Systems Administrator: Networks - (1826) at University of the Western Cape/Universiteit van Wes-Kaapland

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 NQF7 (or higher) level qualification with three years in a datacentre environment.

or

• Matric plus relevant accredited (industry recognised) professional certification/s (for example CCNP, CCNA, Network+, etc) with demonstrated 5 years’ experience in a datacentre environment at a large organisation or educational institution.

Minimum competencies required: 

• Critical thinking and problem-solving 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.