Senior Engineer - Network Security Operations

About the role

Inception42, a G42 company, is seeking a senior engineer to keep its enterprise networks and secure access services reliable, resilient, and secure. The role involves hands‑on configuration, operation, troubleshooting and improvement of Aruba, Cisco, Palo Alto, Zscaler and Azure networking solutions.

Key responsibilities

• Operate and improve LAN, WLAN, WAN, Internet, VPN and hybrid‑cloud connectivity, ensuring availability, performance and secure traffic flows.
• Configure and troubleshoot Aruba switches, wireless controllers, Cisco Catalyst/Nexus platforms, Palo Alto firewalls and Zscaler ZIA/ZPA services.
• Manage Azure VNets, subnets, peering, VPN gateways and related routing, security groups and egress paths.
• Monitor service health, security events and capacity; enhance telemetry and SIEM integration.
• Lead complex network and security incident investigations, root‑cause analysis and remediation.
• Execute vulnerability remediation, configuration hardening, patching and controlled changes with proper testing and rollback plans.
• Deliver network and security upgrades, migrations and design improvements while maintaining documentation and audit evidence.
• Drive vendor and carrier escalations, track licensing and provide technical input to procurement.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Network Engineering, Cybersecurity or related field.
• 6+ years of enterprise networking or network‑security experience with hands‑on responsibility for production operations and incident resolution.
• Strong technical communication, disciplined documentation and ability to coordinate changes across teams.

Required skills

• Aruba switching and wireless
• Cisco Catalyst and Nexus routing/switching (IOS XE, NX‑OS, VLANs, VRFs, OSPF/BGP, QoS)
• Palo Alto firewalls (policy, NAT, VPN, HA, logging)
• Zscaler ZIA/ZPA (secure internet and private‑application access)
• Azure networking (VNets, peering, VPN Gateway, BGP, NSGs, UDRs)
• TCP/IP, DNS/DHCP, network access control, troubleshooting across network, firewall, proxy and cloud boundaries