PayIncCity of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Network Specialist PayInc is a purpose-driven payments provider building on over 50 years of trusted history in South Africa's payments ecosystem.
Our mission is to connect people, businesses, and economies through secure, efficient and inclusive digital payments infrastructure and to be a catalyst for financial inclusion and economic growth.
From EFTs and cards to PayShap, PayInc provides the backbone that enables money to move safely across the economy.
Purpose
The principal purpose of the Network Specialist is to provide persistent support of the networked ecosystem of PayInc and provide consultancy support associated to the networked environment to PayInc clients.
Stakeholder Engagement
- External clients : Banks (South African and International), SARB and other Government related entities, Vendors
- Internal clients : Exco Manco, Testing Department, Project office, CNP Dev Department, RealtimeSwitch Department, Infrastructure Department, Database Department, EUC Support, Security & Risk Department, Human Capital, Legal Department, Architecture Department, Operations, Change Management, Incident Management, Cloud Infrastructure Department
Key Responsibilities
Network Architecture Design vs. operation functionalityCisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI)Cisco Software-Defined Networking (SDN)Container (micro-services) networkingCloud networkingNetwork Configuration & Support (Firewalls, Switches, Routers, WAN, LAN, Spanning Tree, Protocols, IPS, Proxies, Load Balancers, Web Application Firewalls, Access control, VPN, Logging, Monitoring, Capacity Planning, System hardening techniques, Compression, Voice Recording mediums, Sniffer technologies, PEN Testing, Video Conferencing, Voice)Networked support for all devices that connect to a networkAlignment to PCI requirementsApply security principles across the networkAlign and execute against divisional business strategyIn-depth understanding of networking productsChange control, Incident and risk managementProject managementUnderstanding of system integrationCross-technology integrationQualifications / Knowledge
Appropriate certification, diploma and / or degree in Information TechnologyCertification in networking (CCNA, CCNP) is an advantageKnowledge of the Financial / Cloud Ecosystem is advantageousExperience Minimum 5 years' experience in related fieldExperience in networking technologies, preferably cross platforms (SDN, container networking, cloud networking, security, routing and switching, load balancers, web application firewalls, voice, storage)Skills : Excellent technical and non-technical communication skills, Ability to work in a team, Good reasoning and decision-making skills, Ability to work under extreme pressureExperience in cloud computing – deploys, debugs, and executes initiatives related to cloud computing, Cross-vendor experience requiredSeniority level : Not Applicable
Employment type : Full-time
Job function : Information Technology #J-
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