Senior Network Engineer - Democratic Republic of Congo

Full Relocation to Democratic Republic of Congo required - Relocation package provided.

Key Responsibilities

• Design system configurations, oversee installations, and define/document/enforce network standards.
• Develop new network solutions and enhance the resilience of existing infrastructure.
• Monitor and optimize network performance; troubleshoot issues/outages and plan upgrades.
• Investigate data network failures across local and extended environments using multi-source information.
• Strengthen network security by establishing/enforcing policies and monitoring access.
• Administer and support firewall environments in line with IT security policies.
• Prepare and present reports on network operational status and manage related projects.
• Upgrade network equipment to the latest stable firmware versions.
• Configure routing, switching, hosted IP voice services, and firewalls.
• Provide remote support to on-site engineers and end users during installations.
• Perform remote troubleshooting for issues arising during initial setup.
• Conduct capacity management and audit IP addressing and data-center-hosted devices.

Network Types:

• Local Area Networks (LAN) - connecting a limited area such as a house, office or a small group of buildings,
• Metropolitan Area Networks (MAN) - connecting a large area such as a campus,
• Wide Area Network (WAN) - connecting networks nationally or internationally, • Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN),
• Storage Area Network (SAN) - storage/system/server/small network,
• Campus Area Network (CAN) - covering an educational or corporate campus,
• Desk Area Network (DAN) - office network, interconnection of workstations, and multimedia devices,
• Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) - method and group of technologies delivering voice communications and multimedia sessions.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of relevant work experience (or an equivalent combination of education and experience) in network operations, engineering or system management
• CCNP certification (mandatory) - Preferably Service provider
• Proven experience as a Network Engineer in the telecom/IT industry.
• Strong knowledge of routing, switching, firewalls, and network security.
• Hands-on experience with Cisco technologies.
• Strong expertise in traffic flow analysis and troubleshooting.
• Demonstrates situational awareness and proactively resolves customer issues and service inefficiencies with minimal supervision.
• Solid understanding and troubleshooting experience in IP/MPLS and Ethernet routing and switching.
• Proficient in EGP and IGP routing protocols, including MP-BGP, IS-IS, EIGRP, and OSPF.
• Good knowledge of MEF Carrier Ethernet concepts and technologies supporting Metro Ethernet and VPN services (VPLS, MPLS-TE, etc.).
• Experienced with Cisco IOS and IOS-XR operating systems.
• Skilled in creating network and service diagrams/documentation using Microsoft Visio and MS Office tools.
• Fluency in French and/or English is an advantage