Senior Network & Security Engineer — Zero-Trust & Firewall/NAC Deployments

CNS Middle East; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 357,000 - 670,000; Full time

Job summary

CNS Middle East in the UAE seeks a Senior Enterprise Security Engineer to design, deploy, and hand over security and data-centre projects. You will lead end-to-end implementations, work with Next-Gen Firewalls, Zero Trust, NAC, F5, and Cisco ACI, and serve as the technical escalation point.

The role requires 10+ years in enterprise networking, 5+ years delivering security projects in the UAE/GCC, and certifications such as CCNP Security, PCNSE, Fortinet NSE 7, and F5 CST.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Telecom Engineering or IT.
• CCNP Security or CCNP Enterprise / Data Center.
• Certifications: PCNSE, Fortinet NSE 7, F5 CST.
• At least 10 years in enterprise networking with 5+ years delivering security projects.
• GCC/UAE experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and architecture documentation (HLD/LLD) for security and data-centre solutions.
• Lead end-to-end deployments and migrations with minimal downtime.
• Integrate security platforms with AD/LDAP/RADIUS/TACACS, PKI, SIEM and SOAR.
• Provide L3 escalation, incident root-cause analysis, and post-go-live support.
• Support pre-sales with BoQ/SOW/RFP responses.
• Present status to stakeholders and ensure knowledge transfer.

Skills

Network security engineering

Enterprise networking

Threat and vulnerability management

Design documentation

Pre-sales support

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Telecom Engineering or IT

CCNP Security

CCNP Enterprise / Data Center

PCNSE

Fortinet NSE 7

F5 Certified Technology Specialist (301/302/303)

Tools

Cisco ACI

F5 BIG-IP

AD/LDAP/RADIUS/TACACS

SIEM/SOAR

Job description

CNS Middle East in the UAE seeks a Senior Enterprise Security Engineer to design, deploy, and hand over security and data-centre projects. You will lead end-to-end implementations, work with Next-Gen Firewalls, Zero Trust, NAC, F5, and Cisco ACI, and serve as the technical escalation point.

The role requires 10+ years in enterprise networking, 5+ years delivering security projects in the UAE/GCC, and certifications such as CCNP Security, PCNSE, Fortinet NSE 7, and F5 CST.