Senior Network Engineer

Client of Rawaj Company for Recruitment; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Client of Rawaj Company for Recruitment in Saudi Arabia seeks a Senior Network Engineer to design, implement, and maintain enterprise LAN/WAN infrastructure with a focus on security, performance, and reliability.

You will manage Cisco routers/switches, MPLS VPNs, and firewall platforms, coordinating with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless network delivery across government, enterprise and commercial environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field.
• 5–7 years of enterprise network engineering experience.
• CCNA or CCNP certification mandatory; additional Cisco/Palo Alto/FortiGate certs are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, configure, and maintain enterprise LAN/WAN infrastructure for high availability and performance.
• Configure and support Cisco routers/switches, MPLS VPNs, VLANs, QoS, OSPF, and BGP.
• Deploy, monitor, maintain, and troubleshoot satellite/VSAT, wireless, and mobility network services.
• Configure and manage Palo Alto and FortiGate firewalls including security policies, NAT, VPN, and access control.
• Monitor network performance, identify issues, and resolve routing, switching, firewall, WAN, and connectivity incidents.
• Plan and execute upgrades, migrations, configuration changes, and high-availability solutions.
• Coordinate with service providers and cross-functional teams for effective network delivery and issue resolution.
• Lead critical incidents and provide advanced Tier 2/3 support for complex problems.
• Maintain accurate network diagrams, configurations, inventories, and SOPs.
• Provide guidance and knowledge sharing to junior network engineers to boost team performance

Skills

LAN/WAN networking

Network design & engineering

Troubleshooting complex issues

Incident management

Mentoring/leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related field

Tools

Cisco routers/switches

Palo Alto firewall

FortiGate firewall

MPLS

VPN technologies

OSPF & BGP

Job description

Join a leading Saudi technology and systems integration company specializing in delivering innovative enterprise IT infrastructure cybersecurity cloud networking and digital transformation solutions to government enterprise and commercial customers across the Kingdom The Senior Network Engineer will be responsible for designing implementing maintaining and supporting enterprise network infrastructure ensuring high availability security and performance across LAN WAN MPLS satellite VSAT wireless and mobility environments The role requires a highly experienced network professional capable of managing complex network operations troubleshooting critical incidents coordinating with internal and external stakeholders and providing technical guidance in a fast-paced technology solutions environment

Key Accountabilities

• Design implement configure and maintain enterprise LAN WAN infrastructure ensuring network availability performance scalability and reliability
• Configure and support Cisco routers switches MPLS VPN VLAN QoS OSPF and BGP across enterprise network environments
• Deploy monitor maintain and troubleshoot satellite VSAT wireless and mobility network services
• Configure and manage Palo Alto and FortiGate firewalls including security policies NAT VPN access control and network security requirements
• Monitor network availability and performance identify potential issues and resolve complex routing switching firewall WAN and connectivity incidents
• Plan and execute network upgrades migrations configuration changes and high-availability solutions while minimizing operational disruption
• Coordinate with service providers infrastructure cybersecurity systems and application teams to ensure effective network delivery integration and issue resolution
• Lead critical network incidents and provide advanced Tier 2 3 technical support ensuring timely troubleshooting and resolution of complex technical issues
• Maintain accurate network diagrams configurations inventories technical documentation and operating procedures
• Provide technical guidance knowledge sharing and support to junior network engineers and technicians to enhance team capabilities and operational performance

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Network Engineering , or a related field. Minimum 5 7 years of experience in enterprise network engineering, preferably within a large-scale technology or enterprise environment. Strong hands-on experience with LAN, WAN, MPLS, satellite/VSAT, wireless, and mobility networks . Solid experience with Cisco routers, switches, and enterprise networking platforms . Strong knowledge of MPLS, WAN, VPN, VLAN, QoS, OSPF, and BGP . Hands-on experience with Palo Alto and FortiGate firewalls , including network security, policies, NAT, VPN, and access control. Strong understanding of network monitoring, performance analysis, troubleshooting, and incident management . Experience in network upgrades, migrations, configuration changes, and high-availability solutions . Proven ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex routing, switching, firewall, WAN, and connectivity issues . Strong experience coordinating with service providers and cross-functional infrastructure, cybersecurity, systems, and application teams . Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, communication, documentation, and problem-solving skills , with the ability to work effectively under pressure. CCNA or CCNP certification is mandatory ; relevant Cisco, Palo Alto, Fortinet, wireless, or network security certifications are an advantage.