A leading enterprise organisation (client confidential) is hiring a Lead, IT Network Engineer to provide operational support and technical leadership across corporate network infrastructure and hybrid cloud connectivity.
This vacancy is part of a Nationalisation / Emiratisation hiring initiative and is open to UAE Emirati candidates only.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage day-to-day operations, performance, and stability of enterprise LAN, WAN, and wireless infrastructure.
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve network incidents, outages, and performance degradation to ensure high availability within agreed SLAs.
- Administer firewalls, VPNs, and network access control devices in line with corporate cybersecurity standards.
- Implement network security controls including segmentation, intrusion prevention, and access management.
- Support capacity planning and network optimisation to maintain performance at scale.
- Oversee firmware/configuration updates for routers, switches, and access points, ensuring vendor compliance.
- Maintain network documentation (diagrams, configuration records, inventory).
- Design and deploy scalable network solutions for data centres, remote sites, and cloud environments (Azure / AWS).
- Support secure connectivity solutions including SD-WAN, VPN, VLANs, and hybrid cloud integration (e.g., Azure Virtual Network).
- Prepare network performance and incident reports for management and audit purposes.
- Support internal audits, risk assessments, and cybersecurity evaluations related to network assets.
- Provide technical guidance and knowledge transfer to IT support teams and junior engineers.
- Manage vendor relationships and ensure contractual SLA adherence.
Requirements
Essential
- Bachelor's degree in IT / Computer Science (or equivalent).
- 6+ years of experience in IT / network engineering (enterprise environments preferred).
- Strong hands-on experience with LAN/WAN/WiFi, troubleshooting, and secure network operations.
Preferred
- Cisco or Fortinet certifications (e.g., CCNP, NSE).
- Microsoft Azure Administration certification.
- AWS or other cloud networking certifications.
- ITIL Foundation / Project Management certification.
- Azure Solution Architect certification.
