Key Responsibilities
Leadership & People Management
Lead, coach, and develop a team of Campus and Branch Network Engineers
Set performance objectives, conduct reviews, and support career development
Provide strategic and technical direction, mentorship, and escalation support
Foster a high-performance, collaborative, and customer-focused team culture
Ensure adequate resourcing, skills coverage, and succession planning
Network Design & Architecture
Accountable for the end-to-end design of campus and branch LAN, WAN and Wireless architecture and design
Ensure network standards, patterns, and reference architectures are current and fit for purpose
Lead network refresh, modernization, and rollout initiatives
Operations & Service Management
Ensure high availability and performance of the campus and branch estate in line with enterprise SLAs
Comply with incident, problem, and change management processes
Proactively maintain the expected currency and hygiene of the estate
Act as escalation point for complex or high-impact network issues
Drive to conclusion the blameless postmortem process including root cause analysis and continuous service improvement
Ensure SLAs, OLAs, and Key Risk Indicators are met or exceeded
Security & Compliance
Ensure network environments comply with Absa's security policies, regulatory, and audit requirements
Partner with Cyber Security teams on addressing segmentation, access control, and threat mitigation
Support patch management, vulnerability remediation and audit findings across the estate
Vendor & Stakeholder Management
Manage relationships with suppliers and service providers
Evaluate new technologies, tools, and solutions
Collaborate with internal stakeholders (The Physical Channels Business, Security, Architecture, Cloud, End-User Computing, Facilities)
Support projects requiring campus and branch networking
Financial & Asset Management
Own the budget planning process and cost optimisation initiatives
Manage network asset lifecycle, logistics and refresh planning
Responsible for procurement and vendor contract negotiations
Key Technologies & Domains
Campus LAN (switching and wireless)
Branch LAN (switching and wireless)
Enterprise Wireless (802.11 standards, controllers, NAC)
WAN / SD-WAN (campus, branch and ATM)
Security (segmentation, NAC)
Routing & Switching (OSPF, BGP, VLANs, QoS)
Network Monitoring & Automation tools
Minimum Requirements
Education
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
Minimum Experience Required
8 - 10+ years experience in enterprise network engineering
3 - 5 years experience leading or managing a technical network team
Proven experience leading large-scale distributed network environment
Experience working in financial services or highly regulated environments
Technical Skills
Deep expertise in enterprise LAN, WAN, and wireless technologies
Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills
Experience with network security and segmentation
Exposure to SD-WAN and network automation is beneficial
Certifications (Preferred)
CCNP / CCIE (Enterprise) or equivalent
ITIL Foundation
Relevant vendor wireless or security certifications
Competencies & Behaviours
Strong leadership and people-management capability
Strategic thinking with hands-on technical depth
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills with a strong focus on organisational collaboration
High attention to detail and risk awareness
Ability to perform under pressure in a 24/7 environment with strong problem solving skills
Customer-centric and service-driven mindset
Strong sense of ownership and accountability
Education
Bachelor's Degree: Information Technology
End Date: February 11, 2026