The Network & Security Implementation Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise network and cybersecurity solutions across customer environments. This role works closely with project, engineering, and operations teams to deliver secure, resilient, and high-performing infrastructure solutions while ensuring successful deployment, documentation, and operational handover.
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Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
Work Conditions
On-site Working, Full time
Key Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and support enterprise network and security solutions across customer environments.
- Deploy, configure, and maintain firewall, IPS, web security, email security, NAC, endpoint security, and SD-WAN technologies.
- Implement and support routing, switching, wireless, and network infrastructure solutions.
- Perform installation, testing, troubleshooting, optimization, and operational support activities across network and security platforms.
- Develop and maintain High-Level Design (HLD), Low-Level Design (LLD), implementation, and as-built documentation.
- Participate in project planning, solution design, technical workshops, and Bill of Quantity (BOQ) preparation activities.
- Ensure successful project delivery through deployment, implementation, testing, validation, and operational handover.
- Support centralized management, monitoring, reporting, and automation platforms for network and security environments.
- Collaborate with implementation, operations, support, and customer teams to ensure service quality and operational stability.
- Provide technical troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for network and security incidents.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance infrastructure security, performance, and availability.
- Adhere to organizational standards, best practices, and IT Service Management (ITSM) processes.
Requirements
- Strong understanding of enterprise networking and cybersecurity principles.
- Good knowledge of firewall technologies, intrusion prevention systems, web and email security solutions.
- Solid understanding of routing, switching, wireless networking, SD-WAN, and network security architectures.
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities.
- Ability to interpret technical requirements and translate them into practical solutions.
- Strong documentation skills with experience producing HLD, LLD, and As-Built documentation.
- Effective communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Customer-focused approach with a commitment to service excellence.
Academic Qualifications and Certifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Relevant vendor certifications in Cisco, Fortinet, Palo Alto, or equivalent technologies are required.
- Additional industry certifications related to networking, cybersecurity, or infrastructure technologies are advantageous.
Required Experience
- Demonstrable experience in enterprise networking, network security, and infrastructure implementation roles.
- Hands-on experience with firewall administration and security policy management across Cisco FTD/FMC, Palo Alto, and FortiGate platforms.
- Experience with intrusion prevention, web security, email security, network access control, and endpoint security technologies.
- Experience implementing and supporting routing, switching, wireless, and SD-WAN environments.
- Understanding of IT Service Management (ITSM) processes and operational support frameworks.
- Experience supporting business-critical network and security infrastructure.
