L2 Network Engineer

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced L2 Network Engineer to join our team and help manage, maintain and optimise our enterprise network infrastructure. The ideal candidate will focus on switching/routing, WAN/LAN connectivity, firewalls, network monitoring and ensuring high availability and performance of the network.

Key Responsibilities

• Configure, deploy and maintain network devices such as switches, routers, firewalls and load-balancers.
• Support LAN/WAN connectivity including site-to-site links, VPNs, and remote access.
• Monitor network performance, analyse traffic, perform capacity planning and ensure high availability.
• Troubleshoot escalated network issues (L2/L3) including routing, switching, VLANs, STP, BGP, OSPF.
• Implement network changes/upgrades and ensure minimal disruption to service.
• Assist in documenting network architecture, update topology diagrams and maintain configuration management.
• Work with security teams to enforce network security policies, access controls, and firewall configurations.
• Coordinate with vendors and service providers for network support, maintenance and upgrades.

Position Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electronics or related field.
• 4-6 years of hands-on experience in network engineering / administration (LAN/WAN, enterprise network environment).
• Strong knowledge of network protocols: TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, STP, VLANs, 802.1Q, LACP, EtherChannel.
• Experience configuring and supporting routing protocols: OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, etc.
• Experience with enterprise switches/routers/firewalls from Cisco, Juniper, Fortinet or similar vendors.
• Experience with network monitoring and analysis tools (e.g., SNMP, Wireshark, SolarWinds, PRTG, etc.).
• Excellent problem-solving skills with ability to perform root-cause analysis of network incidents.

Preferred Skills

• Certifications such as CCNA, CCNP, JNCIA, or equivalent vendor certification.
• Experience with SD-WAN, MPLS, VPN architectures and datacentre networking.
• Familiarity with cloud network architectures and hybrid deployments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Experience with network automation (Ansible, Python, Terraform) and infrastructure as code.