Networking SME

Networking SME – Presales & Solutions Architect

We are looking for a highly experienced Networking SME to join a leading technology solutions team in Dubai. This is a customer-facing Presales and Solutions Architecture role focused on designing and positioning enterprise networking, cloud networking, and hybrid infrastructure solutions for large-scale customers across the region

• Serve as the networking subject matter expert during customer engagements, workshops, and solution discussions
• Design and position enterprise networking solutions across LAN, WAN, WLAN, SD-WAN, Data Center, and Hybrid Cloud environment.
• Architect secure and scalable networking solutions spanning on-premises infrastructure and public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, and GCP)
• Translate customer business and technical requirements into high-level and low-level solution design.
• Develop HLDs, LLDs, BOQs, technical proposals, and supporting solution documentatio
• Lead technical presentations, demonstrations, proof-of-concepts, and customer workshop
• Support RFP/RFI responses and provide technical differentiation during bid and proposal activities
• Collaborate with OEMs, technology partners, and cloud providers to validate and position best-fit solution
• Design networking architectures that integrate security principles such as Zero Trust, Micro-Segmentation, and SAS
• Work closely with implementation teams to ensure successful handover and delivery of designed solution
• Stay current with emerging technologies including cloud-native networking, network virtualization, Kubernetes networking, automation, and AI-driven operation

• 8+ years of experience in enterprise networking, network consulting, solutions architecture, or presales engineering.
• Strong expertise in routing and switching technologies including BGP, OSPF, MPLS, VXLAN, and EVPN.
• Hands-on experience designing SD-WAN and network virtualization solution
• Experience designing cloud networking architectures across AWS (VPC, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect) Azure (VNet, Express Route, Virtual WAN)
  GCP (VPC, Cloud Interconnect) Strong understanding of hybrid-cloud and multi-cloud connectivity mode
• Experience with VMware NSX-T, network virtualization, micro-segmentation, and software-defined networking concepts.
• Knowledge of network security technologies including NGFW, NAC, SASE, and Zero Trust architectures.
• Exposure to automation and Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Python, Terraform, and Ansible is highly desirable.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and customer-facing consulting skils