Senior Network Specialist (ISP / Telecommunications)

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Tower Group are currently seeking candidates for their open Senior Network Specialist (ISP / Telecommunications) position in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal through Go Job Search. Are you an experienced candidate looking to take up a Senior Network Specialist (ISP / Telecommunications) role such as with an industry leading company like Tower Group?

An opportunity has become available for a suitably qualified and experienced Senior Infrastructure Engineer with strong Networking skills. The role is based in Durban. Purpose of the roleMaintain the reliability and security of the company’s global IT infrastructure, including voice, network, security, and hosting elements.  Assure ongoing IT infrastructure performance by building appropriate technical designs and configurations and providing escalation support for the infrastructure. Provide technical advice, recommendations, and support to assist sales teams in building proposals and designs for customer projects.Responsibilities: Support for the network and IT infrastructureCustomer EngagementNetwork EngineeringWork within established configuration and change management policies to ensure success of network changes.Participate in the installation, configuration, maintenance and ongoing management of network, security, hosting and voice equipment as required.Recommend, document and plan core infrastructure maintenance and system upgrades, as required.Recommend, document and plan core infrastructure design changes, as required.Proactively provide constructive critical analysis and recommendations for network and infrastructure developmentEnsure security of the technical infrastructure.Use appropriate configurations, tools and follow relevant procedures to assure the security of the technical infrastructure Requirements:5 years+ of hands-on network engineering experience in a business focussed environment.3 years+ experience working directly with business customers.1 years+ experience in providing documented infrastructure designs aligned to business requirements.Proven understanding of networking protocols and configurations (e.g. BGP, OSPF, MPLS, QoS)Proven understanding of monitoring, network diagnostic and network analytics toolsProven understanding of security features such as proxy, WAF, IPSEC / SSL VPN, IDS, and UTM servicesExperience with Fortigate firewall configurations and deployments an advantageExperience with Cisco Meraki SD-WAN and LAN deployments an advantageKnowledge and experience of physical network infrastructureExperience with ISO 27002 and PCI an advantageExperience with Sonus Voice deployments an advantageRelevant network certifications an advantageExperience working with Linux / Unix an advantageStrong understanding and experience working with eBGP, transit and IX peering configurations an advantage.Knowledge / experience of SIP, G.711, and G.729 voice coding schemes, Call Admission Control an advantage

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