On-site Network Engineer (L1) – Growth & Impact

Placements24; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA seeks a Network Engineer (L1) to support and troubleshoot enterprise network infrastructure onsite. You will work with senior engineers to ensure availability, performance, and security of network services across LAN, WLAN, and WAN environments.

The role emphasizes monitoring, basic incident handling, software upgrades, patching, and documentation, with opportunities to learn enterprise networking, cloud, and cybersecurity fundamentals.

Qualifications

• Education in IT, CS, IS, CE, telecom or network engineering.
• Certifications advantageous: Huawei, CCNA, CompTIA Network+, Fortinet NSE, Azure Fundamentals.
• Knowledge of enterprise networking concepts and security principles.

Responsibilities

• Monitor network performance and availability using management tools.
• Install, configure, and maintain routers, switches, WLAN APs, firewalls.
• Troubleshoot connectivity issues and escalate when needed.
• Maintain network diagrams and documentation.
• Support LAN/WAN, VPN, and security project tasks.
• Collaborate with server, cloud, desktop, and cybersecurity teams.

Skills

TCP/IP

DNS

DHCP

VLANs

Subnetting

Routing & Switching

Network Troubleshooting

LAN/WAN

Wireless networking

VPN

Firewall fundamentals

Network monitoring

Education

Information Technology

Computer Science

Information Systems

Computer Engineering

Telecommunications

Network Engineering

Related technical discipline

Tools

Huawei

CCNA

CompTIA Network+

Fortinet NSE Associate

Microsoft Azure Fundamentals

Job description

NTT DATA seeks a Network Engineer (L1) to support and troubleshoot enterprise network infrastructure onsite. You will work with senior engineers to ensure availability, performance, and security of network services across LAN, WLAN, and WAN environments.

The role emphasizes monitoring, basic incident handling, software upgrades, patching, and documentation, with opportunities to learn enterprise networking, cloud, and cybersecurity fundamentals.