SENIOR NETWORK ENGINEER JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Participate in the design, testing, implementation, operation and maintenance the Company’s IP network, Network hardware, network management systems, and interconnections with third parties.
• Managing large IP-MPLS networks and proficient in IP protocols (BGP/IS-IS and OSPF).
• Oversee Network high-availability dimensioning and optimization.
• Analyze statistics, logs and alarms from monitoring systems to maintain network health and take preventive actions as appropriate; making use of Performance tools: SNMP, NetFlow and SYSLOG.
• Assist in network capacity forecasts and planning of upgrades.
• Champion new Projects assigned to the IP Networks Team.
• Implement best practices such as ACLs, firewall policies and BGP route filtering and router software upgrades.
• Identify key areas of improvement in the network and suggest solutions.
• Develop network automation scripts using Python, Netconf/YANG and REST APIs.
• Be willing to research and keep abreast on new technologies.
• Liaise with vendors and service providers as required.
• Document the network architectures, configurations and Troubleshooting procedures.
• Available during network outages and be ready to engage any time of day/night.
• Provisioning of circuits for new customers.
• Participate in on-call Rota.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR SENIOR NETWORKENGINEER ROLE

• Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, BSC computer Science Telecommunications and Information/IT Engineering.
• Valid CCNP/JNCIP certificates (latest Versions), or a closely related field of expertise. CCIE will be an added advantage.
• At least 3 years’ experience in a similar role
• Deep Knowledge of MPLS technology (LDP, RSVP-TE, L2VPNs and L3VPNs)
• Hands-on with network devices (CISCO, JUNIPER, NOKIA and ZTE).
• Self-awareness, assertiveness and Self-motivated individual.