Lead Network Engineer: R&S, SDA & Wireless Expert

Cisco Systems, Inc; Riyadh; Hybrid; SAR 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare and Insurance

Employee Stock Purchase program

Flexible Spending Benefit

Flex and Schooling Allowances

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. in Saudi Arabia (Riyadh region) is seeking a senior network engineer to lead end-to-end modernization of complex campus and data center environments.

You will guide design, deployment, migration, and optimization of enterprise routing, switching, and high-density wireless solutions using Catalyst and Nexus platforms. You will drive multi-domain initiatives, review technical work, and mentor peers while enabling automation with Python/Ansible.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS, telecom, EE, or equivalent.
• 7+ years delivering enterprise networking projects.
• Experience designing routing & switching architectures (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP).
• Experience with high-density wireless (WLCs, Catalyst APs).
• Active Cisco CCIE (Enterprise R&S preferred).

Responsibilities

• Lead design, deployment, migration, and optimization of enterprise networks.
• Architect multi-domain solutions using Catalyst and Nexus platforms.
• Review and approve technical work; mentor delivery peers.
• Integrate AI-driven automation workflows using Python or Ansible; support outages.

Skills

BGP

OSPF

EIGRP

Wireless design

Network architecture

Arabic language

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience

Tools

Python

Ansible

REST APIs

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. in Saudi Arabia (Riyadh region) is seeking a senior network engineer to lead end-to-end modernization of complex campus and data center environments.

You will guide design, deployment, migration, and optimization of enterprise routing, switching, and high-density wireless solutions using Catalyst and Nexus platforms. You will drive multi-domain initiatives, review technical work, and mentor peers while enabling automation with Python/Ansible.