Description

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 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. At our core, we exist to make great connections, empowering participation, enabling growth, and ensuring no one is left behind.

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.

You will engage with the following stakeholders:

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
Your key responsibilities include:
Network Architecture
Design vs. operation functionality
Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure(ACI)
Cisco Software defined networking(SDN)
Container (micro-services) networking
Cloud networking
Network 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 (All devices that connect to a network and how they influence the network and how the network influences them.)
Alignment to PCI requirements
Ability to understand and apply security principles across the network
Understanding, aligning and executing against divisional business strategy
In-depth understanding of Networking products
Change control
Incident and Risk management
Project management
Understanding of system integration
Cross technology integration

Qualifications / Knowledge

Appropriate certification, diploma and/or degree in Information Technology
Certification in networking will be advantage – CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) and CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional)
Knowledge of the Financial/Cloud Ecosystem advantageous

Experience

Minimum 5 years' experience in related field.
Experience in networking technologies, preferably cross platforms, i.e. software defined networking, container networking, cloud networking, security, routing and switching, load balancers, web application firewalls, voice, storage.

Skills

Excellent Technical and Non-Technical communication skills
The ability to work in a team and to be part of a team
Good reasoning and decision-making skills
The ability to work under extreme pressure
Experience in cloud computing - Deploys, debugs, and executes initiatives related to cloud computing
Cross vendor experience required

Network Specialist

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