Ground-Up Network & Security Engineer – Fin Infra (Oman)

Goodman Masson Muscat; Muscat; On-site; OMR 24,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Goodman Masson Muscat partners with a new financial markets infrastructure venture in Oman and is seeking a Network and Security Engineer to design, build, and operate the platform’s network. You will own security in the first line and ensure low-latency connectivity to external counterparties.

You will lead incident response, manage certificates and encryption, and maintain robust network documentation in a greenfield environment based in Muscat.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent hands-on experience in computing or networking.
• Minimum six years in network engineering with hands-on security responsibility.
• Experience securing external connectivity in regulated/high-assurance settings.
• Ability to design, build, and operate a low-latency network.

Responsibilities

• Design and build the network, including segmentation, routing, switching, firewalls, load balancing, DNS, and time sync for low-latency performance.
• Set up secure connectivity to custodians, settlement banks, and market systems.
• Own perimeter and internal network security in first line: firewalls, segmentation, remote access, certificates, and encryption management.
• Keep devices patched, support pentesting, and close network findings.
• Lead first response to network or security incidents and escalate when needed.
• Maintain network documentation to a review-ready standard.

Skills

Fluent English

Network design

Security operations

Firewall configuration

Packet capture analysis

Low-latency networking

Incident response

Fernwork experience

Network security in regulated env

Education

Degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Goodman Masson Muscat partners with a new financial markets infrastructure venture in Oman and is seeking a Network and Security Engineer to design, build, and operate the platform’s network. You will own security in the first line and ensure low-latency connectivity to external counterparties.

You will lead incident response, manage certificates and encryption, and maintain robust network documentation in a greenfield environment based in Muscat.