Technical Lead Network

Doha Tax Free2 days agoFull-time External
Negotiable
We are looking for an experienced and highly skilled Technical Lead with 10+ years of experience in designing, implementing, and managing enterprise network and security infrastructures. The role requires strong technical leadership, hands-on expertise, and the ability to guide teams while ensuring the availability, performance, and security of IT environments. • Lead the design, implementation, and management of enterprise network and security architectures. • Act as a technical escalation point for complex network and security issues. • Oversee day-to-day operations of network and security infrastructure, ensuring high availability and resilience. • Design and manage LAN, WAN, WLAN, VPN, and cloud network connectivity. • Architect and manage security solutions including firewalls, IDS/IPS, WAF, DLP, EDR/XDR, and SIEM. • Ensure secure network access through IAM, NAC, VPN, and Zero Trust principles. • Drive security incident response, root cause analysis, and preventive controls. • Perform risk assessments, vulnerability management, and remediation planning. • Ensure compliance with security standards and frameworks such as ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI DSS, and NIST. • Lead and mentor network and security engineers, providing technical guidance and best practices. • Collaborate with IT, cloud, application, and business teams to align network and security solutions with organizational goals. • Manage vendor relationships, product evaluations, and technology upgrades. • Develop and maintain technical documentation, network diagrams, SOPs, and runbooks. Requirements • 10+ years of experience in network and security engineering roles, with leadership exposure. • Strong expertise in routing and switching (TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, VLANs, QoS). • Hands-on experience with firewall technologies (Palo Alto, Fortinet, Cisco, Check Point). • Experience with network security tools such as IDS/IPS, WAF, DDoS protection, and NAC. • Solid understanding of cybersecurity concepts including threat management, encryption, IAM, and secure architectures. • Experience with SIEM platforms and security monitoring. • Knowledge of cloud networking and security (AWS, Azure, or GCP). • Strong understanding of network segmentation, Zero Trust, and defense-in-depth strategies. • Familiarity with automation and scripting (Python, Ansible, PowerShell) is a plus