documentation, diagrams, and stakeholder reporting.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• 12+ years of experience in Network and Network Security engineering.
• Expert‑level hands‑on experience with Palo Alto firewalls (mandatory).
• Strong proficiency with Cisco, Juniper, and FortiGate platforms.
• Deep telecom network background—including MPLS, IPSEC, VRs, routing, and migration experience.
• Proven experience owning and executing complex firewall & VPN migrations.
• Strong troubleshooting ability in carrier‑grade production environments.
• Understanding of telecom‑grade security frameworks and regulatory standards.
• Strong communication and stakeholder coordination skills.
• MOFA‑attested degree (mandatory for UAE roles).

Nice‑to‑Have Skills

• Experience with Symantec DLP.
• Cloud security or SD‑WAN migration exposure.
• Experience automating security configurations or VPN deployments.
• Knowledge of Zero Trust and advanced perimeter architectures.

Recruitment Pro Tip

Highlight large‑scale migration projects you have personally led—especially those involving Palo Alto VRs, IPSEC tunnels, or telecom‑grade cutovers. Demonstrating real ownership of high‑risk migrations significantly increases your chances for shortlist in senior network security roles.