Senior Network Engineer Specialist

MasterHR.com; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 262,467 - 374,953; Full time

Job summary

MasterHR.com seeks a Senior Network Engineer Specialist in Riyadh to support network systems in logistics and maintenance. Candidates must have a Bachelor’s in Computer Science and 5 years of experience, with expertise in LAN switching, routing protocols, and vendor management. Skills in troubleshooting and project management are essential. Certifications like CCIE and experience with Avaya VOIP systems are preferred. The role involves monitoring performance and evaluating networking systems for improvements.

Qualifications

• 5 years of related experience post degree.
• Experience with site-to-site and remote access IPSec VPNs.
• Proficiency in analyzing network traffic, reading packet traces.

Responsibilities

• Support logistics, installation, integration, and maintenance of network systems.
• Monitor network performance and track metrics.
• Evaluate and implement refinements to the client’s networking ecosystem.

Skills

LAN switching

Routing protocols (OSPF, BGP)

Data center operations

Project management

Verbal and written communication

Vendor relationship management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Cisco IOS

Next-generation firewalls (Juniper)

Avaya VOIP

Job description

Senior Network Engineer Specialist

Responsibilities

They are seeking a Senior Network Engineer Specialist to join their client. The Client is looking for someone to join their Business Technology organization supporting the logistics, installation, integration and maintenance of network systems throughout their infrastructure. This role requires strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, as well as the ability to plan and lead LAN and WAN projects. This senior position also assists with the development of network architecture designs for physical, virtual and cloud environments. Other duties include monitoring network performance, tracking metrics, collecting and analyzing logs and remediating problems as needed. The person who fills this position will need to often take the initiative to evaluate the client’s networking ecosystem and then plan, communicate, coordinate and implement refinements and improvements to the network.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
• Experience: 5 years of related experience post degree
• LAN switching for both branch office and data center; Cisco IOS.
• Data center operations and management.
• Routing protocols such as OSPF and BGP.
• Enterprise-grade 802.11 wireless networking systems.
• Next-generation firewalls, such as Juniper.
• Site-to-site and remote access IPSec VPNs.
• Avaya VOIP.
• Project management experience and the ability to oversee multiple projects simultaneously.
• Capable of producing detailed network designs and diagrams as well as documenting operational procedures.
• Proficiency with analyzing network traffic including reading packet traces and debugging application conversations.
• Networking for unified communications and experience with QoS.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, and organizational skills.
• Experience managing vendor relationships.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks with minimal supervision.

Required Skills

• Certifications or equivalent: Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE Data Center, CCIE R&S), Juniper, and Avaya VOIP Certified.
• Experience with troubleshooting real-time applications such as Avaya and Juniper devices.
• Experience deploying and troubleshooting.
• Automation of workloads and ability to develop scripts to improve the consistency of networks and fabrics, deploy configurations and other tasks.