L2 Network and Security Engineer

📋 Job Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated L2 Network & Security Engineer with 2-3 years of experience in enterprise networking and security environments. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on expertise with Cisco switching and routing, Fortinet, and Palo Alto firewalls.

🏢 About [Company]

stsmiddleeast is a company focused on technology solutions in the Middle East region.

🎯 The Role

This role involves configuring, troubleshooting, and maintaining Cisco-based enterprise LAN/WAN infrastructure and managing security configurations across Fortinet and Palo Alto Networks firewalls.

✅ Key Responsibilities

• Configure, troubleshoot, and maintain Cisco-based enterprise LAN/WAN infrastructure
• Manage and optimize security configurations across Fortinet (FortiGate) and Palo Alto Networks firewalls
• Support network segmentation, NAT, VPNs, and access control policies (ACLs)
• Monitor network and firewall health and performance using NMS tools (e.g., SolarWinds, PRTG, FortiManager)
• Work with change management processes and document network changes and diagrams
• Participate in incident response and root cause analysis for network and firewall-related issues
• Collaborate with DevOps, Systems, and Security teams to implement secure and automated infrastructure
• Contribute to the development of infrastructure-as-code practices for network operations
• Willingness to participate in on call duty and shift rotations to ensure 24x7 service availability, including evenings, weekends, and public holidays as required.

📌 Required Qualifications

• 2-3 years of hands-on experience in network engineering (L2)
• Good understanding of Cisco routers, switches (IOS/XE/NX-OS), VLANs, STP, OSPF, BGP
• Experience with Fortinet FortiGate
• Experience with Palo Alto firewalls
• Knowledge of Ansible (playbook creation, dynamic inventory, Jinja2 templating)
• Knowledge of security best practices (segmentation, zero trust, threat prevention)
• Experience with enterprise change and incident management processes
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills
• Excellent communication and documentation skills

⭐ Desirable Experience

• CCNA or CCNP Enterprise or Security
• NSE4 (Fortinet Network Security Expert)
• PCNSE (Palo Alto Certified Network Security Engineer)
• Ansible or DevNet Associate/Professional
• ITIL Foundation

🎁 Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits package.