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NETWORK ENGINEER - 368050
Reference:
368050
Date Posted:
2021-01-31
Job Title:
NETWORK ENGINEER
Industry:
Information Technology / Web Development / Telecommunications
Type:
Permanent
Wage / Salary:
R - Market Related - P/M (Per Month)
Location:
Cape Town, Western Cape
Country:
South Africa
Closing Date:
2021-04-01
Job Description:
JOB PURPOSE
Are you a Network Engineer working at an ISP or network provider?
Our client operates a large fibre network throughout the Western Cape
They are looking for a Network Engineer to assist the team
If you are interested in new technologies, understand the telecommunications market, enjoy working on a variety of network brands and want exposure to a national and international ISP (we peer internationally) and open access fibre provider, please apply
FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsible for the ongoing maintenance of systems and networks to support the group and both commercial and residential clients.
Core and edge router/switch configuration for both layer 2 open access and layer 3 customers (Juniper, Cisco, Mikrotik, Edge-core, Dell)
Customer router configuration
Commercial ISP support
New fibre rollouts, planning, budgeting, ordering and configuring
Documenting all configuration, backups of configuration, network diagrams
Ensuring that network infrastructure is kept up to date and as per standard across the organisation
Handover documentation
Change control for new hardware / configuration
Telephonic and email support
Monitoring network outages, reacting fast to minimise downtime
REQUIREMENTS
Juniper JNCIA and or Juniper JNCIS
Cisco CCNA and or Cisco CCNP
Mikrotik MTCNA/MTCRE/MTCINE
3-5 years experience in a similar role
ISP or telecommunications background
Layer 2 protocols such as Vlans and including QinQ / Selective QinQ to support an open access fibre network
IPv4 and IPv6 addressing and subnetting
Routing protocols, e.g OSPF and BGP
Routing filters
Tunneling, e.g EOIP / PPTP etc
Brands such as Juniper, Mikrotik, Cisco, Dell, HP, Ubiquiti
Peering relationships
New technologies and keeping up to date
Skills & Attributes:
Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
Proven organisational and administration skills
Able to perform under pressure
Customer service orientated
Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
