Senior Principal IT Infrastructure

About the Role

Elm Company is seeking a Senior Principal - Network & IT Security to provide expert technical leadership in the architecture, design, implementation, operation, and optimization of Elm’s enterprise network and network security environments. This full-time position is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and focuses on ensuring highly available, resilient, scalable, and secure network services across production, cloud, and corporate platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and enhance network architecture across production, corporate, cloud, and hybrid environments, designing scalable and resilient solutions.
• Design and enhance network security solutions to protect enterprise infrastructure against unauthorized access and cyber threats, applying secure network architecture principles.
• Provide expert engineering support for production, corporate, cloud, and hybrid network environments, including designing and implementing complex network configurations.
• Oversee the operation and health of critical network and network security services, analyzing incidents and driving technical resolution.
• Strengthen network security controls, review firewall rules and access controls, and support vulnerability assessments and remediation.
• Analyze network utilization, capacity, and performance to identify bottlenecks and drive technical improvements for optimization.
• Act as a senior subject matter expert for enterprise networking and network security, defining technical standards and providing expert advice to stakeholders.

Network Operations and Optimization

• Provide expert technical oversight for the operation and health of critical network and network security services.
• Analyze complex incidents, service degradations, and recurring network issues, driving technical resolution and performing advanced root cause analysis.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen network availability, resilience, recoverability, and operational stability.
• Monitor URLs and external service availability, supporting end-to-end visibility of business-critical services.
• Analyze network utilization, capacity, latency, availability, and performance across enterprise environments.
• Identify bottlenecks, architecture limitations, and opportunities for technical optimization, defining capacity and scalability requirements.

Technical Advisory and Standards

• Act as a senior subject matter expert for enterprise networking and network security across production, corporate, and cloud environments.
• Define and enhance technical standards, engineering practices, architecture guidelines, and operational documentation.
• Provide expert technical advice to Infrastructure, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Architecture, and other technology stakeholders.
• Transfer specialized technical knowledge and provide expert guidance to strengthen internal network engineering capabilities without direct people management responsibilities.

Qualifications and Requirements

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in network and IT security roles.
• Demonstrated expertise in enterprise network architecture, design, implementation, and optimization.
• Strong background in network security solutions, including firewalls, segmentation, and secure connectivity.
• Proficiency in resolving complex technical challenges related to enterprise connectivity and network infrastructure.
• Ability to perform advanced root cause analysis and recommend corrective and preventive actions.
• Experience with network technology modernization and automation initiatives.

Work Environment and Compliance

The role requires adherence to all relevant departmental policies, processes, standard operating procedures, and instructions to ensure controlled and consistent work. Compliance with safety, quality, environmental management policies, and information security practices is essential to maintain a healthy, safe, and secure work environment, ensuring data integrity and confidentiality.