Systems and Network Engineer - Cape Town at Democratic Alliance

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Effectively managing, monitoring, troubleshooting and optimizing of ICT systems, network infrastructure and components to ensure the highest levels of systems and infrastructure availability
• Planning, implementing, developing, upgrading, maintaining and supporting IT business applications, ensuring they meet business requirements and operational needs, and contribute to the efficient delivery of services while adhering to best security practices to ensure optimal confidentiality, integrity and availability
• Assisting with overseeing the day-to-day functioning of the ICT department with regards to routine daily support, maintenance & related administrative duties
• Managing and maintaining the SDWAN Network infrastructure, including configuration, monitoring and troubleshooting to ensure optimal network performance and security
• Effectively collaborate with the Cyber Security Manager to implement and maintain cybersecurity measures, including threat detection, incident response and vulnerability management

Requirements

Minimum requirements:

• Tertiary qualification in a related field
• Certification in MCSE, CompTIA Network, Security and/or Azure & AWS (advantageous)
• 3 years’ experience in a Systems Administrator or Systems Engineer role

Experience with the following:

• network setup including VLAN and advanced routing, monitoring and administration
• supporting various Microsoft Office packages
• setting up and maintaining backup and recovery systems
• installation, trouble shooting and conducting repairs on Windows Operating Systems
• Windows Server environments
• advanced Windows Management (AD, DHCP, DNS, NPS management)
• Exposure to cloud-based hosting and backup services
• Intermediate to advanced level of knowledge related to Networking
• Understanding and experience with SDWAN configurations and troubleshooting (advantageous)
• Practical knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks like ISO 27001 (advantageous)
• Knowledge relating to computer hardware systems, chipsets, memory modules and peripherals (advantageous)