Senior Networking & Observability Platform Engineer

Sabenza IT & Recruitment; Eersterivier; On-site; ZAR 520,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

Sabenza IT & Recruitment is seeking a Networking Managed Services Engineer to lead proactive incident resolution, SLA compliance, and root-cause analysis for clients. You will implement monitoring, document diagrams, and participate in change management of monitoring architectures.

You will apply your extensive knowledge of Cisco/Aruba switching, SD-WAN, Fortigate, Linux, and SNMP to deploy and maintain monitoring systems, ensure security, and produce governance reports.

Qualifications

• Diploma or degree in IT/Computing or equivalent work experience.
• Certifications in NETSCOUT, CCNA/CCNP, ITIL v4 and CWNP are preferred.
• Experience with enterprise monitoring tools and governance reporting.
• Proven practice deploying network monitoring systems and SNMP on devices.

Responsibilities

• Lead proactive incident detection and resolution to meet SLAs.
• Identify root causes and implement long-term fixes.
• Create and maintain monitoring diagrams and system documentation.
• Participate in change management for monitoring architecture.

Skills

Ansible

Python

Monitoring tools

Cisco switching

Aruba switching

Enterprise Wi-Fi

Firewall concepts

Documentation

Change management

Security investigations

SD-WAN

Fortigate

Linux VM management

SNMP for network management

OSI/TCP-IP basics

IP addressing/subnetting

Layer-2 switching

Routing protocols (OSPF/EIGRP)

Network troubleshooting

Enterprise network design

Education

IT/Computing Diploma or Degree

NETSCOUT Certified Intermediate

NETSCOUT Certified Associate

NETSCOUT Specialist: nGeniusONE

CCNA Enterprise

CCNP Enterprise

ITIL v4 Foundation

CWNP / CWNE / CWNA

Fortinet NSE4 / ENSDWI

Cisco DevNet Associate

Tools

NetScout

LogicMonitor

Prometheus

Grafana

SNMP

ServiceNow / 4Me/Xurrent

Linux (VMs) deployment

Fortigate SD-WAN

Cisco Meraki management

OSPF / EIGRP routing

Job description

Sabenza IT & Recruitment is seeking a Networking Managed Services Engineer to lead proactive incident resolution, SLA compliance, and root-cause analysis for clients. You will implement monitoring, document diagrams, and participate in change management of monitoring architectures.

You will apply your extensive knowledge of Cisco/Aruba switching, SD-WAN, Fortigate, Linux, and SNMP to deploy and maintain monitoring systems, ensure security, and produce governance reports.