TAWANTECH
Senior Network Engineer
Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaPosted 3 days ago
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- Salary
- AED 6k–9k a month· est.
- Job type
- Full time
- Level
- Senior
- Field
- Engineering & Technology
- Work mode
- On site
About the role
The Senior Network Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, managing, and maintaining the bank's enterprise network infrastructure to ensure secure, reliable, and high-performance network connectivity across data centers, branches, and corporate environments. The ideal candidate must have extensive experience in enterprise networking within the banking sector, with strong expertise in network architecture, security, troubleshooting, and high-availability network solutions. Key Responsibilities • Design, implement, configure, and maintain enterprise network infrastructure • Manage and support LAN, WAN, WLAN, and data center networking environments • Configure and administer network devices, including routers, switches, firewalls, and load balancers • Implement and maintain routing and switching protocols, including BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, and VLANs • Manage network security, segmentation, access control, and firewall policies • Monitor network performance, identify potential issues, and ensure network availability and reliability • Troubleshoot complex network incidents and perform root cause analysis • Manage VPN technologies, site-to-site connectivity, and secure remote access solutions • Support network infrastructure across banking branches, headquarters, and data centers • Participate in network upgrades, migrations, capacity planning, and infrastructure transformation projects • Ensure network infrastructure compliance with banking security policies and regulatory requirements • Coordinate with cybersecurity, systems, and application teams to resolve network-related issues • Maintain network documentation, topology diagrams, configuration backups, and operational procedures • Support business continuity and disaster recovery initiatives related to network infrastructure Requirements • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or a related field • Minimum 8 years of experience in network engineering and enterprise networking • Previous experience working in the banking or financial services sector is mandatory • Strong hands-on experience with Cisco or equivalent enterprise networking technologies • Excellent knowledge of routing and switching protocols (BGP, OSPF, VLANs, STP) • Experience with enterprise firewalls, VPNs, and network security solutions • Knowledge of load balancing, network segmentation, and high-availability architectures • Experience supporting data center and multi-site network environments • Strong troubleshooting and network performance optimization skills • Understanding of network security standards and banking regulatory requirements • Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or a related field
- Minimum 8 years of experience in network engineering and enterprise networking
- Previous experience working in the banking or financial services sector is mandatory
- Strong hands-on experience with Cisco or equivalent enterprise networking technologies
- Excellent knowledge of routing and switching protocols (BGP, OSPF, VLANs, STP)
- Experience with enterprise firewalls, VPNs, and network security solutions
- Knowledge of load balancing, network segmentation, and high-availability architectures
- Experience supporting data center and multi-site network environments
- Strong troubleshooting and network performance optimization skills
- Understanding of network security standards and banking regulatory requirements
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, configure, and maintain enterprise network infrastructure
- Manage and support LAN, WAN, WLAN, and data center networking environments
- Configure and administer network devices, including routers, switches, firewalls, and load balancers
- Implement and maintain routing and switching protocols, including BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, and VLANs
- Manage network security, segmentation, access control, and firewall policies
- Monitor network performance, identify potential issues, and ensure network availability and reliability
- Troubleshoot complex network incidents and perform root cause analysis
- Manage VPN technologies, site-to-site connectivity, and secure remote access solutions
- Support network infrastructure across banking branches, headquarters, and data centers
- Participate in network upgrades, migrations, capacity planning, and infrastructure transformation projects
- Ensure network infrastructure compliance with banking security policies and regulatory requirements
- Coordinate with cybersecurity, systems, and application teams to resolve network-related issues
- Maintain network documentation, topology diagrams, configuration backups, and operational procedures
- Support business continuity and disaster recovery initiatives related to network infrastructure
Skills
- Cisco
- routing protocols
- switching protocols
- BGP
- OSPF
- EIGRP
- VLANs
- STP
- firewalls
- VPNs
- load balancing
- network security
- data center networking
- network troubleshooting
- regulatory compliance
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