The company is a UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company that integrates satellite communications, geospatial analytics, and artificial intelligence capabilities to enlighten the Earth from space. The Senior Network Engineer is responsible for the day-to-day management and maintenance of network devices. This role ensures high availability of network operations, maintains integrity of configuration baselines, and ensures that service level agreements (SLAs) are met while controlling operational incidents.
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Responsibilities
- Derive configurations from low-high level designs and change requests.
- Proactively engage with the Project Management Office / Design Authority and External Suppliers / Vendors to ensure timely delivery of allocated projects within specified timelines and budgets.
- Conduct Acceptance Testing post-project implementation.
- Maintain LAN/WAN and Telephony infrastructure/devices, virtual private networks, firewalls, email gateway security, and Telephony.
- Supervise the installation of new hardware equipment.
- Maintain and own the configuration of various network devices and manage modifications as per change management policy.
- Keep up to date documentation about current infrastructure design, assets, and topology.
- Initiate needed actions to notify vendors and IT management about capacity-sizing changes or violations.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer/IT Network Engineering or Computer Science.
- A minimum of 6 years of experience in the field.
- Understanding in the following technology areas:
- Routing and Switching (Cisco, Juniper, and HP)
- Network Security (L2/L3)
- Encryption
- Firewalls & IPS/IDS (Palo Alto, Fortinet, Barracuda, Forcepoint)
- Network Access Control (Aruba & Cisco)
- Wireless Infrastructure
- Telephony/VoIP Infrastructure
- VPN Technologies (IPSEC, MPLS, SSL, etc.)
- Cloud networking technologies (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)
Additional Requirements
- Working knowledge and/or accreditation in Networking (CCIE, CCNP, CCNA) and IT Operations Management (ITIL Foundation).
- Ability to work in a highly pressurized but fulfilling environment.
- Proven collaboration skills and strong written/oral communication skills.
- Strong problem diagnosis and troubleshooting skills.
- Previous experience in network administration or operations.
- Willingness to work out of hours as required.
- Ongoing upkeep of skills, technologies, trends, and qualifications against the project portfolio.
Location
Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
