Salary:
R100 000 per month cost to company, negotiable, commensurate with experience, qualifications and current earnings etc.
SUMMARY:
Job Description - Senior Network Engineer - Aruba & FortiGate Specialist – Malelane Mpumalanga - BM110326-4211
POSITION INFO:
Job Description - Senior Network Engineer - Aruba & FortiGate Specialist – Malelane Mpumalanga - BM110326-4211
Design. Secure. Lead.
A well-established technology solutions provider is expanding its senior technical capability and is seeking a highly experienced Senior Network Engineer with strong Aruba and FortiGate expertise to take ownership of complex client network environments.
The successful candidate will play a key role in designing and supporting enterprise-grade infrastructure for clients across Mpumalanga and nationally. This position requires a technically strong professional who understands network performance, resilience, and security at an advanced level.
Key Responsibilities
This is a senior-level technical role and not a helpdesk position. The successful candidate will be responsible for:
- Designing and deploying Aruba-based network infrastructure, including switching, wireless networks and VLAN architecture
- Configuring and managing FortiGate firewall environments, including VPNs, policies, SD-WAN and security hardening
- Conducting advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis for complex network issues
- Strengthening network security frameworks and implementing best practices
- Managing multi-site and hybrid network environments
- Providing high-level technical guidance and infrastructure advice to clients
- Mentoring and supporting junior technical staff where required
This role offers a high degree of autonomy and technical responsibility.
Core Technical Requirements
Aruba (Primary Focus)
- Strong experience with Aruba switching and wireless infrastructure
- VLAN design and network segmentation
- Performance optimisation and monitoring
- Implementation of secure network architecture
- Aruba certification advantageous
Firewall & Security
- Proven hands-on experience with Fortinet FortiGate
- Firewall policy design and management
- Site-to-site and client VPN configuration
- SD-WAN deployment
- Network security best practices and hardening
Minimum requirements:
- 5–10+ years networking experience
- Strong experience with enterprise network design
- Hands-on experience with:
- Extensive hands-on experience will be highly valued.
- Aruba switching and wireless networks
- VLAN architecture
- FortiGate firewall configuration
- VPNs and SD-WAN
- Network security and monitoring
- Multi-site network environments
- Mandatory certifications and experience in Aruba and FortiGate (Fortinet)
- Cisco CCNA / CCNP - certificate
- CompTIA Network+ - certificate
- Additional Expectations:
- Strong troubleshooting and implementation capability
- Ability to operate in a production, high-availability environment
- Willingness to be based on-site in Mpumalanga
The Ideal Candidate
- Comfortable operating in high-responsibility technical environments
- Thinks strategically and architecturally, not just operationally
- Prioritises security and network resilience
- Communicates confidently with business clients and stakeholders
- Works independently and consistently delivers high-quality outcomes
What This Opportunity Offers
- Influence over infrastructure design and technical decisions
- Exposure to diverse enterprise and SME client environments
- A technically focused leadership environment
- A stable and well-established client base
- The opportunity to contribute to and elevate network infrastructure standards
Remuneration
R100 000 per month cost to company, negotiable, commensurate with experience, qualifications and current earnings etc. If you are a technically strong, certified candidate who can operate independently and add immediate value to an existing client environment, please email a copy of your updated CV to
