Enterprise Network Engineer

Logicalis is an international multi-skilled solution provider providing digital enablement services to help customers harness digital technology and innovative services to deliver powerful business outcomes.

Our customers span industries and geographical regions; and our focus is to engage in the dynamics of our customers’ vertical markets including financial services, TMT (telecommunications, media and technology), education, healthcare, retail, government, manufacturing, and professional services, and apply the skills of our 6,500 employees in modernising key digital pillars such as data centre and cloud services, security and network infrastructure, workspace communications and collaboration, data and information strategies, and IT operation modernisation.

We are the advocates for our customers for some of the world’s leading technology companies including Cisco, HPE, IBM, CA Technologies, NetApp, Microsoft, Oracle, VMware, and ServiceNow.

The Logicalis Group has annualised revenues of $1.7 billion, from operations in Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific, and Africa. It is a division of Datatec Limited, listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, with revenues of over $4.3 billion.

Summary of Position

The Enterprise Networking engineer is a technical implementation role who will focus on delivering Enterprise Networking Technologies such as Data Centre, Wireless Routing & Switching, and Software Defined solutions to new and existing customers.

This position will be a critical member of the Service Delivery team who designs and builds new Infrastructure. This role will work directly with customers to capture business requirements, share best practices, make recommendations, document the optimal design, provide training, and build the approved solution.

This role may also support business development activities by providing demos or POV for the mentioned technologies.

Responsibilities:

• Implementing network and security solutions: Responsible for implementing network and security solutions for clients, which may involve configuring routers, switches, wireless, load balancers, and other network devices like Aruba. Racking and stacking network devices. Expected to handle small to mid-sized projects.
• Troubleshooting network and security issues: Responsible for diagnosing and resolving network and security issues that arise for clients while deploying, which may involve investigating connectivity problems, configuration issues, and analyzing network traffic.
• Client management: Responsible for building and maintaining relationships with clients, managing their expectations, and ensuring their needs are met.
• Collaboration with other teams: Working closely with other teams such as project managers and the Operations team to ensure the network and security delivery is completed within the stipulated time.
• Technical Documentation: Responsible for creating technical documentation such as Low-Level Design, TDS, As-built, UAT, and SAT documents. Signoff all the documents from clients for project closure.
• Knowledge Transfer: Responsible for providing handover of the project to the client and internal operations team.

Requirements:

• Possess at least a Diploma, Bachelor's Degree, or Professional Degree in Computer Science/Information Technology or equivalent.
• Minimum 1-5 years of experience in network design/deployment.
• Excellent knowledge in Routing and Switching, e.g., BGP, OSPF, Multicast, VSS, spanning tree, MPLS L3VPN.
• Experience in wireless technologies such as Cisco WLC, Aruba, Prime, MSE/CMX, DNAC, and Ekahau Site Survey tool.
• Data centre technologies, e.g., Cisco Nexus VDC, VPC, FEX, VXLAN, ACI.
• Good knowledge of Firewall technologies e.g., IPSEC VPN, SSL VPN, IPS/IDS, Cisco ASA, Firepower, Fortigate.
• Good knowledge in network access control (NAC) products, e.g., Aruba Clearpass Policy Manager, Cisco ISE.
• Excellent interpersonal & communication skills.
• Current CCNA/CCNP qualified with related professional experience; CCIE would be an advantage.

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