Network Engineer

About the role

Careers International is hiring a full-time Network Engineer in Dubai within IT services. The role covers planning and building network architecture, managing and troubleshooting wired and wireless networks, and providing 24/7 technical support to keep online domains stable.

Key responsibilities

• Plan and build network architecture and configure, manage and troubleshoot network devices such as firewalls, routers and switches.
• Manage, maintain and troubleshoot wireless network devices (Cisco, Aruba).
• Manage and troubleshoot network reliability monitoring systems (PRTG) and automation tools (FortiManager).
• Handle IP allocation, network topology mapping, SOP documentation and its updates.
• Coordinate with ISPs and support vendors, including line optimization.
• Collaborate with other departments and provide 24/7 technical support.
• Establish network operation and maintenance standards and keep documentation up to date.

Required profile

• At least one year of relevant network engineering experience.
• CCNA, CCNP or equivalent certification.
• Familiarity with Layer 2 and Layer 3 switches, routers, firewalls and wireless APs, or equivalent experience.
• Able to work 24/7, including holidays, weekends and vacations, and stay on call with mobile contact open.
• Willing to work under resource constraints and to train Philippine and Taiwan staff.

Required skills

• Fortinet stack: FortiGate, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, FortiAuthenticator and Cisco integration.
• Cisco switches (Layer 2/3, VTP, routing, AAA, RADIUS) and Cisco ACS authentication rules.
• Aruba wireless deployment and profile management.
• PRTG monitoring and license management.
• Preferred: Linux, Windows, DNS, HTTP, TCP/IP, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Visio.
• Bonus: network architecture planning and optimization, Bash shell and Python scripting.