Network Engineer

SUMMARY:
Network Engineer

POSITION INFO:
Qualifications 

• Matric 
• Certification in GPON Networks (Huawei/Calix, etc.)
• Professional-level to Expert Cisco Certifications
• Degree in Networking or BSC (not essential but advantageous) 
• ITIL Certification.

• Minimum 10 years of L2 and L3 networking experience.
• Preferably with ISP or large-scale campus-type networks
• Sage Exposure would be advantageous.
• LibreNMS knowledge is advantageous.
• Remote tools (RDP,Teamviewer and Anydesk).
• Office 365 setup and maintenance experience.
• Familiar with backup technologies and backup maintenance.
• SolarWinds suite.
• Knowledge and experience in ticket logging and support applications
• Windows Server 2008 to 2025 working knowledge, installation and configuration.
• Troubleshooting is a requirement. (MCSA or MCSE would be advantageous).
• VMware ESX working knowledge or some version of Hypervisor would be advantageous.
• Internet user management and Proxy management, and deployment skills.
• Management and maintenance of HyperV.
• Exchange working knowledge and troubleshooting is advantageous.
• Setup, configuration and troubleshooting will be required.
• SQL working knowledge and troubleshooting are advantageous. Set up, configure, and troubleshoot will be required
• Knowledge of GPON networks is essential.
• Strong fundamental networking knowledge of routing and switching.
• Extensive knowledge of Dot1Q trunking.
• Profound with link aggregation protocols such as LACP and PAGP.
• Arista MLAG experience.
• Excellent layer 2 and 3 troubleshooting skills.
• Strong networking design skills.
• Be able to draw professional physical and logical topology diagrams.
• The ability to draw lower and high level network designs and documentation.
• Strong knowledge of L3 routing protocols such as OSPF and BGP.
• MPLS troubleshooting and design skills are essential.
• Strong knowledge of Cisco and Fortinet firewalls.
• Strong Knowledge of all spanning-tree protocols.
• Switch virtualisation experience.
• Familiar with cloud security, troubleshooting and maintenance
• Strong Knowledge of VPN technologies
• Knowledge of fibre and OTDR troubleshooting.
• CPE mass provisioning.
• Network monitoring protocols and software
• Bulk switch updates and provisioning
• Broadcast troubleshooting skills are essential
• Strong knowledge of all multi-vendor protocols
• Strong setup and troubleshooting skills in COS and QOS
• Knowledge of L3 policy maps with policing and shaping
• Netflow/Sflow experience.
• The ability to capture and read Wireshark data and port spanning