Summary: A Network Engineer designs, implements, and maintains an organization’s network infrastructure to ensure secure, reliable, and high-performance connectivity for users and services. Highlights: 1. Designs, implements, and maintains network infrastructure 2. Focuses on secure, reliable, and high-performance connectivity 3. Involves network optimization, security, and automation **Network Engineer — Job Description** Overview A Network Engineer designs, implements, and maintains an organization’s network infrastructure to ensure secure, reliable, and high\-performance connectivity for users and services. **Key Responsibilities** * Network design \& architecture: design LAN/WAN/SD\-WAN, data center, and campus networks; plan topology, segmentation, redundancy, and capacity. * Implementation \& configuration: install and configure routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, wireless controllers, and VPN gateways. * Network optimization \& performance: monitor throughput, latency, jitter; tune QoS, routing protocols, and switching parameters for optimal performance. * Routing \& switching: design and maintain routing (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP), VLANs, STP/RSTP, and inter\-VLAN routing. * Security \& access control: implement network security controls (ACLs, stateful firewalls, IDS/IPS), NAC, segmentation, and secure remote access. * Wireless networking: design, deploy, and troubleshoot Wi‑Fi networks (802\.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax), manage controllers and APs, and optimize RF. * Network monitoring \& observability: deploy and maintain monitoring/alerting tools, capture flow data (NetFlow/sFlow), and analyze logs for anomalies. * Troubleshooting \& incident response: diagnose connectivity issues, escalations, and perform root\-cause analyses; participate in on\-call rotations. * VPN \& remote access: manage site\-to\-site and client VPNs, ensure secure access for remote users and offices. * WAN \& carrier management: manage MPLS, SD\-WAN, direct cloud connections (AWS Direct Connect, Azure ExpressRoute), and vendor relationships. * Configuration management \& automation: maintain configs, use IaC or automation tools (Ansible, Python, Terraform) for provisioning and change control. * Capacity planning \& upgrades: forecast demand, plan network upgrades, and execute migrations with minimal downtime. * Documentation \& standards: maintain network diagrams, runbooks, IP addressing plans, and change logs. * Collaboration: work with security, cloud, systems, and application teams for network requirements and integrations. **Required Qualifications** * Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Networking, or equivalent experience. * Experience: 3\+ years (Network Engineer) or 5\+ years (Senior) managing enterprise networks. * Technical skills: * Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, subnetting, VLANs, routing, and switching fundamentals. * Experience with routing protocols: BGP, OSPF, EIGRP. * Hands\-on with enterprise network hardware (Cisco, Juniper, Arista, Fortinet, Palo Alto). * Familiarity with firewalls, load balancers, and VPN technologies. * Wireless networking experience and RF troubleshooting. * Network automation and scripting (Ansible, Python) and familiarity with CI/CD for network changes. * Experience with cloud networking (VPCs, peering, transit gateways) and hybrid connectivity. * Monitoring tools: SolarWinds, Grafana, Prometheus, NetBox, or similar. * Soft skills: analytical troubleshooting, communication, project management, and documentation. **Nice\-to\-Have** * Certifications: CCNA/CCNP/CCIE, JNCIA/JNCIP, Fortinet NSE, Palo Alto PCNSE. * Experience with SD\-WAN platforms, network virtualization, and intent\-based networking. * Knowledge of network programmability (NETCONF/RESTCONF, gNMI) and telemetry. * Experience with network security operations and zero\-trust networking models. Pay: QAR14,284\.43 \- QAR22,374\.53 per month Work Location: In person
Fatima Al-Kuwari
Indeed · HR
Fatima Al-Kuwari
Indeed · HR
