Senior Network & Security Engineer

<div style="border:none;border-bottom:solid #0096D6 1pt;padding:0in 0in 2pt 0in;"> <h1 style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6pt;margin-left:0in;border:none;padding:0in;"><font color="#000000"><b style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><span lang="en-ae" style="font-size:13pt;" xml:lang="en-ae">K</span><span lang="en-ae" style="font-size:13pt;" xml:lang="en-ae">ey Responsibilities</span></b><span lang="en-ae" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);" xml:lang="en-ae"></span></font></h1><p></p> </div><h2 style="margin-top:9pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:4pt;margin-left:0in;"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><b><span lang="en-ae" style="font-size:11pt;" xml:lang="en-ae">Implementation & Delivery</span></b><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae"></span></font></h2><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0.25in;text-indent:-9pt;line-height:115%;"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">Implement and configure enterprise network infrastructure based on client requirements, BOQs, and approved designs.</span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae"></span></font></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0.25in;text-indent:-9pt;line-height:115%;"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">Install, configure, and troubleshoot:</span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae"></span></font></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0.5in;text-indent:-9pt;line-height:115%;"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">◦<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">Routing & Switching — Cisco routers, Cisco Catalyst, Cisco Meraki MS, Aruba switches.</span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae"></span></font></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0.5in;text-indent:-9pt;line-height:115%;"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">◦<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">Firewalls / NGFW — Cisco Firepower (FTD), Cisco Meraki MX, ASA; exposure to checkpoint, Palo Alto and Fortinet is a plus.</span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae"></span></font></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0.5in;text-indent:-9pt;line-height:115%;"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">◦<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">NAC / AAA — Cisco ISE (PAN/PSN/MNT, PxGrid), 802.1X/MAB wired & wireless, posture policies, TACACS+; Aruba ClearPass exposure is an advantage.</span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae"></span></font></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0.5in;text-indent:-9pt;line-height:115%;"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">◦<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">Switching & Wireless — Cisco and Aruba </span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae"></span></font></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0.25in;text-indent:-9pt;line-height:115%;"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">Prepare scope of work documents, implementation plans, and activity schedules aligned to customer requirements.</span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae"></span></font></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0.25in;text-indent:-9pt;line-height:115%;"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">Execute site surveys, migrations, cutovers, and go-live activities, including after-hours change windows where required.</span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae"></span></font></p><p></p><h2 style="margin-top:9pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:4pt;margin-left:0in;"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><b><span lang="en-ae" style="font-size:11pt;" xml:lang="en-ae">Operations & Support</span></b><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae"></span></font></h2><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0.25in;text-indent:-9pt;line-height:115%;"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">Provide L2/L3 troubleshooting for bandwidth, latency, connectivity, authentication, and performance issues across customer environments.</span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae"></span></font></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0.25in;text-indent:-9pt;line-height:115%;"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">Perform periodic hardening, configuration backups, and health checks of network and security devices.</span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae"></span></font></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0.25in;text-indent:-9pt;line-height:115%;"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">Coordinate with ISPs, vendor TAC, NOC teams, and field engineers to drive issues to resolution with minimal supervision.</span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae"></span></font></p><p></p><h2 style="margin-top:9pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:4pt;margin-left:0in;"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><b><span lang="en-ae" style="font-size:11pt;" xml:lang="en-ae">Documentation & Governance</span></b><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae"></span></font></h2><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0.25in;text-indent:-9pt;line-height:115%;"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">Produce and maintain HLD/LLD documents, as-built documentation, runbooks, UAT test plans, and knowledge-transfer material.</span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae"></span></font></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0.25in;text-indent:-9pt;line-height:115%;"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">Log and manage work through ticketing/CRM platforms (ServiceNow, Salesforce, or equivalent).</span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae"></span></font></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0.25in;text-indent:-9pt;line-height:115%;"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">Adhere to customer change-control processes and project governance standards.</span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae"></span></font></p><p></p><h2 style="margin-top:9pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:4pt;margin-left:0in;"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><b><span lang="en-ae" style="font-size:11pt;" xml:lang="en-ae">Team & Customer Engagement</span></b><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae"></span></font></h2><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0.25in;text-indent:-9pt;line-height:115%;"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">Act as a trusted technical point of contact for customers during project delivery.</span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae"></span></font></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0.25in;text-indent:-9pt;line-height:115%;"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">Mentor and guide junior engineers on implementation best practices.</span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae"></span></font></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0.25in;text-indent:-9pt;line-height:115%;"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">Support presales with technical inputs, effort estimation, and proof-of-concept activities when needed.</span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae"></span></font></p><p></p><div style="border:none;border-bottom:solid #0096D6 1pt;padding:0in 0in 2pt 0in;"> <h1 style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6pt;margin-left:0in;border:none;padding:0in;"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><b><span lang="en-ae" style="font-size:13pt;" xml:lang="en-ae">Required Qualifications & Experience</span></b><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae"></span></font></h1><p></p> </div><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0.25in;text-indent:-9pt;line-height:115%;"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT or equivalent (e.g., BCA, B.Tech).</span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae"></span></font></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0.25in;text-indent:-9pt;line-height:115%;"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">5+ years of hands-on experience in enterprise network and security implementation or operations.</span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae"></span></font></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0.25in;text-indent:-9pt;line-height:115%;"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">Proven delivery experience in multi-site / branch environments</span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae"></span></font></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0.25in;text-indent:-9pt;line-height:115%;"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">Strong working knowledge of:</span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae"></span></font></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0.5in;text-indent:-9pt;line-height:115%;"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">◦<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">TCP/IP, OSI model, NAT, DHCP, DNS, HSRP.</span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae"></span></font></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0.5in;text-indent:-9pt;line-height:115%;"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">◦<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">Routing protocols: OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, static/default routing.</span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae"></span></font></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0.5in;text-indent:-9pt;line-height:115%;"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">◦<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">Switching: VLANs, inter-VLAN routing, STP, VTP, LACP.</span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae"></span></font></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0.5in;text-indent:-9pt;line-height:115%;"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">◦<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">VPN technologies: Site-to-Site, policy-based, GRE, DMVPN, IPsec.</span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae"></span></font></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0.25in;text-indent:-9pt;line-height:115%;"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">Hands-on firewall experience: Cisco ASA/Firepower configuration, NAT, HA/failover, clustering.</span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae"></span></font></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0.25in;text-indent:-9pt;line-height:115%;"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">Hands-on NAC experience: Cisco ISE deployment (standalone/distributed), Dot1x/MAB policy creation, posture, TACACS+.</span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae"></span></font></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0.25in;text-indent:-9pt;line-height:115%;"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">Familiarity with monitoring/management tools</span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae"></span></font></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0.25in;text-indent:-9pt;line-height:115%;"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">Working knowledge of cloud Networking is a plus</span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae"></span></font></p><p></p><div style="border:none;border-bottom:solid #0096D6 1pt;padding:0in 0in 2pt 0in;"> <h1 style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6pt;margin-left:0in;border:none;padding:0in;"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><b><span lang="en-ae" style="font-size:13pt;" xml:lang="en-ae">Certifications</span></b><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae"></span></font></h1><p></p> </div><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0.25in;text-indent:-9pt;line-height:115%;"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">Industry certification on relevant technologies </span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae"></span></font></p><p></p><div style="border:none;border-bottom:solid #0096D6 1pt;padding:0in 0in 2pt 0in;"> <h1 style="margin-top:14pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6pt;margin-left:0in;border:none;padding:0in;"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><b><span lang="en-ae" style="font-size:13pt;" xml:lang="en-ae">What We Look For</span></b><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae"></span></font></h1><p></p> </div><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0.25in;text-indent:-9pt;line-height:115%;"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">Strong customer-facing communication and documentation skills.</span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae"></span></font></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0.25in;text-indent:-9pt;line-height:115%;"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">Ability to independently own end-to-end implementations from kickoff to sign-off.</span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae"></span></font></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0.25in;text-indent:-9pt;line-height:115%;"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">Willingness to travel to customer sites across the UAE and support occasional after-hours change windows.</span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae"></span></font></p><p></p><p> </p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3pt;margin-left:0.25in;text-indent:-9pt;line-height:115%;"><font color="#000000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">•<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> </span></span><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae">A continuous-learning mindset across multi-vendor network and security technologies.</span></font><span lang="en-ae" xml:lang="en-ae"></span></p><p></p>