Junior Network Engineer at Lesaka Technologies

The role

• EasyPay's network carries live transaction traffic across thousands of retail sites. We need a junior network engineer to help keep that network healthy — monitoring, troubleshooting, and supporting the infrastructure team as they roll out changes. You'll learn fast, work close to production, and build the foundation for a career in network engineering.

What you'll own

• Monitor network health across LAN, WAN and VPN links, and escalate issues before they become outages
• Triage and resolve first-line network incidents — connectivity drops, latency, routing issues
• Support firewall, switch and router configuration changes under senior engineer guidance
• Maintain accurate network documentation, diagrams and asset records
• Assist with patching, firmware updates and scheduled maintenance windows
• Log and track incidents through to resolution in our ticketing system
• Build hands-on experience with routing, switching and network security fundamentals

What you bring

• 1-2 years' experience in a network or IT support role, or a relevant diploma/certification with strong practical exposure
• Working knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP and VLANs
• Exposure to routers, switches and firewalls (Cisco, Fortinet, or similar)
• Comfortable troubleshooting under pressure with production systems live
• Clear, calm communicator — you can explain a network issue to a non-technical colleague
• Willingness to work outside standard hours occasionally for maintenance windows or incidents

Nice to have

• CCNA (completed or in progress)
• Exposure to monitoring tools (PRTG, Zabbix, SolarWinds or similar)
• Experience in a payments, retail or high-availability environment