Technology Engineer – Network Security Contract

Job Title: Technology Engineer – Network Security

Job Location: Dubai – UAE

Job Duration: Contract – 12 Months Extendable

Job Description:

Summary:

 Cloud Network Security Engineer function is to administer and maintain the ENBD network footprint in

the cloud with a bit of administration of on-prem network devices (mainly Routers, Firewalls, Load

Balancers, IPS)

 The candidate must be able to describe in detail the infrastructure or topology he is administering or

used to administer, what administrative tasks did he performed and how.

 The candidate must be able to describe his stakeholder management experience – it’s important for

the interviewer to tell whether the candidate understands and accepts the concept of end-to-end

accountability for the accepted task.

Technical skills (required):

 Understanding of networking concepts: mainly routing, encrypted communication (i.e. IPSec),

network segmentation and load-balancing.

 Track record of administering enterprise networks with footprints in public clouds (Azure, AWS, GCP

– Azure is preferred), including segmentation and network security.

 Track record of using automation (i.e., Terraform) for the network deployment in public clouds.

 Track record of working with physical and virtual firewall and load-balancer appliances (preferably

Palo-Alto, F5).

 Track record of working with the following protocols: Ethernet, IP, TCP, UDP, BGP, OSPF

 Deep understanding of network monitoring and observability concepts.

Technical skills (additional):

 WAN optimization

 Track record of using Python, Ansible or other open-source tools for network automation.

 Experience in building and maintaining NMS (Network Management System) and inventories using

open-source tools (Netbox, Telegraf, Nagios, Zabbix, icinga, InfluxDB, Grafana, ELK)

Soft skills required:

 Habit of documenting the work being performed.

 Understanding of Agile delivery methodology, ability to plan and execute the work based on the

agreed backlog and report all impediments proactively and clearly.

 Understanding of the concept of end-to-end accountability for the task

 Track record in stakeholder management is required.

 Ability to approach critical situations fully engaged, yet with cool mind and tolerance to the

environment that can be stressful at these critical times.

 Understanding of ITSM practices and tolerance for going through tight change management

protocols.

 Clear spoken and written English.

 Understanding that some network changes can only be done out of working hours and acceptance

that therefore out of hours work will occur.

 Readiness to be on-call as L3 support as a part of rotation (not immediately required, but can be

required in the future)

Job Title: Technology Engineer – Network Security
Job Location: Dubai – UAE
Job Duration: Contract – 12 Months Extendable
Job Description: