Senior Security Architect - CCNP/CCNA Certified (15-20 yrs)

Job Description :

- Develop designs, patterns, blueprints for network and network security solutions across environments including datacenter, campus, branch & ISP connectivity and cloud network architectures on platforms such as Microsoft Azure and/or Oracle Cloud

- Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements related to networks and network security on premise and in cloud e.g. PCI DSS, GDPR, UAE CPR.

- Guide implementation engineers to transition designs into operation.

- Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and assess the impact, benefits & drawbacks of proposed solutions on network and network security.

- Collaborate with security architects, developers, and engineering teams to ensure network and network security patterns and principles are applied consistently.

- Work closely with all stakeholders to align network and network security architecture with overall security strategies, standards and requirements.

- Identify opportunities for improvements in process, architecture or technology and suggest designs and projects for implementation.

- Develop solutions to remediate identified risks within network and network security ecosystems.

- Showcase leadership skills by taking responsibility & accountability for the overall technical direction of the project and product.

- Troubleshoot solve technical problems when they arise & suggest remediation/mitigation options for the same.

Technical, Functional & Soft Skill Requirements :

- Advanced knowledge of Networking & Network Security concepts and devices for On-Premises & Cloud implementations including

- Experience with Infrastructure Automation (Infra as code, Policy as code) using Terraform, Ansible, Github, Jenkins and other CI/CD toolsets.

- Deep technical understanding of network security tools such as Next Gen Firewalls, Intrusion

Prevention, IPSEC and SSL VPN technologies, DDoS Prevention at L3/L4/L7, Web App Firewalls and Network Detection and Response.

- Experience developing architecture designs incorporating Software Defined Networks, LAN/WAN/WLAN/SD-WAN and Cloud.

- Understanding of network packet analysis via tools such as wireshark and TCP dump.

- Knowledgeable in the application of current and emerging network software and hardware technology and protocols

- Experience with networking in containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).

- Excellent diagramming skills

- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.

- Effective communication and collaboration skills.

- Excellent vendor relationship management skills to be able to synergize and add value via technology providers.

- Innovative mindset that ensures ideation and execution new Network/Network Security technologies via approaches like Proof of Concept (PoC) / Value (PoV)

Qualifications :

- MSc/BSc degree in Computer Science, Information Technology Engineering, or related fields

- Network certifications such as Cisco CCIE, CCNP, CCDA, CCDP

- General Security certifications such as CISSP, CISM

- Network Security Certifications (PCNSE, NSE4, CCSA, F5 etc)

- 7+ years network/network security engineering experience

- Work experience as a Technical Architect is required, as well as hands-on knowledge in

network/security development and system management.

- Cloud Certifications that apply to Solution Architecture, Networking Architecture & Security Architecture are desirable