Network Security Engineer

Senior Network Security Engineer

Join our esteemed organization, established in 1988, as we strive to lead the future of aviation, space, and defense while powering Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030. We are seeking an experienced and hands-on Senior Network Security Engineer to drive and strengthen our enterprise network security infrastructure.

In this pivotal role, you will lead, manage, and enhance our security operations, support enterprise security platforms, mentor team members, and drive continuous improvement across network security and cyber defense technologies.

• Security Architecture & Firewall Management
• Design, deploy, administer, and optimize enterprise firewall environments.
• Manage and maintain next-generation firewall platforms, including Fortinet and Palo Alto Networks.
• Develop and implement security policies, network segmentation, NAT, IPS, application control, URL filtering, and advanced threat protection.
• Perform firewall rule lifecycle management, periodic reviews, cleanup, and compliance validation.
• Support high-availability deployments, upgrades, troubleshooting, and performance tuning.
• Secure Access & VPN Management
• Design, implement, and manage secure remote access and application access solutions.
• Administer technologies such as AppGate Secure Access, FortiClient VPN, and FortiWeb secure access integrations.
• Monitor VPN performance, availability, and user access.
• Implement Zero Trust access controls where applicable.
• Network Access Control
• Deploy, manage, and maintain Network Access Control solutions, including Fortinet NAC.
• Implement device profiling, posture assessment, onboarding, and access enforcement.
• Integrate NAC with authentication systems, endpoint platforms, and network infrastructure.
• Monitor NAC performance and support issue resolution.
• Security Operations & Threat Management
• Monitor, investigate, and respond to cybersecurity threats and incidents.
• Manage and optimize security controls, including IPS, WAF, endpoint security platforms, and related tools.
• Coordinate remediation activities and ensure timely incident resolution.
• Conduct security assessments and identify areas for improvement.
• Support cybersecurity initiatives, audits, compliance requirements, and operational reporting.
• Monitoring & Operations
• Administer and maintain OPManager Plus monitoring platform.
• Configure dashboards, alerts, health monitoring, reporting, and capacity planning.
• Ensure operational visibility across network and security infrastructure.
• Support incident, problem, and change management activities.
• Prepare technical documentation, operational procedures, and status reports.
• Leadership & Team Support
• Lead and mentor engineers and analysts within the network and security operations area.
• Promote collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning.
• Support technical decision-making and operational excellence.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders, external vendors, and managed service providers.
• Support project planning, implementation, documentation, and handover activities.

Required Skills:

• Strong hands-on experience with Fortinet and Palo Alto security solutions.
• Strong knowledge of NGFW architecture, IPS/IDS, WAF, VPN, NAC, endpoint security, and related technologies.
• Proven leadership and team management skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.