Senior Infrastructure & Network Engineer

Position: Senior Infrastructure & Network Engineer | Taqadom Specialized Solutions |
Position Summary

Taqadom Specialized Solutions is actively seeking an experienced, high-caliber, and technical Senior Infrastructure & Network Engineer with robust professional experience in managing and supporting enterprise infrastructure, networking, security, virtualization, and backup operations to join our team on a full-time permanent on-site basis in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Work from Office). In this critical senior technical role, you will be responsible for overseeing mission-critical enterprise infrastructure, administering advanced Nutanix HCI and VMware virtualization environments, and maintaining resilient data protection operations.

You will leverage your deep specialist expertise in Cisco enterprise routing and switching, Forti Gate network security, Veeam disaster recovery, and Windows Server Active Directory to deliver uncompromised system availability, high security, and operational excellence. This opportunity offers competitive compensation, executive technical visibility, and exceptional career growth prospects within a premier regional digital transformation and IT solutions enterprise.

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Job Description

As a Senior Infrastructure & Network Engineer supporting Taqadom Specialized Solutions in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, you will take full operational, tactical, and technical ownership of enterprise infrastructure management, network security administration, virtualization clustering, and backup resilience. Your day-to-day responsibilities include deploying and administering Nutanix HCI and VMware virtualization platforms, managing Cisco enterprise networking routing and switching infrastructure, configuring Forti Gate firewalls and enforcing robust network security policies, executing Veeam Backup & Replication strategies and disaster recovery runbooks, administering Windows Server and Active Directory domains, driving ITIL-based operations including incident and problem management, conducting performance monitoring and proactive capacity planning, and resolving complex network and infrastructure troubleshooting tickets.

You will utilize your proactive troubleshooting and analytical problem-solving skills to resolve complex IT anomalies under strict enterprise service level agreements. Furthermore, you will manage application requirements by sending your updated CV via direct email to Kinjal Kasliwal at kin with the mandatory subject line “Senior Infrastructure and Network Engineer – Riyadh”, ensuring strict compliance with the mandatory certification requirements (CCNP Enterprise, Nutanix, Fortinet, and Veeam specialist credentials) and Riyadh on-site presence.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage, configure, and optimize enterprise IT infrastructure, core networking, security, virtualization, and backup operations.
• Administer and maintain Nutanix Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) and VMware vSphere/ESXi virtualization clusters.
• Design, implement, and troubleshoot Cisco enterprise networking architectures covering advanced routing and switching protocols.
• Configure, monitor, and secure Forti Gate firewalls, VPN tunnels, VLANs, and enterprise perimeter network security.
• Execute Veeam Backup & Replication strategies, automated snapshot schedules, off-site replication, and disaster recovery testing.
• Administer Windows Server operating systems, Active Directory domain services, Group Policies, DNS, DHCP, and identity management.
• Drive ITIL-based operational excellence, rapid incident resolution, root cause analysis, and structured problem management.
• Conduct continuous performance monitoring, resource utilization tracking, and proactive enterprise capacity planning.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Network…