The Network & Network Security Lead will play a major role in ensuring the integrity, performance, and security of the organization’s networking environment. This position requires an expert-level understanding of complex network and security architectures along with hands-on abilities to troubleshoot high-impact issues. The individual will also lead cross-functional teams to deliver secure and resilient infrastructure, particularly in a regulated financial environment.
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Location: Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Work Conditions: Full-time; Hybrid collaboration with global teams, availability for critical incidents and changes outside of normal working hours.
Key Responsibilities & Duties:
- Architecture & Design Leadership: Lead the design and evolution of enterprise network and security architecture to align with business and compliance requirements, integrating network security principles in all architectural decisions.
- Advanced Troubleshooting & Problem Resolution: Resolve high-severity incidents across various networking layers (1-7) including firewalls, routing, DNS, proxies, and cloud networking. Conduct root cause analysis and implement long-term preventive measures.
- Multiskilling & Cross-Functional Expertise: Mentor team members across various technologies including routing, switching, firewalls, VPNs, and SD-WAN, fostering skill development within the team.
- Security Posture & Threat Management: Implement and maintain strategies for network segmentation, access control, and zero-trust. Collaborate on incident response and threat mitigation.
- Operations Oversight & Optimization: Oversee network performance, availability, and compliance with regulatory standards.
- Project Leadership: Manage critical infrastructure projects, ensuring secure rollout of new services and systems across departments.
- Vendor & Contract Management: Evaluate and manage vendors and service providers, ensuring SLA compliance.
- Compliance & Audit Readiness: Maintain necessary documentation for compliance with financial sector audits (e.g., PCI-DSS, ISO 27001).
- Monitoring & Incident Detection: Experience with proactive monitoring using tools like SIEM, NMS to manage operational and security incidents.
- Team Development: Coach team members, conduct performance reviews, and promote a culture of continuous learning.
- Documentation: Ensure all documentation aligns with compliance and organizational standards.
Skills & Qualifications:
- 7+ years of relevant experience, with at least 3 years in a similar role.
- Deep expertise in enterprise networking and network security.
- Full-stack network knowledge (routing, switching, DNS, VPN, cloud networking).
- Strong troubleshooting skills in complex multi-vendor environments.
- Familiarity with compliance frameworks (Cybersecurity Framework, ISO 27001, NIST).
- Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Network Engineering, or related field.
- Preferred certifications: Cisco CCIE, CISSP / CISM, Cloud certifications (AWS/Azure Network Specialty).
Language Requirements:
Not specified.
