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Network Engineer (Cisco and Fortinet)

How2Apply Talent Network

Coega, Eastern Cape

Full-time

Posted 1 hour ago

Full-time IT & Software

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Job Description

When the network goes down at this data centre in Coega, you're the one who brings it back. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

Home base is a data centre on the Coega side of Eastern Cape.

The work, day to day

Apply monthly patches to servers and network devices
Configure switches, VLANs, VPNs and firewall rules
Manage users, groups and conditional access in Entra ID
Review security logs and investigate suspicious sign-ins
Monitor servers, links and firewalls and act on alerts
Troubleshoot load-shedding related outages and UPS failures

You'll need

Willing to do standby and after-hours maintenance
Degree or diploma in IT, plus relevant certifications
Clear change management and documentation habits
Solid TCP/IP, routing, switching and firewall knowledge

What you get

Funded certification path
Company laptop, phone and home internet allowance
Standby allowance and overtime for maintenance windows
Medical aid and provident fund

Applying, step by step

Read the "What you need" list above. If you tick most of it, go ahead and apply.
Keep copies of these ready to send: IT degree or diploma, certification transcript from Microsoft, Cisco or AWS plus short summary of one infrastructure project you led.
Use the form on this page. It takes about two minutes and you don't need to upload anything yet.
If you're shortlisted you'll hear from us within 6 working days, usually by phone.

How2Apply recruits for this position on behalf of hiring employers around Coega; applications go into our talent pool and shortlisted candidates are introduced directly.

How2Apply never charges you to apply, for training, for uniforms or for a "placement fee". If anyone asks you for money, it is a scam.

How to stand out

Be ready to talk through an outage you fixed, step by step; it's a common interview question.
Group your CV skills by area, such as networking, cloud, security and scripting, so the tech reviewer finds them fast.