Senior Network Engineer: Build Secure Enterprise Backbone

Placements24; East London; Hybrid; ZAR 700,000 - 950,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Professional development

East London office

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Network Engineer for our East London client to design, implement and maintain enterprise network infrastructure across the region. You will lead complex configurations, ensure security, performance and reliability, and mentor junior engineers.

The role requires strong routing/switching expertise, firewall management, network monitoring and cloud networking basics, with CCNA/CCNP as desirable credentials.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in network engineering, enterprise networks.
• Proficient in routing protocols (BGP/OSPF) and switching (VLANs/STP).
• Strong firewall knowledge (Cisco ASA, Palo Alto) and security principles.
• Experience with monitoring tools (SolarWinds, Nagios).
• CCNA/CCNP/CCIE certifications are desirable.
• Wireless networking and VPN experience; basic cloud networking concepts.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, and deploy complex network solutions including routers, switches, firewalls, and load balancers.
• Monitor network performance and troubleshoot to ensure uptime.
• Implement and maintain network security policies and firewall configurations.
• Collaborate to integrate new technologies and upgrade infrastructure.
• Develop and document network diagrams, configurations, and procedures.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers.
• Participate in on-call rotation for incident response.
• Conduct regular network assessments and capacity planning.

Skills

Routing protocols (BGP, OSPF)

Switching technologies (VLANs, STP)

Firewall configuration (Cisco ASA, P.A

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or IT

Tools

Network monitoring (SolarWinds, Nagios)

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Network Engineer for our East London client to design, implement and maintain enterprise network infrastructure across the region. You will lead complex configurations, ensure security, performance and reliability, and mentor junior engineers.

The role requires strong routing/switching expertise, firewall management, network monitoring and cloud networking basics, with CCNA/CCNP as desirable credentials.