Job Title

Senior Network Engineer

Location

Johannesburg

Reports to

Head of Cloud Infrastructure Management

Role Description

This role is technical in nature and is responsible for providing high quality and timely network management support to ensure the availability, stability and performance of the datacentres, cloud platforms and corporate systems. 

Network ManagementCloud, On-premises, Hybrid

Organisational Design

This position is part of the CIO department and reports to the regional Head of Cloud Infrastructure Management

Specific Role Responsibilities

Design: Ensure that network environments are designed to best practice standards for resilience and availability to ensure the highest SLAs are maintained.

Availability: Ensure that uptime SLAs are met every month for networks that you are responsible for, by managing and resolving issue logs; performing scheduled maintenance to minimise disruption.

Performance: Ensure that performance SLAs are met every month for networks that you are responsible for by monitoring network performance, capacity and growth; suggesting and implementing performance improvements.

Information Security: Ensure that the network environments are internally and externally secure by following existing policies and procedures and documenting for audit purposes as required; implementing security controls and remediations; completing risk assessments and build guides for new and existing systems.

Business Continuity: Ensure that network environments are secure and backed up by ensuring that regular backups are made and are tested. Participate in yearly BCP & DR tests. Ensure that network management is in line with company requirements and departmental policy for resilience and availability. DocumentDocument and keep solution design, business continuity plan and standard operating processs documents up-to-date.

Training: Develop professional and technical knowledge and skills. Provide technical advice and mentoring within the team.

Project Work: Implement new projects to meet project timelines. Work in a matrix structure with multi-national teams.

Budget:  Recommend changes that could reduce costs in your areas of responsibility.

 

Experience required

Degree qualified or equivalent industry certifications and relevant experienceCCNP certifications and F5 XC will be advantageous

Network management related to:

5 years operations experience supporting campus networks, data center LAN and firewallsExperience with building and supporting Cloud networkingFamiliarity with network types including Cloud, LAN, WAN, WLAN, SAN, and VoIP networksSubnetting and routing protocolsNetwork redundancy, Load Balancing, BGPNetwork security best-practices and standardsNetwork access control technologiesIP telephony support and optimizationNetwork management tools for logging, monitoring, configuration management, AAANetwork discovery and documentationNetwork performance optimizationNetwork device software patching and upgradesVirtual private networksNetwork hardening controlsNetworking on hypervisors such as VMwareTransport layer encryption protocols

Key Technologies:

CiscoF5CheckpointFortinetSolarwindsVmwareMicrosoftLinuxAzureAWS

Attributes:

Keen interest in and knowledge of latest technologies.Successfully implemented projects.Good team player with the ability to work independently and able to take initiative and drive change.Ability to function effectively in a matrix structure.Excellent communication skills, confident in dealing with internal teams and external clients and 3rd parties.Demonstratable problem-solving capabilities.Able to work in a rapidly changing environment.Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure, high-performance environment

About FNZ

FNZ is committed to opening up wealth so that everyone, everywhere can invest in their future on their terms. We know the foundation to do that already exists in the wealth management industry, but complexity holds firms back. 

We created wealth’s growth platform to help. We provide a global, end-to-end wealth management platform that integrates modern technology with business and investment operations. All in a regulated financial institution. 

We partner with over 650 financial institutions and 12,000 wealth managers, with US$1.5 trillion in assets under administration (AUA).

Together with our customers, we help over 20 million people from all wealth segments to invest in their future.