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The Network & Network Security Lead will play a major role in ensuring the integrity, performance, and security of the organization’s networking environment. This role goes beyond operations, demanding an expert-level understanding of complex network and security architectures, a hands-on ability to troubleshoot high-impact issues, and the capability to lead cross-functional teams in delivering secure and resilient infrastructure for a regulated financial environment.

Key Responsibilities & Duties:

• Architecture & Design Leadership:
• Lead the design and evolution of enterprise network and security architecture aligned with business and compliance requirements.
• Ensure integration of network security principles in all architectural decisions.
• Collaborate with the design & architect team for the new project or new initiative
• Advanced Troubleshooting & Problem Resolution:
• Own and resolve high-severity incidents by diving deep into Layer 1–7 issues spanning networking, firewalls, routing, DNS, proxies, and cloud networking.
• Lead root cause analysis and implement long-term preventive measures.
• Multiskilling & Cross-Functional Expertise:
• Provide mentorship across routing, switching, firewalls (NGFW), load balancers, VPNs, SD-WAN, ACI, SD-Access, and network access control (NAC).
• Encourage skill development across multiple technology domains within the team.

• Security Posture & Threat Management:
• Implement and maintain network segmentation, access control, and zero-trust strategies.
• Collaborate with the cross-departmental teams on incident response and threat mitigation.
• Operations Oversight & Optimization:
• Oversee the performance, availability, and efficiency of the network and its security services.
• Develop and enforce network operations procedures, ensuring compliance with industry and regulatory standards.
• Project Leadership:
• Lead critical infrastructure projects, including migrations, upgrades, and partner connectivity.
• Coordinate cross-departmentally to ensure secure rollout of new services and systems.
• Vendor & Contract Management:
• Evaluate, select, and manage vendors and service providers.
• Ensure SLA compliance and conduct regular performance reviews.
• Compliance & Audit Readiness:
• Maintain documentation and policies to meet the requirements of financial sector audits and compliance checks (e.g., PCI-DSS, ISO 27001).
• Monitoring & Incident Detection:
• Experience with proactive monitoring for performance and threats using tools like SIEM, NMS, and flow analysis.
• Define thresholds, alerts, and escalation workflows for operational and security incidents.
• Team Development:
• Provide coaching, conduct regular performance reviews, and build development plans for team members.
• Foster a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous learning.
• Documentation:
• Strong experience using documentation tools (Microsoft Office 365, Visio, Lucid chart).
• Ensure all documentation aligns with compliance, audit, and organization standards.
• Strong presentation skills.

Skills & Qualifications:

• Typically, 7+ years of relevant work experience in industry, with a minimum of 3 years in a similar role
• Deep hands-on expertise in enterprise networking, SDN solutions, network security, and firewall administration (Cisco, Aruba, Fortinet, Palo Alto, etc.).
• Full-stack network knowledge (routing, switching, DNS, VPN, proxies, load balancers, SD-WAN, NAC, Wi-Fi, ACI, SD-Access).
• Strong experience designing and managing secure, scalable, and high-performance networks.
• Proficient in troubleshooting complex multi-vendor, multi-layer issues under pressure.
• Understanding of secure cloud networking (Azure/AWS) and hybrid environments.
• Familiar with compliance frameworks such as Cybersecurity Framework, NCA, ISO 27001, NIST.

Education & Certifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Network Engineering, or a related field.
• Preferred certifications:
• Cisco CCIE (DC, Enterprise, Security) preferred Enterprise.
• CISSP / CISM (a plus for security leadership)
• Cloud certifications (AWS/Azure Network Specialty)

Working Conditions:

• Based in Saudi Arabia with on-site visits to data centers and site offices.
• Availability for critical incidents and changes outside of normal working hours.
• Hybrid collaboration with global teams, regulators, and auditors.