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Senior Network Security Engineer

🗓️ Posted 2026-09-11 Jubail, Eastern, Saudi Arabia Contract Hybrid ICT
💰 Salary Not shared 📊 Market SAR 20,000–SAR 35,000/mo

About the Company

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Network Security Engineer to join our infrastructure and cybersecurity team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, supporting, and optimizing enterprise network security solutions, with a strong focus on Palo Alto Networks technologies . The role requires deep expertise in network security architecture, firewall management, cloud networking, and automation, ensuring secure and efficient operation of enterprise environments.

Responsibilities

  • ● Network Security & Firewall Management
  • ● Design, implement, configure, and maintain enterprise-grade network security solutions.
  • ● Deploy, support, and optimize Palo Alto Networks firewall platforms across enterprise environments.
  • ● Manage and administer Palo Alto Panorama and PAN-OS for centralized firewall management and policy enforcement.
  • ● Implement and maintain firewall policies, NAT configurations, VPNs, security profiles, and threat prevention mechanisms.
  • ● Perform firewall upgrades, patch management, and lifecycle administration.
  • ● Monitor firewall performance and troubleshoot complex security and connectivity issues.
  • ● Ensure high availability, resilience, and business continuity of security infrastructure.
  • ● Network Infrastructure Management
  • ● Support and manage enterprise-level firewall infrastructure and associated security platforms.
  • ● Configure and troubleshoot routing, switching, and network connectivity issues.
  • ● Analyze network traffic and security events to identify risks and vulnerabilities.
  • ● Collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, and cybersecurity teams to ensure secure network operations.
  • ● Maintain network availability and performance across on-premises and cloud environments.
  • ● Cloud & Security Engineering
  • ● Design and secure cloud networking solutions within Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
  • ● Implement security best practices for cloud connectivity, segmentation, and access control.
  • ● Integrate cloud and on-premises security architectures while maintaining compliance and governance standards.
  • ● Automation & System Administration
  • ● Utilize Python to automate network and security operations, monitoring, reporting, and configuration management tasks.

Requirements

  • ● Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Network Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
  • ● Proven experience as a Security Engineer with a successful track record of designing and deploying firewall solutions using Palo Alto Networks technologies.
  • ● Proven experience with Palo Alto Panorama and PAN-OS administration and management.
  • ● Proven experience supporting and managing enterprise-level firewall infrastructure and security platforms.
  • ● Strong experience in enterprise network security environments.
  • ● Technical Skills
  • ● Proficiency in network protocols, routing, switching, and network security principles.
  • ● Strong knowledge of firewall technologies and security architectures.
  • ● Strong knowledge of Linux Operating Systems.
  • ● Strong programming and automation skills using Python.
  • ● Knowledge of VPN technologies, NAT, IPS/IDS, threat prevention, network segmentation, and access control methodologies.
  • ● Certifications (Mandatory)
  • ● Candidates must hold one or more of the following certifications:
  • ● Networking Certifications
  • ● CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional) and/or
  • ● JNCIS (Juniper Networks Certified Specialist)
  • ● Cloud Certification
  • ● Google Cloud Professional Network Engineer
  • ● Palo Alto Certifications (Preferred to Strongly Preferred)
  • ● PCNSA (Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Administrator)