Network Engineer

Our client in Democratic Republic of Congo is looking for a Network Engineer to join their team for a job vacancy within the Telco Sector

Network Types
You will work with a variety of network types, such as:
• Local Area Networks (LAN) – connecting a limited area such as a house, office or a small
group of buildings,
• Metropolitan Area Networks (MAN) – connecting a large area such as a campus,
• Wide Area Network (WAN) – connecting networks nationally or internationally,
• Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN),
• Storage Area Network (SAN) – storage/system/server/small network,
• Campus Area Network (CAN) – covering an educational or corporate campus,
• Desk Area Network (DAN) – office network, interconnection of workstations, and multimedia devices,
• Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) – method and group of technologies delivering voice communications and multimedia sessions.

Responsibilities
As a Network Engineer, you will:
• establish the network environment by designing system configuration, directing system installation, and defining, documenting, and enforcing system standards;
• design and implement new solutions and improve the resilience of the current environment;
• maximize network performance by monitoring performance, troubleshooting network issues and outages, planning upgrades, and collaborating with network architects on network optimization;
• undertake investigations of data network failures in local and extended environments using information from multiple sources;
• secure network systems by establishing and enforcing policies, and defining and monitoring access;
• support and administer firewall environments in accordance with IT security policy;
• report on the operational status of the network by gathering and prioritizing information and managing projects;
• upgrade data network equipment to the latest stable firmware versions;
• configure routing and switching equipment, hosted IP voice services, and firewalls;
• provide remote support to on-site engineers and end users/customers during installation;
• provide remote troubleshooting and troubleshooting if problems arise during initial installation;
• undertake capacity management and audit of IP addressing and devices hosted in data centers.

Qualifications
You must have a bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in one of the fields below:
• computer engineering
• computer software/systems engineering
• computer systems and networks
• electrical/electronic engineering
• network security management

Requirements
• Minimum 3 years of relevant work experience (or an equivalent combination of education and experience) in network operations, engineering or system management (or); High school diploma with at least 8 years of relevant work experience in engineering or management experience of large scale, complex and critical network systems or operations,
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) or equivalent experience required,
• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) or equivalent experience required,
• In-depth knowledge of traffic flow analysis and troubleshooting is required,
• Must consistently display situational awareness and take initiative to resolve customer issues as well as service inefficiencies with little supervision,
• Must have a good understanding and troubleshooting experience in IP/MPLS and Ethernet
network routing and switching,
• Must have a good understanding and troubleshooting experience of EGP and IGP routing protocols such as MP-BGP, IS-IS, EIGRP and OSPF,
• Must have a good understanding of MEF Carrier Ethernet concepts and the technologies and protocols required to support Metro Ethernet and VPN services (VPLS, MPLS-TE, etc.),
• Must have knowledge and experience with Cisco IOS(-XR) operating systems,
• Must have experience creating network and service diagrams and documentation using Microsoft Visio and other MS Office tools,
• Must have and consistently display good teamwork, organizational and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work comfortably with clients and colleagues who speak English as a second language.

You must have:
• Up-to-date knowledge and understanding of your employer’s technical needs and requirements,
• Excellent communication skills to communicate with staff who are not technically trained,
• Ability to take on a variety of tasks and pay attention to detail,
• An ability to analyze and solve problems,
• Teamwork skills and the ability to feel comfortable working with different teams, clients and groups of employees within an organization,
• A strong sense of organization,
• Excellent ability to prioritize your workload.