Senior Network Engineer at SANCOM Ltd

Role Description

• This is a full-time on-site role for a Senior Network Engineer located in Nairobi County, Kenya. The Network Engineer balances the efforts of the Enterprise Network team to include an appropriate level of day-to-day problem- solving versus long-term projects and solutions. The ideal candidate will have expertise in network management, TCP/IP protocols, LAN/WAN configurations, network security, and network design, and possess strong problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement functional networks
• Configure and install software, servers, routers, and other network devices
• Perform network maintenance and system upgrades including service packs, patches, hotfixes, and security configurations
• Building site to site VPN tunnels on Cisco Firewalls
• Dual internet and dual virtual router management and configuration on Cisco devices.
• SVI or layer 3 VLAN interfaces living in the Cisco devices.
• Monitor network performance and troubleshoot issues
• Ensure network security and compliance with security policies

Qualifications:

• Minimum certification of CCNA, CCDP or CCNP from Cisco
• Expert level in building site to site VPN tunnels on Cisco Firewalls
• Intermediate level Cisco routing and switching
• Dual internet and dual virtual router management and configuration experience on Cisco services.
• Experience with SVI or layer 3 VLAN interfaces.
• Understanding and configuration of Port-Channels on Cisco
• Configuration of Aggregate interfaces on Cisco
• Strong understanding of Cisco Enterprise Networking technologies
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities
• Solid documentation and knowledge transfer skills
• Ability to work in a team environment with partners and customers
• Knowledge of competitive network products is a plus
• Understanding of switches, routers, firewalls, LAN, WAN, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, ISIS, BGP, OSPF, HSRP, LACP, MPLS, dual-stack (IPv4 & IPv6) IP addressing, and IP network design.
• Knowledge of Ethernet, fiber optics, 802.1Q VLANs, VRF (Virtual Routing and Forwarding), IPSEC (Internet Protocol Security), ACI (Application Centric Infrastructure), and VxLAN (Virtual Extensible LAN).