Systems Administrator: Networks - Bellville, South Africa - University of the Western Cape

University of the Western Cape

Verified Company

Bellville, South Africa

1 week ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

beBee Recruiter

The Key Responsibilities of the incumbent include the following:

Member of the Networks unit responsible for overall network support across multiple campuses,
Configure, implement, maintain network equipment including core, datacentre and enterprise switches, AP's, WLC, IPT and routers,
Contribute to development of procedures and processes for enterprise network operations,
Contribute to developing technology standards and best practices for the enterprise network,
Contribute to the team in analysing technology industry and market trends, and determining potential impact upon the enterprise,
Support integrated network technologies such as LAN, WAN, Wireless, convergence and other digital communication technologies,
Requisite strong network design background, configuration and optimisation skills,
Contribute to documenting and maintaining inventory of network equipment and topology,
Contribute to network capacity planning,
Familiar with network monitoring tools and troubleshooting techniques,
Work closely with the datacentre infrastructure team,
Experiential exposure to network best practice frameworks, change control, opensource technologies and operating systems.

Minimum Requirements

A Bdegree or National Diploma in Computer Science, Information Technology or IT related field,
Or Matric and relevant accredited (industry recognised) professional certification/s in networking technologies with demonstrated five years' experience in a datacentre environment at a large organisation or educational institution.

Minimum competencies required:

Critical thinking and problemsolving skills,
Ability to work across interdisciplinary teams,
Ability to analyse and resolve problems swiftly using a range of network diagnostic tools and techniques,
Ability to adapt to new technologies,
Ability to adapt to best practice frameworks to secure the network,
Ability to create and maintain technical documentation, policies and processes as related to the network infrastructure environment.