Penta Consulting are a technology service provider and leading outsourced partner helping to deliver professional and managed solutions across EMEA.
We're looking for a Senior Network Engineer to join our team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This role is ideal for an experienced professional who can lead the design, deployment, and migration of modern, secure, and scalable network architectures.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead design, deployment, and migration to zero-trust, scalable environments.
- Provide expert-level guidance on routing and switching solutions aligned with best practices.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams on designs, strategies, and operational plans.
- Research and evaluate new networking technologies to enhance performance and security.
- Drive network automation and process improvements.
- Troubleshoot complex issues, ensuring performance tuning and compliance.
- Mentor junior engineers and foster knowledge sharing.
- Deliver customer-facing workshops, presentations, and advisory services.
- Ensure compliance with security frameworks (e.g., NIST SP 800-171, CMMC Level 3).
- Stay current with Cisco networking products and industry trends.
Required Skills & Expertise
- Extensive experience with Cisco routing & switching (Catalyst 9000, Nexus, Cisco ISE/DNAC).
- Strong knowledge of protocols: BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS, VXLAN.
- Enterprise network design expertise.
- Familiarity with Active Directory integration and role-based access controls.
- Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
- Cisco certifications CCIE is highly desirable
