Network Engineer
Location | Mthatha, South Africa |
Date Posted | September 22, 2020 |
Category |
IT / Information Technology
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Job Type |
Full-time
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Currency | ZAR |
Description
The Office of the Executive Director and ICT wishes to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced person to support and assist the Institution to fully implement its objectives.
Key Performance Areas
- Provide effective and efficient support service for enterprise size network
- Day to day admin and monitoring of network reliability and availability to maximise network performance
- Coordinating new equipment installations, network changes, and similar technical requirements with Networks team
- Performance complex configuration, testing, analysis, troubleshooting and debugging of Network hardware and software
- Liaise with project management teams, third-line (Service Providers) engineers and network technicians on a regular basis to optimize LAN and WAN infrastructure
- Perform any other duties assigned by the line manager
Minimum Requirements
- Degree in Computer Science / Information Technology or equivalent
- Additional (Professional / Industry):
- ITIL and / or COBiT certificates
- Driver’s License, Code EB
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Routing and Switching
- Minimum of three (3) years’ experience on data networking preferably in a higher learning institution
- Two (2) year’s Record keeping and inventory management
Skills and Competencies:
- Excellent organisational and effective communication skills
- Good technical and analytic skills
- Ability to work well within a team
- Excellent client facing and customer service skills
- Proficient with Cisco IOS, Hardware and Wireless Radio network
- Executing planned network maintenance and capacity improvements work