Senior Network Security Engineer -Dammam, KSA
DeepSource Technologies Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
IT Services and IT Consulting · 51-200 employees
About the role
The Network Security Engineer will operate, monitor, and maintain network security infrastructure while performing incident troubleshooting and root-cause analysis. They are responsible for implementing security policies and coordinating with internal teams to ensure high availability and timely resolution of security incidents.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must have 4-6 years of experience in network engineering and application delivery, with a strong background in Cisco networking. A minimum of two relevant professional certifications in cybersecurity or network technologies is required.
Full description
We are looking for an experienced Network Security Engineer with 5+ years of hands-on experience in network security operations, preferably within a financial services or banking environment.
The ideal candidate should have strong operational and troubleshooting experience across enterprise network security technologies and be able to work independently in a business-critical environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Operate, monitor, maintain, and troubleshoot network security infrastructure.
- Manage and support security solutions in a financial environment, ensuring high availability and security.
- Perform incident troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and resolution of network security issues.
- Implement security policies, configurations, changes, and upgrades in accordance with approved procedures.
- Coordinate with internal IT, security, infrastructure, and vendor teams when required.
- Support security incidents and ensure timely resolution in line with agreed SLAs.
- Maintain technical documentation, configurations, and operational procedures.
- Experience: Minimum of 4–6 years of experience in network engineering and application delivery.
- Routing & Switching: Solid background in Cisco networking. CCNA/CCNP certification is a strong plus.
- Strong hands-on operational experience with:
- Fortinet FortiGate Firewalls
- Palo Alto Networks Firewalls
- F5 Load Balancers
- Forescout NAC – Good to have
- Proofpoint Email Security / Mail Gateway – Good to have
- Candidate must hold at least two relevant professional certifications at the time of joining.
- Certifications related to Network Security, Fortinet, Palo Alto, F5, Forescout, Proofpoint, or other relevant cybersecurity technologies are preferred.delivery.
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