SDN/SDS Infrastructure Engineer | SIS Global | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Tech Junction Ltd; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 260,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

SIS Global in Riyadh is seeking an experienced SDN/SDS Infrastructure Engineer to lead design, deployment, and support of advanced software-defined networking and storage fabrics. You will coordinate with telecom teams to ensure high availability and security baselines, while delivering scalable data-center infrastructure.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in enterprise networking/storage, Ericsson telecom exposure, and hands-on SDN/SDS expertise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Telecommunications Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Minimum 5+ years of professional experience in enterprise data center networking, virtualization, and storage engineering.
• Mandatory Ericsson experience with telecom platforms.
• Strong hands-on expertise in SDN technologies such as Cisco ACI, VMware NSX-T, or OpenDaylight.
• Solid practical experience with enterprise LAN/WAN routing, switching, firewalls, and load balancers.
• Proven proficiency in SDS technologies including Ceph, Dell PowerFlex, or ScaleIO.
• Professional availability for full-time, onsite employment in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, configure, and maintain SDN fabrics utilizing Cisco ACI, VMware NSX-T, or OpenDaylight.
• Administer and scale Software-Defined Storage (SDS) environments including Ceph, PowerFlex, and ScaleIO.
• Manage enterprise LAN/WAN infrastructure, enterprise firewalls, security policies, and application load balancers.
• Ensure seamless integration between virtualized network functions, storage clusters, and telecom core platforms (Ericsson experience mandatory).
• Monitor network and storage performance, analyze telemetry metrics, and execute proactive capacity planning.
• Troubleshoot complex data center connectivity faults, packet loss, storage I/O bottlenecks, and failover anomalies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional IT infrastructure teams, cloud architects, and client stakeholders in Riyadh.
• Ensure data center security baselines, disaster recovery protocols, and compliance standards.
• Maintain infrastructure diagrams, runbooks, and configuration change logs.
• Participate in on-call rotation for incident escalation and high-priority infrastructure restoration.

Skills

Ericsson experience

Cisco ACI

VMware NSX-T

OpenDaylight

LAN/WAN routing & switching

Firewalls & load balancers

SDS: Ceph/PowerFlex/ScaleIO

Analytical/problem solving

Onsite Riyadh availability

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering/IT

Tools

Cisco ACI

VMware NSX-T

OpenDaylight

Ceph

PowerFlex

ScaleIO

Job description

Position Summary

SIS Global is seeking an experienced, highly technical, and accomplished SDN/SDS Infrastructure Engineer with mandatory previous Ericsson experience to join our client delivery team on a full-time, onsite basis in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In this specialized network infrastructure and software-defined storage role, you will spearhead designing, deploying, and maintaining Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and Software-Defined Storage (SDS) environments, supporting advanced carrier-grade data centers and telecommunications infrastructure. You will work closely with cross-functional network architects, systems engineers, and telecom operators to deliver high-availability, scalable infrastructure. Ideal candidates bring a robust academic degree in computer science or engineering, deep practical mastery of Cisco ACI, VMware NSX-T, Ceph, PowerFlex, and immediate availability for onsite deployment in Riyadh.

Detailed Job Description

As an SDN/SDS Infrastructure Engineer at SIS Global in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, you will take full ownership of architecting, configuring, and supporting mission-critical software-defined networking and storage fabrics. Your day-to-day responsibilities encompass managing SDN platforms (such as Cisco ACI, VMware NSX-T, or OpenDaylight), configuring enterprise LAN/WAN routing and switching, firewalls, and load balancers, and administering SDS technologies (such as Ceph, PowerFlex, or ScaleIO). You will collaborate with telecom engineering squads to troubleshoot complex latency issues, optimize storage throughput, and ensure strict adherence to high-availability and security baselines. Working in a premier onsite environment in Riyadh requiring previous Ericsson experience, you will drive modern data center transformation.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, configure, and maintain Software-Defined Networking (SDN) fabrics utilizing Cisco ACI, VMware NSX-T, or OpenDaylight [cite: 1789905774906.jpg].
• Administer and scale Software-Defined Storage (SDS) environments including Ceph, PowerFlex, and ScaleIO [cite: 1789905774906.jpg].
• Manage enterprise LAN/WAN infrastructure, enterprise firewalls, security policies, and application load balancers [cite: 1789905774906.jpg].
• Ensure seamless integration between virtualized network functions, storage clusters, and telecom core platforms (Ericsson experience mandatory) [cite: 1789905774827.jpg, 1789905774708.jpg].
• Monitor network and storage performance, analyze telemetry metrics, and execute proactive capacity planning.
• Troubleshoot complex data center connectivity faults, packet loss, storage input/output bottlenecks, and failover anomalies.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional IT infrastructure teams, cloud architects, and client stakeholders in Riyadh [cite: 1789905774708.jpg].
• Ensure uncompromising adherence to data center security baselines, disaster recovery protocols, and compliance standards.
• Maintain comprehensive infrastructure architecture diagrams, network runbooks, and configuration change logs.
• Participate in on-call rotation for emergency incident escalation and high-priority infrastructure restoration.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Telecommunications Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Minimum 5+ years of professional experience in enterprise data center networking, virtualization, and storage engineering.
• Mandatory previous professional experience working with Ericsson telecommunications platforms [cite: 1789905774827.jpg, 1789905774708.jpg].
• Strong hands-on expertise in SDN technologies such as Cisco ACI, VMware NSX-T, or OpenDaylight [cite: 1789905774906.jpg].
• Solid practical experience with enterprise LAN/WAN routing, switching, firewalls, and load balancers [cite: 1789905774906.jpg].
• Proven proficiency in SDS technologies including Ceph, Dell PowerFlex, or ScaleIO [cite: 1789905774906.jpg].
• Exceptional analytical, troubleshooting, system integration, and cross-functional communication capabilities.
• Professional availability for full-time, onsite employment in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia [cite: 1789905774708.jpg].

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Professional certifications such as Cisco Certified CCNP Data Center, VMware Certified Professional (VCP-NV/DCV), or Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE).
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes container storage interfaces (CSI) and cloud-native storage provisioning.
• Familiarity with automation tooling such as Ansible, Terraform, and Python scripting for network infrastructure provisioning.
• Prior working experience in tier-1 telecommunications operators or managed service providers in the GCC region.
• Advanced background in zero-trust network security architectures and micro-segmentation.

Application Information

Salary/Rate: Competitive executive compensation package commensurate with experience

Deadline: Open until filled

Notice Period: Immediate to short notice preferred

Contract Duration: Permanent / Full-Time (Onsite in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)

Recruitment Pro Tip

When applying for SDN/SDS infrastructure roles in telecom environments, ensure your resume explicitly highlights your hands-on Cisco ACI/NSX-T experience, Ceph/PowerFlex storage administration, and mandatory Ericsson background.