Specialist Network Engineer

We are looking for a Specialist Network Engineer to join our team in Sandton. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing enterprise-wide application support across multiple stakeholder groups by maintaining and optimizing enterprise-grade applications.

Requirements

• Strong understanding and practical experience in routing, subnetting and OSI model
• Strong understanding and practical experience in of network hardware and network infrastructure
• Strong understanding of desktop support and specifically supporting all devices that utilize network infrastructure
• Strong understanding of VPN connectivity and toolsets such as but not limited to Zscaler and Cisco VPN
• Network routing – demonstrable Cisco CCNP equivalent experience in multi-area OSPF and BGP, route filtering and mutual redistribution of routing protocols, both IGP and BGP, use of VRF’s for traffic separation, route tagging, prefix-maps, etc.
• Network switching and wireless - demonstrable Cisco CCNP equivalent experience in VLAN’s, VxLAN, Spanning-Tree (RSTP, MST, etc.), 802.1Q trunk links, LACP, MLAG, VPC, P2P Ethernet links, QinQ, Wireless LAN, etc.
• Network monitoring and alerting - demonstrable experience in the use of SolarWinds, Arista CVP, Cisco DNA, Wireshark, NetScout, OpsGenie or equivalent tools is compulsory
• Experience in managing Metro-E circuits for national and international campus connectivity
• Experience in the use of incident and problem management ticketing systems (e.g., ServiceNow)
• Participating actively on Event and Incident teams, to remediate the issues and return the service to expected service levels as quickly as possible
• Participation in root cause analysis and reporting
• Ability to analyze, problem solve and think critically and pays attention to details
• Strong team player, highly collaborative, effectively transfer knowledge
• Calm and resilient in a high-pressure environment and manage stress effectively
• Ability to multi-task, work on different streams and problems simultaneously
• Ability to travel regionally, nationally, and internationally
• Own car essential – reliable and insured for daily travel

Benefits

• Hybrid working model
• Flexible hours due to 24-hour support model
• Travel opportunities
• Relocation sponsorship not specified