Network Engineer (Cisco and Fortinet)

You'll keep servers, networks and cloud services up and secure for an university IT department in Mbombela. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

This post is in Mbombela (Mpumalanga). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Document network diagrams and change records
• Configure switches, VLANs, VPNs and firewall rules
• Apply monthly patches to servers and network devices
• Manage users, groups and conditional access in Entra ID
• Troubleshoot load-shedding related outages and UPS failures
• Work with ISPs on link faults and fibre installs

• Willing to do standby and after-hours maintenance
• At least 3 years in systems, network or cloud administration
• Scripting in PowerShell, Bash or Python
• Solid TCP/IP, routing, switching and firewall knowledge

• Infrastructure-as-code with Terraform or Ansible
• CCNA, Fortinet NSE or MikroTik certification

• Funded certification path
• Medical aid and provident fund
• Standby allowance and overtime for maintenance windows

• Be ready to talk through an outage you fixed, step by step; it's a common interview question.
• Include your certification verification links, since many employers check them before the interview.