Senior Network Engineer

About the Job:

The company is a technology service provider and leading outsourced partner, helping to deliver professional and managed solutions across EMEA. We are looking for a Senior WAN Architect with over 10 years of experience to lead large-scale WAN migration and design initiatives across enterprise data centers. This role blends architecture, hands-on configuration, and migration leadership.

Work Conditions: On-site, Full-time
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end WAN migration strategy and execution.
• Validate WAN design (topology, redundancy, routing, failover).
• Plan and execute link activations, routing changes, and cutovers.
• Coordinate with ISPs, internal teams, and vendors (Cisco/Juniper).
• Review configurations, IP schemas, VLANs, and routing designs.
• Run readiness checks, testing, and failover simulations.
• Provide L3 troubleshooting during and after cutovers.
• Prepare runbooks, risk plans, and documentation.

Technical Skills:

• Strong L2/L3 routing and switching.
• Knowledge of BGP, OSPF, MPLS, VRF, QoS.
• Experience in SD-WAN and DCI.
• Familiarity with Cisco (Catalyst, Nexus, C8500) and Juniper (QFX, EX, SRX, MX).
• Knowledge of DWDM, firewalls, load balancers, and data center cabling.
• Experience with network testing and monitoring tools.

Language Requirements: Not specified.