L2 Network Engineer: MPLS, Cloud & Incident Response

Boardroom Appointments; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 640,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments is seeking a Network Engineer to join our technology group in Cape Town. You will partner with DevOps and Application Development to ensure robust, scalable network infrastructure that supports business operations.

Responsibilities include automation adoption, incident management, log analysis, change and rollback planning, and SLA-driven ticket closure. Hands-on experience with Cisco/Arista routing, Wi‑Fi, firewalls, MPLS, VPNs and Azure/AWS cloud networking is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field.
• Prior network engineer experience preferred.
• Understanding of Cloud Network technology (Azure & AWS).
• Hands-on experience in Routing/Switching (Cisco/Arista).
• Hands-on experience in Wi‑Fi (Cisco/Arista).
• Hands-on experience in Firewalls (Palo Alto /Cisco).
• Hands-on experience in VPN technology.
• Hands-on experience in MPLS Technology.
• Hands-on experience in Internet Technology.

Responsibilities

• Transformation participation and adoption for automation/new tools in Network Infrastructure.
• Manage large enterprise network.
• Remotely manage incidents.
• Review logs and provide updates.
• Escalate to OEM TAC.
• Implement Network changes.
• Rollback planning for failed Change Requests.
• Close tickets within SLA.
• Update SOPs for minimum 2 processes per Month.
• Share analysis reports within 30 mins of closure.

Skills

ITIL knowledge

Incident management

Log analysis

Change management

Vendor escalation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Cisco/Arista routing

Wi‑Fi (Cisco/Arista)

Firewalls (Palo Alto/Cisco)

VPN technology

MPLS technology

Azure & AWS cloud networking

Job description

Boardroom Appointments is seeking a Network Engineer to join our technology group in Cape Town. You will partner with DevOps and Application Development to ensure robust, scalable network infrastructure that supports business operations.

Responsibilities include automation adoption, incident management, log analysis, change and rollback planning, and SLA-driven ticket closure. Hands-on experience with Cisco/Arista routing, Wi‑Fi, firewalls, MPLS, VPNs and Azure/AWS cloud networking is required.