Senior Network & Security Operations Engineer

NTT DATA, Inc.; KwaZulu-Natal; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA, Inc. is seeking a highly skilled Network Security Engineer to provide technical leadership across enterprise networking domains, including security, while managing critical incidents and coordinating multiple vendors.

The role requires strong expertise in WAN/SD-WAN, firewalls, VPNs, NAC, and cloud connectivity, plus experience in incident management, governance, and stakeholder communications within large enterprise environments.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years' Network Security Engineering experience in enterprise environments.
• Strong practical experience supporting: WAN/SD-WAN, Firewalls, VPN technologies, NAC, Network segmentation, Cloud connectivity.
• Proven experience managing or supporting P1/critical incidents and vendor governance.
• Experience with multiple technology vendors and managed service providers.
• Experience in service assurance, incident management and operational governance.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across enterprisenetworking domains, including network security, while also managing critical service incidents and coordinating multiple vendors.
• Lead and coordinate P1 and other critical network/security incidents, driving service restoration and stakeholder updates.
• Coordinate SD-WAN security policy deployments and ensure alignment with security standards.
• Develop and maintain network/security documentation and risk registers.
• Engage with executive and technical stakeholders and support vendor negotiations and service discussions.

Skills

Network Security

SD-WAN

Firewalls

VPNs

NAC

Cloud Connectivity

Incident Management

Vendor Governance

Stakeholder Communication

Education

Matric and a Tertiary Qualification

Cisco CCNP Enterprise

Cisco CCNP Security

CompTIA Security+

Job description

NTT DATA, Inc. is seeking a highly skilled Network Security Engineer to provide technical leadership across enterprise networking domains, including security, while managing critical incidents and coordinating multiple vendors.

The role requires strong expertise in WAN/SD-WAN, firewalls, VPNs, NAC, and cloud connectivity, plus experience in incident management, governance, and stakeholder communications within large enterprise environments.