About the Job

Job Reference: OVID-IT-NOE-008 | OVID IT – 2026

Division: Infrastructure, Cloud & Operations Division

Reports To: Head / Director – Infrastructure, Cloud & Operations

Location: Head Office, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Job Summary

The Network Operations Engineer is a mid-level infrastructure specialist responsible for the design, implementation, management, monitoring, and optimization of OVID IT’s and OVID Group’s enterprise network infrastructure (LAN/WAN, routing/switching, firewalls, wireless, VPN, and cloud network integration). This role ensures network environments are highly available, performant, secure, and well-documented following change management and ITIL-aligned procedures. The position features both internal operations and client-facing managed services dimensions.

Main Responsibilities

• Infrastructure Management: Design, configure, implement, and maintain enterprise LAN/WAN infrastructure (routers, switches, firewalls, wireless access points). Manage ISP relationships, WAN connectivity, and internet gateways.

• Performance & Security: Monitor network performance, capacity, and availability using enterprise tools. Implement security controls including VLANs, ACLs, firewall policies, IPS/IDS, and VPN tunnels (IPSec, SSL).

• Cloud & Modern Networking: Manage cloud network integration across Azure (Virtual Networks, ExpressRoute) or AWS VPC environments.

• Operations & Incident Response: Lead network incident response, troubleshoot outages within SLAs, execute capacity planning, and follow ITIL-aligned change management procedures.

• Documentation & Audits: Maintain accurate network topology diagrams, IPAM, device inventories, and configuration records. Conduct network security audits and support disaster recovery testing.

• Expansion & Managed Services: Support new site setups, office relocations, client network assessments, and managed network service proposals.

About You

Required Experience

• Minimum 3–5 years of hands-on enterprise network engineering and operations experience.

• Proven track record designing and managing multi-site LAN/WAN environments and firewall configurations.

• Demonstrated experience with cloud network integration and network monitoring tools.

• Experience supporting Ethiopian enterprise organizations is an advantage.

Academic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Network Engineering, Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.

Technical Skills & Technology Stack

• Routing & Switching: Cisco IOS/NX-OS, Juniper Junos, OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, STP, RSTP, VLANs, EtherChannel.

• Firewalls: Fortinet FortiGate, Palo Alto Networks, Cisco ASA/FTD, Check Point.

• Wireless: Cisco Meraki, Aruba, Ubiquiti wireless LAN management.

• VPN & Protocols: IPSec site-to-site, SSL/TLS Remote Access, SD-WAN basics, TCP/IP, MPLS, QoS, NAT/PAT.

• Cloud Networking: Microsoft Azure (Virtual Network, NSG, VPN Gateway, ExpressRoute), AWS VPC.

• Monitoring & IPAM: SolarWinds, PRTG, Zabbix, Nagios, DHCP, DNS configuration.

Professional Certifications

• Required: Cisco CCNA (Routing & Switching).

• Strongly Preferred: Cisco CCNP Enterprise, Fortinet NSE 4, or Palo Alto PCNSA.

• Advantageous: Microsoft Azure Network Engineer Associate (AZ-700), CompTIA Network+, ITIL 4 Foundation.

Competencies & Skills

• Leadership: Proactive risk identification, systematic pressure management during outages, and ability to guide junior technicians.

• Communication: Clear verbal and written English; Amharic proficiency is required. Ability to create high-quality technical topology diagrams and explain risks to non-technical audiences.

Job Details & How to Apply

• Location Type: Office

• Employment Type: Full-time | Immediate Vacancy

• Career Level: Mid Level (3-5 years)

• Number of People Required: 1

• Salary Grade: Competitive (Commensurate with experience)

• Deadline: July 27th, 2026

How To Apply:

Interested and qualified applicants can apply online through Ethiojobs at the following URL:

https://ethiojobs.net/job/JvEymkYFUB-network-operations-engineer