Network Administrator

Digital Outsource Services; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive learning and development programmes

Employee assistance programme

Health and insurance benefits

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Digital Outsource Services in Cape Town is looking for a Networking Administrator to manage and optimize our networking environment. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams while ensuring the highest performance and security standards.

The ideal candidate will have at least 4 years of IT experience and relevant certifications. Benefits include health coverage and extensive learning opportunities.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of experience in the IT industry.
• Proven understanding of Layer 2/3 networking protocols.
• Experience in configuring secure networking equipment.

Responsibilities

• Administration of network environment for optimal configuration.
• Collaborate with teams to improve infrastructure.
• Maintain network hardware and assist with troubleshooting.

Skills

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Experience collaborating in cross‑functional teams

Attention to detail

IT tertiary qualification

4 years in IT industry

Networking technologies understanding

Cloud provider networking knowledge

Configuring secure networking equipment

Education

Relevant IT tertiary qualification

Relevant networking certification (CCNA or equivalent)

Tools

Cisco Switches/Routers

Riverbed WAN Acceleration

Palo Alto Firewalls

Terraform

Azure

AWS

Job description

What you will be doing

• Administration / Engineering of the networking environment: ensure optimal configuration and performance of all network hardware and software.


• Work closely with Infrastructure, Infosec, DevOps and Dev teams, actively providing assistance and proactively improving infrastructure to reduce operational costs and complexities.


• Perform maintenance on all relevant networking hardware and log systems for efficient troubleshooting.


• Securely back up all network equipment and configurations to a centralized repository to enable efficient recovery and continuity.


• Ensure effective monitoring is in place with appropriate escalation, continuously monitoring key performance metrics and logging deviations to trigger real-time alerts.


• Configure PagerDuty correctly, maintain standby roster, and adhere to the incident‑management process for production issues.


• Participate in the 24x7 standby rotated weekly.


• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to ensure optimal configuration and performance of cloud deployments, providing guidance, reviewing deployments, and making cost‑optimisation suggestions.


• Work with Terraform, Azure and AWS networking, maintain vendor relationships, and keep hardware warranties and support contracts up to date.


• Collaborate with the Information Security team to ensure business protection, review changes, and adhere to SOX and ISO 27001 standards.


• Maintain and configure load balancers, and work with other teams to ensure the best configuration for every situation.


• Exposure to Cisco Switches/Routers (IOS/NXOS), Riverbed WAN Acceleration, A10 Networks load balancing, Palo Alto Firewalls (PANOS/ Panorama), Cisco Firewalls – ASA, Extreme Networking wireless controllers, Azure Virtual WAN/NW, Cloudflare Magic Transit, Site24x7, Observium and Scrutinizer Netflow analysis.

Essential Skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, conveying complex ideas clearly.


• Experience collaborating in cross‑functional teams, delivering projects on time and within scope.


• Exceptional attention to detail and the ability to adapt quickly to changing environments and priorities.


• Relevant IT tertiary qualification and a relevant networking certification such as CCNA or equivalent.


• Minimum 4 years of experience in the IT industry.


• Proven understanding of switching, routing, firewall and load balancer technologies and Layer 2/3 networking protocols (VLAN, STP, MACSec, LACP, VRRP, HSRP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, IPSEC, NAT, PBR, SSLVPN).


• Proven knowledge of cloud provider networking.


• Experience configuring and deploying secure networking equipment (switches, routers, firewalls).

Desirable Skills

1. In-depth knowledge of sports betting markets, betting types and trends.


2. Previous experience in the online gaming or casino industry, understanding player behaviour and regulations.


3. Familiarity with gambling regulations and compliance requirements across jurisdictions.


4. Experience in customer retention strategies.


5. Programming or scripting skills to automate routine tasks.


6. Microsoft certifications.

Benefits

• Comprehensive learning and development programmes.


• Employee assistance programme.


• Health and insurance benefits (medical aid, financial services assistance).


• Career growth opportunities and performance feedback tools.

Background checks including credit and criminal record, along with qualifications verification, will be conducted to meet trust and honesty requirements.