Network Engineer (Cisco and Fortinet)

An university IT department in Mamelodi needs infrastructure that just works, and someone to make it so. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

Home base is an university IT department on the Mamelodi side of Gauteng.

• Apply monthly patches to servers and network devices
• Handle access requests and keep records that support POPIA compliance
• Plan hardware refreshes and licence renewals with a budget
• Configure switches, VLANs, VPNs and firewall rules
• Run and test backups, and do regular restore drills
• Build and maintain virtual machines on Hyper-V, VMware or Azure
• Review security logs and investigate suspicious sign-ins

• Strong Windows Server, Active Directory and Microsoft 365 skills, or Linux for Linux posts
• Willing to do standby and after-hours maintenance
• Degree or diploma in IT, plus relevant certifications
• Scripting in PowerShell, Bash or Python
• At least 3 years in systems, network or cloud administration

• Funded certification path
• Medical aid and provident fund
• Company laptop, phone and home internet allowance

• Group your CV skills by area, such as networking, cloud, security and scripting, so the tech reviewer finds them fast.
• Mention the environment size, such as "120 VMs, 14 sites, 900 users", as it tells recruiters your level.