Join Percepta as a Senior Network Engineer and take charge of our network infrastructure across various environments. You'll work closely with security and systems teams to ensure a robust and secure network while enjoying a supportive company culture.
Supportive and people-oriented
Senior Network Engineer South Africa### **Description** Drive your career forward with Percepta and join the people powering the world’s leading automotive experiences. As a **Senior Network Engineer**, you’ll be a part of creating and delivering amazing customer experiences, while also enjoying the satisfaction of being part of our award\-winning, people\-first culture. The **Senior Network Engineer** is the primary technical owner of the organization’s network infrastructure across on\-premises sites, data centers, and cloud environments. This role requires deep expertise across traditional LAN/WAN networking, next\-generation firewall administration, wireless infrastructure, and AWS cloud networking. This role requires equal expertise in managing physical switching and routing and architecting scalable, secure AWS VPC environments under a multi\-account governance model. This role partners closely with Security, Systems, and Identity teams and requires a solid understanding of Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and SAML SSO to collaborate effectively. **What You’ll Be Doing** **Firewall \& Network Security** * Administer, document, and maintain Palo Alto Networks next\-generation firewalls, including security policy management, App\-ID/User\-ID configuration, Threat Prevention, URL Filtering, and GlobalProtect VPN. * Design, implement, and maintain site\-to\-site VPN tunnels with business partners; troubleshoot IKE/IPsec issues and maintain tunnel documentation. * Monitor network security posture, analyze firewall logs, and respond to security events; stay current on CVEs and Palo Alto security advisories. * Define and enforce network segmentation policies; ensure firewall rule bases are reviewed regularly and follow least\-privilege principles. * Coordinate with the broader security team on vulnerability management, compliance controls, and security architecture reviews. **LAN/WAN, Routing \& Switching** * Design, document, configure, and support Cisco Nexus switching infrastructure in the data center and across site locations, including VLANs, VPCs (virtual port\-channels), spanning tree, and QoS. * Administer Cisco Meraki SD\-WAN/switching for branch and site connectivity; manage Meraki Dashboard, configure MX security appliances, MS switches, and maintain templates. * Own BGP and OSPF routing design and operations; manage peering relationships, route policy, prefix filtering, and troubleshoot complex routing issues. * Maintain and optimize WAN connectivity (MPLS, SD\-WAN, broadband); manage circuit lifecycle and work with carrier partners on provisioning and fault resolution. * Provide Tier III escalation support for LAN/WAN incidents; participate in on\-call rotation with a target 15\-minute response SLA for critical issues. * As the organization exits owned data center facilities (target: within 6 months), support the network decommission workstream, including graceful cutover of site connectivity to cloud transit models. **Wireless...
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