Senior Network Security Engineer

**Position:** Senior Network Security Engineer **Location:** Onsite – Oman **Eligibility:** Omani Nationals Only **Experience:** 5\+ Years **Employment Type:** Full\-Time (Contractual) KalSoft is looking for an experienced **Senior Network Security Engineer** to join our team. This role is ideal for professionals with strong expertise in enterprise network infrastructure, network security, routing \& switching, cybersecurity, and network operations. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, securing, and maintaining highly available network environments while ensuring optimal performance, business continuity, and compliance with security standards. ### **Key Responsibilities** * Take responsibility for the day\-to\-day network operations for the Tax Authority and Business Units. * Design, deploy, operate, document, and maintain a functional network infrastructure. * Establish, operate, maintain, and coordinate the use of Local Area Networks (LANs) and Wide Area Networks (WANs). * Manage enterprise network infrastructure including switching, routing, ISP connectivity, hardware, software, and related network equipment. * Identify work priorities and ensure effective communication within the team and with external partners and stakeholders. * Ensure business area satisfaction through regular interaction, managing expectations, understanding service level requirements, and delivering projects in a timely and cost\-effective manner. * Supervise vendor performance and contractor resources, ensuring services are delivered in accordance with contractual terms and conditions. * Apply critical thinking along with project management disciplines, tools, and techniques in daily operations, resource planning, and workload management. * Follow incident management processes and procedures while providing valuable feedback and root cause analysis (RCA) to improve operational processes. * Manage routine maintenance activities, technology obsolescence, contracts, suppliers, service providers, and ensure SLA compliance for new service provisioning. * Advise on the procurement of network equipment and software. * Maintain and manage the network security environment by identifying new technologies, performing security patching, monitoring malware protection systems, and maintaining awareness of emerging security threats. * Ensure network and communication hardware and software inventories remain accurate and up to date. * Maintain software licensing records and support contract documentation. * Develop and enforce network change management and change control procedures. * Assess compatibility and business impact before implementing new equipment or infrastructure changes. * Respond promptly to network outages and performance issues by performing required repairs and configuration changes. * Provide 24x7 on\-call support for system outages and scheduled maintenance activities as required. * Design, develop, implement, and manage network services that meet current and future business requirements while enhancing the existing network architecture. * Monitor network utilization trends, manage network performance, and ensure maximum system availability. * Ensure firmware updates, software upgrades, and security patches are applied to all network devices in a timely manner. * Review and maintain network security controls and monitoring mechanisms. * Ensure monitoring tools are implemented across all networks within the Tax Authority and Business Units. * Be available to work at any location related to the Tax Authority and Business Units as required. **Requirements** ---------------- * Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering or a related field. * Professional qualification or certification from a recognized IT professional body is preferred. * Minimum **5 years** of experience in network architecture and implementation. * Experience in the transport and logistics industry is preferred. * Experience with network security best practices and threat modelling. ### **Preferred Skills** * Strong analytical and problem\-solving skills. * Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities. * Ability to work effectively in a fast\-paced enterprise environment. * Commitment to maintaining secure, highly available, and reliable network infrastructure XQFhhA1Uy0