Senior Network Engineer

Penta Consulting; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Penta Consulting is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to drive a major enterprise network transformation across Saudi Arabia. You will lead design, deployment and optimisation of Cisco SDA, SD-WAN, Wireless and Routing & Switching solutions to meet critical business objectives.

You will own end-to-end delivery, run workshops with stakeholders, produce designs and test plans, and mentor junior engineers to promote Cisco best practices and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Senior network engineer with enterprise networking experience.
• Expertise in Cisco SDA, SD-WAN, Wireless and routing & switching.
• Strong design, implementation and troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Planning, Design and Implementation activities for enterprise networking projects.
• Design and deploy Cisco SDA, SD-WAN, Wireless and Routing & Switching solutions.
• Facilitate workshops and gather requirements with stakeholders.
• Produce high-level and low-level designs, migration and test plans.
• Install, configure, integrate, migrate and optimise networking solutions.
• Troubleshoot complex issues during deployment and post-implementation.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote best practices.

Tools

Cisco SDA

SD-WAN

Wireless

Routing & Switching

Job description

Penta Consulting are a technology service provider and leading outsourced partner helping to deliver professional and managed solutions across EMEA.

We are currently looking for an Senior Network Engineer to join a major enterprise network transformation programme across Saudi Arabia. This is an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled networking professional with deep expertise in Cisco SDA, SD-WAN, Wireless, and Routing & Switching technologies to lead complex customer engagements from design through to implementation.

The successful candidate will take ownership of end-to-end delivery, working directly with enterprise customers to design, implement, and optimise modern networking architectures that support critical business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Planning, Design and Implementation (PDI) activities for enterprise networking projects.
• Design and deploy Cisco Software Defined Access (SDA), Cisco SD-WAN, Wireless and Routing & Switching solutions within complex enterprise environments.
• Facilitate customer workshops, discovery sessions and technical assessments to gather business and technical requirements.
• Produce high-level and low-level designs, migration plans, implementation plans and test documentation.
• Perform installation, configuration, integration, migration and optimisation of enterprise networking solutions.
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues during deployment and post-implementation phases.
• Collaborate with customer stakeholders, project managers, architects and engineering teams to ensure successful project delivery.
• Drive technical discussions and provide leadership throughout project execution.
• Support customer acceptance testing and transition of services into operational support teams.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote Cisco best practices and operational excellence.