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About Akkodis

Akkodis is a global leader in engineering and R&D, focused on accelerating innovation and digital transformation through connected data. With a team of 50,000 engineers and digital experts, Akkodis delivers deep cross-sector expertise across 30 countries in North America, EMEA, and APAC. The company offers extensive industry experience and specialized knowledge in key technology sectors such as mobility, software & technology services, robotics, testing, simulations, data security, AI & data analytics. Akkodis, part of the Adecco Group, provides unique end-to-end solutions through its four service lines—Consulting, Solutions, Talents, and Academy—to support clients in optimizing product development, improving business processes, enhancing productivity, and minimizing time to market.

The Role

Akkodis is seeking a Senior Cloud Network & Cloud Security Engineer to join its team in Al Khobar, Eastern, Saudi Arabia. This is a full-time, on-site position that requires relocation to Al Khobar. The successful candidate will be instrumental in designing, implementing, and securing enterprise-grade cloud network infrastructures on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Key Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and deploy secure, highly available, and scalable enterprise network topologies on GCP, utilizing cloud-native services such as VPCs, Cloud NAT, Cloud Load Balancing, Cloud NGFW, and Network Connectivity Center.
• Define, implement, and audit stringent network security policies, deploying and managing cloud-native security services alongside enterprise third-party network and security appliances, including Palo Alto Firewalls & Panorama, Fortinet, and F5 appliances.
• Serve as the team's expert in Terraform Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to automate the provisioning, lifecycle management, and configuration of all network and security infrastructure.
• Standardize deployments by actively leveraging Google Fabric Fast and Google best practices tools to ensure structured, compliant, and repeatable landing zone architectures.
• Collaborate closely under the leadership of the Senior Cloud Architect to lead enterprise engagements and effectively communicate complex security and networking concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Candidate Requirements

• A minimum of 7+ years of dedicated experience in cloud networking, security design, and enterprise-grade infrastructure implementation.
• Demonstrable success in migrating legacy, on-premise enterprise environments into secure GCP environments.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.

Mandatory Certifications

Candidates must hold both of the following active Google Cloud certifications:

• Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Network Engineer
• Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Security Engineer

Work Location

This is a full-time, on-site position based in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia. Relocation to Al Khobar is a requirement for this role.