Senior Network Engineer – Lead Enterprise Network & Security

Placements24; Vereeniging; Hybride; ZAR 600 000 - 900 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Competitive salary

Professional development and training

Challenging work environment

Exposure to cutting-edge networking

Generous annual leave

Retirement fund contribution

Résumé du poste

Placements24 in Vereeniging, Gauteng is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to design, implement and maintain a high‑performance network. You will ensure reliability, security, and scalability across critical operations and locations.

The role requires hands‑on experience with routing, switching, firewalls, and monitoring tools, plus mentoring for junior engineers and collaboration with IT teams to optimize uptime and performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• 5+ years of network engineering with design, implementation and support.
• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, MPLS, VLANs and related protocols.
• Experience with security technologies: firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS.
• Experience with network monitoring tools such as SolarWinds and Wireshark.

Responsabilités

• Design, configure and manage enterprise network infrastructure (routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers).
• Ensure network availability, performance and security across sites.
• Develop and enforce network security policies and procedures.
• Troubleshoot complex issues and perform root cause analysis.
• Plan upgrades and maintenance, monitor performance and optimize.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams for deployments.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership.
• Document configurations and procedures for the Gauteng region.
• Stay updated with emerging networking technologies.

Connaissances

5+ years experience

Analytical thinking

Communication & collaboration

Formation

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE or related field

Outils

SolarWinds

Wireshark

Firewalls

VPNs

IDS/IPS

Description du poste

Placements24 in Vereeniging, Gauteng is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to design, implement and maintain a high‑performance network. You will ensure reliability, security, and scalability across critical operations and locations.

The role requires hands‑on experience with routing, switching, firewalls, and monitoring tools, plus mentoring for junior engineers and collaboration with IT teams to optimize uptime and performance.