Network Engineer (Cisco and Fortinet)

You'll keep servers, networks and cloud services up and secure for an university IT department in Soweto. Good for someone who wants to build a solid track record they can put on their CV.

The site is in Soweto; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying.

• Monitor servers, links and firewalls and act on alerts
• Apply monthly patches to servers and network devices
• Document network diagrams and change records
• Handle access requests and keep records that support POPIA compliance
• Run and test backups, and do regular restore drills

• Willing to do standby and after-hours maintenance
• Solid TCP/IP, routing, switching and firewall knowledge
• Clear change management and documentation habits
• At least 3 years in systems, network or cloud administration

• Azure Administrator (AZ-104) or AWS Solutions Architect Associate
• ISO 27001 audit experience
• Infrastructure-as-code with Terraform or Ansible

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

• 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.