Network Engineer: Network devices Cisco
| Location | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Date Posted | April 18, 2021 |
| Category |
Engineering
|
| Job Type |
Full-time
|
| Currency | ZAR |
Description
We are sourcing for an experienced Network Engineer who can take responsibility to provide high standard of technical support and service delivery as per operating level agreements.
The key purpose of this position is to manage 24/7 availability and maintenance of the Network Infrastructure to support business objectives.
This role sits within the Network Team, which is part of IT Infrastructure at the Client, and is shift based with a requirement for providing on-call cover outside of shift hours.
The successful candidate will report to the Team Manager Network Operations
Must have’s:
- Matric and relevant graduate qualification
- CCNA, CCNP Certification preferred
- Firewall knowledge advantageous
- 3+ years of enterprise network administration experience
- Routing, Switching and Firewall experience
What will you be responsible for?
- 24 x 7 support for network infrastructure
- Implementing & Management of Local Area network (LAN).
- implementation & Management of Wide Area network (WAN).
- Proactive monitoring & management of Network infrastructure.
- Ensure Network uptime.
- Respond to logged incidents and requests.
- Implementation of changes as per change management policy.
- Liaison with 3rd party service centre and engineers as required.
- Provide support for service backups.
- Take part in the test data restore procedure.
- Monitor success rates and implement workarounds/re-runs as required.
- Disaster Recovery
- Testing as directed by the DR Coordinator.
- Systems Performance tuning as required.
- Provide backup support for the network team members.
- Create and provide input to the following reports:
- Daily, Weekly & Monthly uptime reports.
- Capacity management reports
- Other team activity reports as requested by the Team Leader.
Key Result Areas:
- Implementation & Management of Network & Security infrastructure.
- Responsible for Network fault diagnosis
- Ability to Manage the LAN Network using the latest Network devices Cisco 9500, 9200, 2960-X switches.
- Configuration & management of LAN Network using STP & Security protocols
- Suggested Targets
- Accurate diagnosis of faults using appropriate toolsets and techniques.
- Prompt resolution of Network faults to agreed SLA’s.
- Adherence to agreed escalation processes.
- Share knowledge to the benefit of both the team & the service.
- Hardware & Software Maintenance
- To assist with periodic reviews of all networks operating systems to ensure they fall in line with recommended vendor requirements.
- Suggested Targets
- Periodic reviews of all networks operating systems to ensure they fall in line with recommended vendor requirements.
- Recommend and implement appropriate actions.
- Project Work
- Contribute to Network elements of infrastructure projects.
- Implementation of Local Area Network (LAN) & Wide Area Network (WAN)
- Implementation of Firewalls.
- Setup of new office Network / Setup of new floor Network in existing office.
- Suggested Targets
- Validation of network requirements
- Agreement of required tasks and timelines
- Delivery of tasks in agreed timelines
- Implementation & configuration of Network devices.
- Technical Documentation
- Develop and maintain Network operations documentation to a quality standard.
- Maintain the site wise Network documentation.
- Maintain the Network inventory.
- Suggested Targets
- Production of documentation, evidence of adherence to standards and approval of documentation.
Recruitment Note:
- Communication will only be with shortlisted candidates.