Senior Network & Systems Engineer – Lead (Saudi Nationals)

About the role

As a Senior Network & Systems Engineer – Lead, you will design, implement and maintain robust IT infrastructure across multiple sites in a defined region. You will act as the primary escalation point for complex incidents and drive large‑scale projects with minimal supervision.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain high availability of critical network and system services, troubleshooting issues without standard SOPs.
• Lead regional technical projects from conception to completion, coordinating with internal teams and external vendors.
• Plan and execute Change Management activities and develop automation tools to improve efficiency.
• Conduct root‑cause analysis, drive continuous improvement, and document solutions and SOPs.
• Provide on‑call support for critical incidents across multiple buildings and remote sites.

Required profile

• Minimum 3 years of IT client, server and network service delivery experience.
• At least 4 years in a production IT environment with networking, Windows/Linux server administration and Cisco IOS.
• Proven experience in high‑availability, multi‑user environments and new site launches.
• Ability to mentor junior engineers and participate in hiring and training activities.

Required skills

• Networking: DNS, DHCP, SSL/TLS, OSI model, TCP/IP, VLANs, subnetting, routing protocols, routers, switches, firewalls, wireless APs, structured cabling.
• System administration: Windows Server, Linux, Cisco IOS (CLI).
• Automation and scripting for task reduction.
• Change Management planning and execution.
• Knowledge of AWS services, software design patterns and distributed systems.