Senior Network Engineer

Date Posted: 06-02-2024 

Position: Senior Network Engineer

Candidate location: UAE 

job location: Abu Dhabi 

Nationality: UAE national preferred 

The candidate should have experience with the following concepts and/or technologies:

Preferred Certifications: CCNA, CCNP, CCSA , Fortinet, Sophos XG. Check Point.

Proven experience as a Senior Network Engineer, Network Administrator, or in a similar role with a focus on network security

Hands-on experience with network security devices, including Check Point, Fortinet, Sophos, Palo Alto firewalls, and other leading vendors.

The candidate should have experience with the following concepts and/or technologies:

• Network Security Design and Implementation: Design, develop, and implement robust network security architectures, policies, and procedures to safeguard the organization's network infrastructure against potential threats and vulnerabilities.
• Incident Response and Management: Develop and execute incident response plans to promptly address and mitigate security breaches or vulnerabilities in the network infrastructure.
• Vulnerability Assessments and Penetration Testing: Conduct regular security assessments, vulnerability scans, and penetration tests to identify weaknesses in the network infrastructure and develop effective remediation plans.
• Security Monitoring and Analysis: Monitor network traffic, log data, and security events to identify and respond to potential security incidents. Analyse security logs and reports, investigate any anomalies, and take appropriate action.
• Security Policy and Compliance: Ensure compliance with industry standards, regulatory requirements, and best practices related to network security. Develop and enforce security policies and procedures throughout the organization.

• Network Troubleshooting and Optimization: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to diagnose and resolve complex network security issues. Identify areas for improvement and implement network optimization strategies to enhance performance and reliability.

• Required Technical knowledge and skills.

• Hands on experience on Cisco products (routers, Nexus ,L3 & L2 switches )
• Deep understanding of network protocols, routing, switching, firewall technologies, VPN, IDS/IPS, and other network security technologies.
• Experience with multiple sites: head office & Branches connectivity with Cloud data centre
• Strong knowledge of security frameworks, standards, and best practices (e.g., ISO 27001, PCI)
• Experience with security tools and technologies such as SIEM, vulnerability scanners, intrusion detection/prevention systems, and packet analysis tools
• Maintain complete technical documentation and Network architecture diagrams.
• Network Operating Systems (e.g. IOS, Giaa, Forti OS ).
• Network monitoring and management (e.g. Syslog, SNMP).
• Sniffers and Protocol Analysers (e.g.Wireshark, tcpdump, ethereal).

• Knowledge of routing protocols (RIP, OSPF, BGP) and switching technologies (VPC, VSS, STP, HSRP,VRRP,LACP & Pagp )

• Strong working knowledge of commonly used appliances (load balancers, VPN appliances, WAN accelerators, cache devices, packet shapers, protocol analyzers).

• A solid understanding of WAN and LAN switching and routing, ARP, TCP, IP, HTTP, SMTP, DNS, and other related internet protocols.

• A strong working knowledge of secure Web application delivery.

• A strong working knowledge of the TCP/IP protocol stack.

• A strong working knowledge of application layer protocols.

• Knowledge of Layer 4-7 load balancing and SSL acceleration technologies.

• Experience with centralized device monitoring and management tools such as Manage Engine Op-Manager, Crowd Strike EDR & SIEM .

• Knowledge of Endpoint security including Trellix.
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• Mandatory requirements
• • computer science or equivalent.
    
  • 8 years commercial experience in complex network environments
    
  • Firewalls: Check Point, Fortinet, Sophos, Palo Alto, Cisco, WAF, Azure Networking 

Salary AED 20000-25000