EE Network Engineer (Juniper experience) IT COMPANY ( PRETORIA )

Permanent senior level position

CLOSING DATE : 29 SEPTEMBER 2013

Network Engineer 

Purpose  

• Provide operational implementation, management and support for all services provided to clients 24 X 7, ensuring SLA’s are met and client satisfaction is guaranteed.

Responsibilities 

• Install hardware, for example, cables, hubs, routers, firewalls, intrusion prevention devices, and wireless adaptors when required.
• Design and perform WAN and firewall configurations.
• Perform network troubleshooting to isolate and diagnose network problems, working with clients, equipment vendors and telecom providers to bring issues to resolution.
• Upgrade network hardware and software components as required.
• Solve complex problems with many variables.
• Provide after-hours operational network support.
• Setup and monitor network performance pro-actively with SNMP and RMON tools.
• Setup and perform network disaster recovery simulation.
• Monitor, review and interpret network logs, security and documentation.
• Determine and actively pursue network device automated fail over in order to support SLA 100.
• Take ownership of the network support tools.
• Stay abreast of how technology infrastructures are currently impacting and driving network troubleshooting methodology.
• Determine production direction and its impact on network troubleshooting methodology.
• Provide monthly feedback sessions to management regarding troubleshooting concerns and complexity.
• Take ownership of identifying simplified troubleshooting methods.
• Motivate to management and implement approved simplified troubleshooting methods.
• Provide monthly router and switch configurations to management for review.
• Take ownership of router and switch device configuration and IOS backups, to disk and to tape. Ensure that all network configuration, system images and network diagnosis are backed up.

 Experience 

• Juniper JNCIA, JNCIS and JNCIP.
• Ensure all current network related qualifications remain in qualified status and to actively identify, motivate and pursue additional qualifications that may become relevant to this job description.
• 10+ years of experience in a networking environment.
• 10+ years of experience in operational network engineering (design, implement and troubleshoot).
• Demonstrate knowledge of a wide variety network solutions, standards and protocols.
• Juniper routers, switches and firewalls.
• Strong skill set and experience in all 7 network layers. 
• Sound knowledge of TCIP complex sub netting.
• Setup, designating and maintaining of routing protocols (BGP, EIGRP, OSPF and RIPv2).
• Asterisk VoIP PABX and call centre technologies.
• Working knowledge of Voice-over-IP (SIP and H.323) and IP telephony services as well as quality of service (QoS) and Power over Ethernet (PoE).
• A solid working knowledge of wireless technology.
• Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer or related qualification would be an advantage.
• Documenting in MS Word and in MS Visio all network topology changes.
• Working knowledge of Radius authentication on 802.x.
• Network Routing and Switching Specialist with an ability to manage, configure, monitor and maintain all components of the WAN and LAN.
• Sound knowledge the following telecommunication technologies.

-       X.21 Links (Diginet).

-       ADSL.

-       Microwave Radios.

-       Metro Ethernet.

-       ATM.

Qualification 

• Matric.

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