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Senior Engineer - Network Security Operations (Inception42)

Abu Dhabi, UAEPosted 1 weeks ago

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Salary
AED 15k–25k a month· Michael Page
Job type
Full time
Level
Senior
Field
Engineering & Technology
Work mode
On site

About the role

Inception42, a G42 company, is the region\u2019s leading innovator of AI-powered domain-specific as well as industry-agnostic products, built on a rich heritage of research and development. Within the G42 ecosystem, Inception functions as the core intelligence layer \u2013 transforming data and compute infrastructure into real-world, applied AI solutions. Beyond its commercial endeavors, Inception is committed to creating positive societal impact. For more information, please visit www.inception42.ai Inception42, a G42 company, is the region\u2019s leading innovator of AI-powered domain-specific as well as industry-agnostic products, built on a rich heritage of research and development. Within the G42 ecosystem, Inception42 functions as the core intelligence layer \u2013 transforming data and compute infrastructure into real-world, applied AI solutions. Beyond its commercial endeavors, Inception42 is committed to creating positive societal impact. For more information, please visit www.inceptionai.ai Keep Inception42\u2019s enterprise networks and secure access services reliable, resilient, and secure. You will configure, operate, troubleshoot, and improve Aruba and Cisco networking, Palo Alto firewalls, Zscaler ZIA/ZPA, and Azure hybrid connectivity. This is a hands-on senior engineering role with ownership of complex operational issues, controlled changes, and technical delivery within agreed architecture and security standards. \u2022 Operate and improve LAN, WLAN, WAN, Internet, VPN, and hybrid-cloud connectivity, maintaining availability, performance, segmentation, and secure traffic flows. \u2022 Configure and troubleshoot Aruba switches, wireless controllers or gateways, and access points; maintain reliable coverage, capacity, and configuration baselines. \u2022 Administer Cisco Catalyst and Nexus platforms, including IOS XE/NX-OS, VLANs, VRFs, OSPF/BGP, QoS, high availability, secure management, and software upgrades. \u2022 Implement and maintain Palo Alto firewall policies, zones, NAT, VPN, high availability, logging, and rule reviews, applying approved security controls and change procedures. \u2022 Operate Zscaler ZIA/ZPA services, including secure Internet and private-application access, traffic forwarding, PAC files, inspection, exceptions, and connectivity troubleshooting. \u2022 Configure and troubleshoot Azure VNets, subnets, peering, VPN Gateway, site-to-site and point-to-site VPNs, UDRs, BGP, DNS, NSGs, and inspected egress paths. \u2022 Monitor service health, security events, anomalous traffic, capacity, configuration drift, and ISP resilience. Improve telemetry, SIEM integration, alert quality, and escalation. \u2022 Own complex network and security incident investigation and restoration, coordinating containment and recovery with Cybersecurity, the SOC, cloud teams, and service providers. Complete root-cause analysis and permanent corrective actions. \u2022 Execute vulnerability remediation, configuration hardening, patching, and controlled changes with documented testing, rollback plans, and post-change validation. \u2022 Deliver network and security upgrades and migrations; contribute practical design improvements and validate resilience, failover, interoperability, and capacity. \u2022 Maintain network diagrams, inventories, configuration backups, runbooks, and audit evidence. Coordinate cabling, patching, labeling, testing, and as-built documentation to agreed standards. \u2022 Drive vendor and carrier technical escalations against SLAs; track support, licensing, warranty, and renewal requirements and provide technical input to procurement. \u2022 Share troubleshooting methods, review implementation changes, and mentor engineers. Track availability, incident restoration, recurrence, remediation, and delivery outcomes. \u2022 Bachelor\u2019s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Network Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related field. \u2022 6+ years of enterprise networking or network-security experience, including hands-on responsibility for complex production operations and incident resolution. \u2022 Strong hands-on experience with Aruba switching and wireless, Cisco Catalyst/Nexus routing and switching, and Palo Alto firewalls, including routing protocols, segmentation, policy, NAT, VPN, and high availability. \u2022 Practical experience operating Zscaler ZIA/ZPA, SASE and Zero Trust access controls, proxy forwarding, PAC files, inspection, and exception handling. \u2022 Experience with Azure networking and hybrid connectivity, including VNets, peering, VPN Gateway, routing, UDRs/BGP, NSGs, and network segregation. \u2022 Strong TCP/IP, DNS/DHCP, network access control, and troubleshooting fundamentals; ability to diagnose issues across network, firewall, proxy, cloud, and identity boundaries. \u2022 Experience with monitoring and SIEM integration, secure configurations, vulnerability remediation, incident and problem management, controlled c

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Network Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
  • 6+ years of enterprise networking or network-security experience, including hands-on responsibility for complex production operations and incident resolution.

Responsibilities

Keep Inception42’s enterprise networks and secure access services reliable, resilient, and secure. Configure, operate, troubleshoot, and improve Aruba and Cisco networking, Palo Alto firewalls, Zscaler ZIA/ZPA, and Azure hybrid connectivity. Operate and improve LAN, WLAN, WAN, Internet, VPN, and hybrid-cloud connectivity, maintaining availability, performance, segmentation, and secure traffic flows. Configure and troubleshoot Aruba switches, wireless controllers or gateways, and access points; maintain reliable coverage, capacity, and configuration baselines. Administer Cisco Catalyst and Nexus platforms, including IOS XE/NX-OS, VLANs, VRFs, OSPF/BGP, QoS, high availability, secure management, and software upgrades. Implement and maintain Palo Alto firewall policies, zones, NAT, VPN, high availability, logging, and rule reviews, applying approved security controls and change procedures. Operate Zscaler ZIA/ZPA services, including secure Internet and private-application access, traffic forwarding, PAC files, inspection, exceptions, and connectivity troubleshooting. Configure and troubleshoot Azure VNets, subnets, peering, VPN Gateway, site-to-site and point-to-site VPNs, UDRs, BGP, DNS, NSGs, and inspected egress paths. Monitor service health, security events, anomalous traffic, capacity, configuration drift, and ISP resilience. Improve telemetry, SIEM integration, alert quality, and escalation. Own complex network and security incident investigation and restoration, coordinating containment and recovery with Cybersecurity, the SOC, cloud teams, and service providers. Complete root-cause analysis and permanent corrective actions. Execute vulnerability remediation, configuration hardening, patching, and controlled changes with documented testing, rollback plans, and post-change validation. Deliver network and security upgrades and migrations; contribute practical design improvements and validate resilience, failover, interoperability, and capacity. Maintain network diagrams, inventories, configuration backups, runbooks, and audit evidence. Coordinate cabling, patching, labeling, testing, and as-built documentation to agreed standards. Drive vendor and carrier technical escalations against SLAs; track support, licensing, warranty, and renewal requirements and provide technical input to procurement. Share troubleshooting methods, review implementation changes, and mentor engineers. Track availability, incident restoration, recurrence, remediation, and delivery outcomes.

Skills

  • Aruba switching
  • Aruba wireless
  • Cisco Catalyst
  • Cisco Nexus
  • Palo Alto firewalls
  • Zscaler ZIA
  • Zscaler ZPA
  • Azure networking
  • VNet
  • VPN Gateway
  • BGP
  • OSPF
  • NAT
  • VPN
  • high availability
  • TCP/IP
  • DNS
  • DHCP
  • network access control
  • SN/SIEM integration
  • incident management
  • patching
  • vulnerability remediation
  • runbooks
  • network diagrams

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