Senior Network & Security Engineer (Abu Dhabi)

About the role

The Senior Network & Security Engineer will design, implement, administer, monitor and support enterprise network and security infrastructure, including wireless, IP telephony, contact‑center and cloud networking services for our Abu Dhabi operations.

Key responsibilities

• Design, implement, configure and maintain LAN, WAN, WLAN and SD‑WAN environments.
• Configure and support Cisco Catalyst, Nexus switches and ISR routers.
• Implement and troubleshoot routing protocols such as OSPF, BGP and EIGRP.
• Perform network capacity planning, optimization and complex Layer‑2/3 issue resolution.
• Configure and administer Fortinet and Palo Alto firewalls, including VPNs, NAT, IPS and security policies.
• Manage Forti Manager, Forti Analyzer and Forti Authenticator.
• Configure and support F5 load balancers and Web Application Firewall.
• Integrate and secure cloud networking on Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services.
• Conduct security assessments, vulnerability remediation and support audit activities.

Required profile

• 8+ years of hands‑on experience in network and security engineering.
• Strong expertise with Cisco networking platforms, Fortinet and Palo Alto firewalls, and F5 load‑balancing solutions.
• Experience with enterprise wireless infrastructure and Cisco Unified Communications/contact‑center technologies.
• Proven ability to design high‑availability, high‑performance solutions across on‑premise and cloud environments.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills and ability to support infrastructure projects and upgrades.

Required skills

• Cisco Catalyst and Nexus switching
• Cisco ISR routing platforms
• OSPF, BGP, EIGRP routing protocols
• SD‑WAN technologies
• Fortinet firewalls and Forti Manager/Analyzer/Authenticator
• Palo Alto firewalls
• F5 load balancers and Web Application Firewall
• Microsoft Azure networking
• Amazon Web Services (AWS) networking
• Enterprise wireless infrastructure
• Cisco Unified Communications and contact‑center platforms