Network Engineer - Enterprise Networks

About the role

Sabenza IT & Recruitment is looking for a Network Engineer in Cape Town to design, implement and support enterprise LAN and WAN infrastructure. The role covers 24x7 support, including after hours and on standby, and suits someone who enjoys hands-on network engineering and wants to own uptime and fault resolution.

Key responsibilities

• Implement and manage LAN and WAN infrastructure
• Provide 24x7 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
• 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

Required profile

• Matric and a tertiary qualification
• 3-5 years of enterprise network administration experience
• Ability to work after hours, on weekends and on standby
• Clear communication and knowledge-sharing mindset

Required skills

• Valid CCNA
• Strong switching, routing and wireless knowledge
• Hands-on network engineering, comfortable with Cisco, firewalls and enterprise environments