Job Requisition ID: 161512Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group's entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organisation to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day.Overview of the roleThe Senior Engineer role is to design, implement, and manage robust security solutions for cloud environments, ensuring the protection of organizational assets and data from cyber threats while maintaining compliance with industry standards and regulations.What you will do

• Implement Azure Security Solutions adhering to the principles of Azure Well Architected framework.
• Provide L3 support for Firewalls, WAF, LTM, Bot Protection, IPS/IDS, Privileged access management systems, Endpoint Security Systems, and other network security systems / tools in Cloud and on premises.
• Provide L3 Support on Cloud native resources like, Load Balancer, Private Endpoints, VNET Peering, Routing, Express Routes etc.
• Manage support vendor escalations in a timely manner
• Implement and maintain network infrastructure in Cloud and Hybrid environment as per defined standards and policies.
• Automate controls and processes to provide improved metrics and operational support using Infrastructure-as-code and security-as-code.
• Manage operational duties within a cloud centric environment using cloud native tools like Load Balancer, Application Gateway, Front Door, DDOS protection, Network Watcher, Express Route, Log Analytics, Azure Monitor and Azure Security Center and other toolsets.
• Ensure applications and locations are integrated and adhere to defined cloud connectivity architecture & design principles and standards.
• Assist Application and Infrastructure team for creating Landing zones in Cloud infrastructure.

Required Skills to be successful

• Familiar with Network Domain managing Routers, Switches and SDWAN Technologies.
• Excellent understanding of enterprise networking - IP subnetting, Network Security Groups, routing, Azure Firewall, ExpressRoute, load balancer, DNS, DHCP.
• Demonstrated experience in scripting and automation, orchestration tools, Infrastructure-as-Code and CI/CD concepts to automate creation of testing, staging and production environments.
• Strong familiarity with cloud capabilities and services in Azure.
• Exposure to Artificial Intelligence concepts, tools, and services, particularly in the field of cloud computing, with an emphasis on cloud security optimization.

What equips you for the role

• A degree or diploma in Computer Science or related discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of experience building and maintaining secure Azure solutions.
• Minimum 7 years of experience Network Security Domain managing firewalls, WAF, Privileged Access Mgmt. Systems, Identity and Access Management, Proxy, IPS
• Experience in cloud & non-cloud security
• Certifications in Cloud Administration, Architecture, Security, Governance with emphasis on Azure

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