Network Manager

Boardroom Appointments; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments seeks a Senior Network Engineer in Cape Town to lead a team of Network and Net-SysAdmin engineers. You will direct daily operations, drive network improvements, and plan rollout projects while maintaining uptime and budget compliance.

Ideal candidates bring CCNP/CCSP, extensive Cisco/Juniper/Extreme experience, VPN/MPLS expertise, Linux/AAA knowledge, and strong analytical, communication, and leadership skills for an entrepreneurial tech environment.

Qualifications

• CCNP/CCSP certification and ISP environment background.
• Extensive experience with Cisco, Juniper and Extreme networks.
• Strong IPv4/IPv6 subnetting and routing protocol knowledge (BGP/OSPF).
• MPLS/Metro Ethernet familiarity; Linux servers and AAA radius experience.
• VMware virtualization and source control tools proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Ensure daily operational duties are fulfilled and network uptime maintained.
• Manage a team of Network and Net-SysAdmin engineers.
• Ongoing maintenance and improvement of the company network.
• Plan network rollout projects and manage within budget.
• Provide network product support and ongoing development.

Skills

CCNP/CCSP

Networking expertise

ISP environment experience

Leadership

Communication skills

Ownership of projects

Stress tolerance

Capacity planning

Multi-cultural collaboration

Vendor/tech breadth

Analytical troubleshooting

IPv4/IPv6 subnetting

BGP/OSPF routing

MPLS/Metro Ethernet

Linux servers

Radius AAA

VMware/virtualization

GitHub/Bitbucket

Netdata/Zabbix/Iris

Wireless/Networking protocols

Valid driver's license

Entrepreneurial mindset

Tools

Cisco IOS

Juniper JUNOS

Extreme EXOS

VMware vSphere

GitHub

Bitbucket

Netdata

Zabbix

Iris

Job description

• CCNP/CCSP certification with official CSCO number
• 10+ years working within an ISP based environment
• Experience and knowledge of Cisco routers and switches (IOS)
• Experience and knowledge of Juniper routers and switches (JUNOS)
• Experience and knowledge of Extreme Networks switches (EXOS)
• Experience and knowledge of IP addressing and subnetting (IPv4 &IPv6)
• Experience and knowledge of Routing protocols including BGP and OSPF
• Experience and knowledge of MPLS and Metro Ethernet protocols
• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting ability
• Experience and knowledge of of Linux Servers
• Experience and knowledge of Radius (AAA)
• Experience and knowledge of VMWare and virtualization
• Proficiency with source-control tools (GitHub, Bitbucket, etc.)
• Familiar with monitoring systems/tools e.g. Netdata/Zabbix/Iris
• Experience leading a engineering team
• Knowledge of a wide variety of network solutions, standards and protocols
• Experience in working with multi-cultured employees
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Ability to take ownership of projects and initiatives with minimal supervision
• Ability to work under pressure and is stress tolerant
• Capacity planning and network optimization experience
• Valid driver license and own transport
• Experience working in an entrepreneurial environment
  

Responsibilities:

• Ensure daily operational duties are fulfilled
• Managing a team of Network and Net-SysAdmin engineers
• Ongoing maintenance and improvement of the company network
• Overall planning of network rollout and associated tasks
• Managing of the company network within budget parameters
• Maintain network stability and uptime of the company network
• Network product support and ongoing development