Network Engineer (Cisco and Fortinet)

When the network goes down at this university IT department in Soweto, you're the one who brings it back. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

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

• Handle access requests and keep records that support POPIA compliance
• Apply monthly patches to servers and network devices
• Build and maintain virtual machines on Hyper-V, VMware or Azure
• Document network diagrams and change records
• Configure switches, VLANs, VPNs and firewall rules
• Manage users, groups and conditional access in Entra ID

• Solid TCP/IP, routing, switching and firewall knowledge
• Willing to do standby and after-hours maintenance
• At least 3 years in systems, network or cloud administration
• Clear change management and documentation habits
• Strong Windows Server, Active Directory and Microsoft 365 skills, or Linux for Linux posts
• Degree or diploma in IT, plus relevant certifications

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

• Be ready to talk through an outage you fixed, step by step; it's a common interview question.
• Mention the environment size, such as "120 VMs, 14 sites, 900 users", as it tells recruiters your level.