Network Design Engineer

Description:

We are currently seeking a talented and experienced individual to join our team as a Network Design Engineer. If you have a passion for designing and implementing robust network architectures, along with strong technical skills and attention to detail, we encourage you to apply.Job Purpose:To shape and optimize the network infrastructure to drive innovation. To ensure the network team remains committed to delivering leading-edge technology solutions to support and enable our business stakeholder's and clients' success by designing and supporting the internal network and client connectivity infrastructure ensuring the platforms meet and exceed availability and resiliency requirements stipulated in SLAs with business, thereby contributing to the mitigation of financial and reputational risks associated with outages or poor system performance.What you’ll do:Contribute to the development of the network budgets, ensuring cost-effectiveness, resource optimization, and maximizing return on investment on existing technology.Identify cost-saving opportunities and recommend strategies for network-related expenses.Ensure duplication of technologies is avoided to improve the financial performance of the network department.Keep abreast of the team’s platform cost base and cost base trajectory to ensure budget adherence and compliance, and minimize budget overspend, as well as seize opportunities for cost reduction.Apply cost-effective principles when designing a challenging/complex Network and Client Connectivity infrastructure solutions taking cognizance of the financial resources available.Collaborate with key stakeholders, including department heads, cyber security, and external vendors, to understand business requirements and align network solutions accordingly.Interact with others in a way that promotes openness and trust and gives them confidence in one’s intentionsParticipate in all vendor and service provider agreements and processes (Service Contracts and SLAs) covering all networks and client connectivity infrastructure to ensure compliance and minimize risks.Leverage vendor/partner relationships to ensure a wider understanding of offerings/trends in the IT industry.Ensure clients understand the network connectivity requirements by engaging with the client's network and connectivity teams.Work with IM Service Delivery Managers and the Head of IT Infrastructure.Management to promote awareness of capabilities, possibilities, and limitations of the networks and client connectivity infrastructure across all stakeholders.Provide internal consultancy and expert opinions on Networks and Client Connectivity infrastructure to internal stakeholders.Keep abreast of changes in relevant technology disciplines through self-study, research, and leverage of own personal networks and formal training.Epitomise living the values, displaying professional conduct, and adherence to required technical standards.Research, analyze, develop, and implement continuous im