Responsibilities:

• Develop designs, patterns, blueprints for network and network security solutions across environments including datacenter, campus, branch & ISP connectivity and cloud network architectures on platforms such as Microsoft Azure and/or Oracle Cloud
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements related to networks and network security on premise and in cloud e.g. PCI DSS, GDPR, UAE CPR.
• Guide implementation engineers to transition designs into operation.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and assess the impact, benefits & drawbacks of proposed solutions on network and network security.
• Collaborate with security architects, developers, and engineering teams to ensure network and network security patterns and principles are applied consistently.
• Work closely with all stakeholders to align network and network security architecture with overall security strategies, standards and requirements.
• Identify opportunities for improvements in process, architecture or technology and suggest designs and projects for implementation.
• Develop solutions to remediate identified risks within network and network security ecosystems.
• Showcase leadership skills by taking responsibility & accountability for the overall technical direction of the project and product.
• Troubleshoot solve technical problems when they arise & suggest remediation/mitigation options for the same.

Technical, Functional & Soft Skill Requirements:

• Advanced knowledge of Networking & Network Security concepts and devices for On-Premises & Cloud implementations including
• Experience with Infrastructure Automation (Infra as code, Policy as code) using Terraform, Ansible, Github, Jenkins and other CI/CD toolsets.
• Deep technical understanding of network security tools such as Next Gen Firewalls, Intrusion Prevention, IPSEC and SSL VPN technologies, DDoS Prevention at L3/L4/L7, Web App Firewalls and Network Detection and Response.
• Experience developing architecture designs incorporating Software Defined Networks, LAN/WAN/WLAN/SD-WAN and Cloud.
• Understanding of network packet analysis via tools such as wireshark and TCP dump.
• Knowledgeable in the application of current and emerging network software and hardware technology and protocols
• Experience with networking in containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Excellent diagramming skills
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills.
• Excellent vendor relationship management skills to be able to synergize and add value via technology providers.
• Innovative mindset that ensures ideation and execution new Network/Network Security technologies via approaches like Proof of Concept (PoC) / Value (PoV).

Skills

Qualifications:

• MSc/BSc degree in Computer Science, Information Technology Engineering, or related fields
• Network certifications such as Cisco CCIE, CCNP, CCDA, CCDP
• General Security certifications such as CISSP, CISM
• Network Security Certifications (PCNSE, NSE4, CCSA, F5 etc)
• 7+ years network/network security engineering experience
• Work experience as a Technical Architect is required, as well as hands-on knowledge in network/security development and system management.
• Cloud Certifications that apply to Solution Architecture, Networking Architecture & Security Architecture are desirable