Cloud & Systems Engineer
Network & Security Engineer
Cloud & Systems Engineer
This is a mid-level IT position where you will focus on the maintenance and support of business clients on a regular basis. This role will develop and prepare you for the next career pathway as a Senior Cloud and Systems Engineer.
Who YOU Are?
- Are passionate about working on cutting-edge, high-profile projects and are motivated by delivering solutions on an aggressive schedule?
- Aren’t satisfied with the status quo, and regularly look for creative ways to solve problems and help your team meet commitments
- Are insatiably curious you ask why, you explore, and you’re not afraid to blurt out your crazy idea
- Are a strong self-performer that also flourishes in a team setting; and enjoy being nurtured/mentored by expert-level engineers as part of your projects
- Love learning new technologies and sharing them with your team
- Have a keen interest in using any and all appropriate tools
- Have strong verbal and written communication skills, due to the dynamic nature of collaborations with customers, vendors, and other engineering teams to solve complex business problems together
- Use your experience and leadership skills to motivate your teammates to deliver high-quality results in a fast-paced work environment
- Are obsessed with automation, simplicity, and smooth-running systems
What you’ll be doing
- Serve as a member of the technical team for the implementation of enterprise platforms.
- Maintain solutions that ensure maximum flexibility and scalability, while meeting all required security controls.
- Support the development of all required documentation necessary to support the engineering, security, and operational processes.
- Perform business and technical alternative analysis for any/all aspects of the solution, aiding the customer in making decisions along the way.
- Facilitate the transition of the solution to operations, initially and ongoing ensuring at all times the system is operating within the anticipated operating boundaries.
- Technically you will be working with these technologies but not limited to: Windows Server and Hyper-V, Microsoft Exchange, VMware Suite, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, Veeam, Nutanix, Microsoft Technologies (Intune, O365 Azure, etc), BCDR, ICT Hardware (Servers, SAN, NAS, HCI, Fabric Switches, Switching, WAP, etc), IaaS, PaaS and SaaS
Qualifications
- Tertiary qualification or equivalent experience in information technology, with work experience, is required.
- Minimum 2 years of ICT industry experience
Desired Technical Skills and Competencies
- Working Knowledge following system architectures – Client/Server, Active Directory, SAN, backup systems, Virtualization (VMWare and Nutanix) and Microsoft Applications (eg. Exchange, SCCM, SharePoint), Virtual Desktop Infrastructure,
- Recent industry certifications from any of the following vendors would be an advantage:
- Microsoft
- VMware
- Nutanix
- Cisco
- Azure
- AWS
- CAPM
- ITIL
- Linux
- Strong hands-on IT support experience with a multiplatform environment
- Knowledge of Unix, Linux, and Solaris operating systems would be an added advantage
- Proficient with Windows OS and server systems
- Ability to work flexible working hours
Network & Security Engineer
This is a mid-level IT position where you will focus on the maintenance and support of business clients on a regular basis. This role will develop and prepare you for the next career pathway as a Senior Network & Security Engineer.
Who YOU Are?
- Are passionate about working on cutting-edge, high-profile projects and are motivated by delivering solutions on an aggressive schedule?
- Aren’t satisfied with the status quo, and regularly look for creative ways to solve problems and help your team meet commitments
- Are insatiably curious you ask why, you explore, and you’re not afraid to blurt out your crazy idea
- Are a strong self-performer that also flourishes in a team setting; and enjoy being nurtured/mentored by expert-level engineers as part of your projects
- Love learning new technologies and sharing them with your team
- Have a keen interest in using any and all appropriate tools
- Have strong verbal and written communication skills, due to the dynamic nature of collaborations with customers, vendors, and other engineering teams to solve complex business problems together
- Use your experience and leadership skills to motivate your teammates to deliver high-quality results in a fast-paced work environment
- Are obsessed with automation, simplicity, and smooth-running systems
What you’ll be doing
- Serve as a member of the technical team for the implementation of enterprise platforms.
- Maintain solutions that ensure maximum flexibility and scalability, while meeting all required security controls.
- Support the development of all required documentation necessary to support the engineering, security, and operational processes.
- Perform business and technical alternative analysis for any/all aspects of the solution, aiding the customer in making decisions along the way.
- Facilitate the transition of the solution to operations, initially and ongoing ensuring at all times the system is operating within the anticipated operating boundaries.
- Technically you will be working with these technologies but not limited to Routers, Switches, Wireless Access Points, Unified Communications Systems, PBX, SD-WAN, Load Balancers, SDN, Edge Security, Email Security, Cloud App, and Endpoint Security
Qualifications
- Tertiary qualification or equivalent experience in information technology, with work experience, is required.
- Minimum 2 years of ICT industry experience
- Industry certifications: CCNA and NSE 4
Desired Technical Skills and Competencies
- Practical Knowledge following network architecture – OSI Model, Switching, Routing, Load Balancing, VPNs, IPSEC, MPLS, WAN, QOS, VOIP, HSRP, VRRP, VPC, MLAG, LACP, DNS, DHCP, SIP, AAA, TACACS+ and Radius
- Recent industry certifications from any of the following vendors would be an advantage:
- Ruckus
- Mellanox
- Meraki
- Yeastar
- Cisco
- Fortinet
- CAPM
- ITIL
- TrendMicro
- Strong hands-on IT support experience with a multiplatform environment
- Knowledge of Basic Scripting
- Solid Understanding of TCP/IP and underlying protocols
- Ability to work flexible working hours