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Sabenza IT & Recruitment

Network Engineer

Sabenza IT & Recruitment City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

IT Services and IT Consulting · 11-50 employees

3 d ago
network-engineer Senior (5-10 yrs) Contractor South Africa
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About the role

The Network Engineer will design, implement, and manage enterprise LAN and WAN infrastructure while providing 24/7 support for network systems. Responsibilities include monitoring network uptime, resolving faults, and managing hardware such as Cisco switches and firewalls.

What they look for

Cisco LAN WAN Firewalls VPN Switching Routing Palo Alto ASA MPLS BGP Wireless Disaster Recovery Network Administration CCNA

Requirements

Candidates must possess a tertiary qualification and 3–5 years of enterprise network administration experience. A valid CCNA certification and strong knowledge of routing, switching, and wireless technologies are required.

Full description

Enterprise Networks | Cisco | Firewalls | 24×7 Support

Keep the network up. Keep the business moving.

We’re looking for a Network Engineer who can design, implement and support enterprise LAN and WAN infrastructure. Someone who knows Cisco switching and routing, understands firewalls and VPNs, and can diagnose and resolve issues quickly — including after hours and on standby.

What you’ll do

  • Implement and manage LAN and WAN infrastructure
  • Provide 24×7 support for network systems and hardware
  • Monitor, maintain and optimise network uptime
  • Diagnose and resolve network faults to agreed SLAs
  • Support Cisco switches (9500, 9300, 9200, 2960-X)
  • Manage multi-VRF environments, STP, EtherChannels and HSRP
  • Support ASA and Palo Alto firewalls, VPN, IDS/IPS and NAT
  • Work with MPLS, BGP, dynamic routing and IP SLA
  • Support Cisco and UniFi wireless with 802.1x
  • Implement changes through formal change management
  • Liaise with third-party vendors and engineers
  • Contribute to Disaster Recovery testing and documentation
  • Maintain network inventory, site documentation and reports

Requirements

What we’re looking for

  • Matric and a tertiary qualification
  • 3–5 years enterprise network administration
  • Valid CCNA
  • Strong switching, routing and wireless knowledge
  • Ability to work after hours, weekends and standby
  • Clear communication and knowledge-sharing mindset

This role is ideal if you

  • Enjoy hands-on network engineering
  • Take ownership of uptime and fault resolution
  • Are comfortable with Cisco, firewalls and enterprise environments
  • Want to contribute to both day-to-day support and project work

Ready to keep the network running?

Apply now.

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