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Networking Platform and Observability Engineer (L2)


Job Location:

Cape Town - South Africa

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Experience Required: 5years
Posted: 13 October 2026 (11 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 10 January 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

As a Networking Managed Services Engineer (L2) youll take on a developing engineering role where your main goal is to ensure our clients IT infrastructure and systems remain operational.


Requirements:

  • Adhere to IT security measures.
  • Working knowledge of Ansible and Python is essential.
  • Proven working knowledge of utilizing monitoring tooling to troubleshoot and recognise event/incident patterns.
  • Understanding of Cisco and Aruba switching technologies.
  • Understanding of enterprise wi-fi technologies (at least one of the following is essential Cisco Aruba Meraki).
  • Understand firewalls and other network tools.
  • Provide monitoring and related system documentation and diagrams.
  • Implement or participate in change management procedures for monitoring system architecture changes.
  • Document network areas to develop network monitoring system diagrams.
  • Ensure monitoring systems are secure and operational.
  • Understanding of SD-WAN technologies Fortigate Cisco Meraki.
  • Identify and investigate risk and vulnerability issues relating to monitoring platforms deployed.
  • Assist in developing and maintaining standards and procedures (such as naming conventions).
  • Participate in security investigations and audits.
  • Review client network policies and recommend monitoring platform changes to match requirements.
  • Proven experience with deploying network monitoring systems.
  • Basic understanding of security principles and design.
  • Excellent customer service skills.
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
  • Familiarity with Linux environment and shell scripting.
  • Prepare monthly work status reports and update technology-specific documents.
  • Assist in designing and implementing network monitoring infrastructure.
  • Basic Cisco device management skills.
  • Understanding of installing configuring and troubleshooting networking equipment methodology.
  • Understanding of Layer-2 switching VLANs and access lists.
  • Basic understanding of routing protocols: OSPF EIGRP (advantageous).
  • Understanding of OSI Model TCP/IP protocol suite.
  • Understanding of IP addressing and subnetting routing concepts.
  • Understanding of switch configuration and VLAN setup.
  • Understanding of the implementation of SNMP on devices for network management.
  • Perform troubleshooting between sites and on- net.
  • Understanding of enterprise-level network design and implementations.




Advantageous Skills:

  • Understanding of CISO and Fortinet SDWAN.
  • Knowledge of incident management systems.
  • Experience within Managed Services environments and teams.
  • Familiarity with ticketing tools (Service Now 4Me/Xurrent).




Qualifications:

  • Diploma degree or relevant qualification in IT/Computing (or equivalent work experience).
  • NETSCOUT Enterprise nGeniusONE Core or Similar is a requirement
  • Proven working knowledge of enterprise monitoring tools (NetScout LogicMonitor Prometheus Grafana) Essential
  • Proven experience in producing monthly networking status and statistics reporting Essential
  • Proven experience in utilizing network monitoring tools for governance asset tracking and management - Essential
  • CCNA Enterprise - Essential
  • CCNP Enterprise - Advantageous.
  • Cisco DevNet Associate - Essential
  • FortiNet NSE4 or Implementing Cisco SD-WAN Solutions (ENSDWI) - Advantageous
  • ITILv4 or relevant ITIL certification (Foundation Level)
  • Certified Wireless Network Professional (CWNP) - Advantageous
  • Certified Wireless Network Expert (CWNE) CWNA or CWNP Advantageous



Required Skills:

CCNA Ansible Python Fortinet SD Wan