Senior Network Engineer: Secure Enterprise Networking

First Gulf Company; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

First Gulf Company seeks a Senior Network Engineer to design, implement, secure, and maintain enterprise network infrastructure across data center, campus, and perimeter environments. Strong hands-on experience with Cisco routing and switching, multi‑layer firewalls, NAC technologies, and Aruba ClearPass is required.

You will ensure high availability, security, and performance of all network services supporting mission‑critical operations. English and Arabic proficiency are mandatory.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years hands-on experience with Cisco Routing & Switching.
• Experience with enterprise firewalls, NAC, and network security controls.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and optimize LAN/WAN infrastructure across core, distribution, and access layers.
• Configure, operate, and troubleshoot Cisco switches and routers.
• Administer Aruba ClearPass NAC for endpoint authentication and policy enforcement.
• Configure firewall policies, NAT, ACLs, VPNs, and security zones.
• Monitor firewall logs, NAC alerts, VPN activity, and security events.
• Ensure secure connectivity via IPSec and SSL VPN for internal and remote sites.
• Lead incident response for outages and security events.
• Maintain network diagrams, configurations, SOPs, and change records.

Skills

Cisco Routing & Switching

Aruba ClearPass NAC

Firewall policies & VPN

BGP/OSPF/EIGRP/RIP

LAN/WAN design

English & Arabic

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT or related field

Job description

First Gulf Company seeks a Senior Network Engineer to design, implement, secure, and maintain enterprise network infrastructure across data center, campus, and perimeter environments. Strong hands-on experience with Cisco routing and switching, multi‑layer firewalls, NAC technologies, and Aruba ClearPass is required.

You will ensure high availability, security, and performance of all network services supporting mission‑critical operations. English and Arabic proficiency are mandatory.