Network Operations and Engineering Lead

Network Operations and Engineering Lead – Johannesburg.

Expérience

A senior, hands-on leadership role for an experienced network specialist who can own both the design and operational performance of a large enterprise network environment. This role is best suited to candidates from service providers, managed network services, carriers or large-scale network environments. You will lead a small team of 3, while remaining technically hands-on across WAN, SD-WAN, LAN, Wi-Fi, Data Centre networking and VoIP or Unified Communications enablement. You will be responsible for network stability, performance, technical standards, design quality and advanced troubleshooting. You will also act as the technical authority for key network changes, site rollouts, migrations and major improvements. If you are at your best when others are stuck, this role will give you the space to make an impact. Area: Bryanston, Johannesburg. Salary: R90 000 – R150 000 per month.

Responsabilités

Lead the network operations and engineering function, including 3 direct reports. Own the technical and operational architecture for the network environment. Ensure the network is secure, resilient, standardised and supportable. Produce and maintain High-Level Designs and Low-Level Designs for network initiatives, major changes, migrations and upgrades. Define and maintain network standards, reference architectures and design patterns across routing, segmentation, QoS, wireless, data centre networking and naming conventions. Review network solution designs and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards. Act as the technical authority for new site rollouts, site migrations, SD-WAN changes, wireless improvements, data centre changes and Unified Communications readiness. Perform hands-on configuration, administration and optimisation across WAN, Internet links, carrier circuits, SD-WAN, LAN switching, WLAN, data centre networking and VoIP network enablement. Lead complex incident restoration and problem investigations using packet captures, telemetry, logs and technical analysis. Drive root cause analysis and implement permanent fixes to reduce repeat incidents. Improve monitoring, alerting and operational visibility across the network estate. Support automation and scripting for validation, repeatable builds and configuration checks. Reduce technical debt and enforce configuration baselines. Maintain network diagrams, technical standards, build guides and operational runbooks. Coach and upskill engineering, operations and support teams. Lead the network operations and engineering function, including 3 direct reports. Own the technical and operational architecture for the network environment. Ensure the network is secure, resilient, standardised and supportable. Produce and maintain High-Level Designs and Low-Level Designs for network initiatives, major changes, migrations and upgrades. Define and maintain network standards, reference architectures and design patterns across r

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