Enterprise Network Engineer: Cisco & Firewalls 24/7 Uptime

Sabenza IT & Recruitment; Eersterivier; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

Sabenza IT & Recruitment is seeking a Network Engineer to design, implement and support enterprise LAN and WAN infrastructure. You will work with Cisco switching and routing, firewalls, VPNs and on-call duties to resolve issues quickly.

The role emphasizes uptime, change management, documentation and collaboration with vendors in a fast-paced enterprise environment in South Africa. Matric and tertiary qualification, CCNA, and 3–5 years' experience are required.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

Cisco switching

LAN/WAN admin

Firewall & VPN

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Education

Matric & tertiary qualification

CCNA certification

Tools

Cisco IOS

ASA Firewall

Palo Alto

Job description

Sabenza IT & Recruitment is seeking a Network Engineer to design, implement and support enterprise LAN and WAN infrastructure. You will work with Cisco switching and routing, firewalls, VPNs and on-call duties to resolve issues quickly.

The role emphasizes uptime, change management, documentation and collaboration with vendors in a fast-paced enterprise environment in South Africa. Matric and tertiary qualification, CCNA, and 3–5 years' experience are required.