Engineer: Network

Mediclinic Southern Africa Corporate Office | Stellenbosch | South Africa Closing date: 20/10/2026 Number of positions: 1 Recruiter name: Fiona Simone Anderson Reference number: 74374 Workplace Type: Hybrid Permanent Please note if you are an internal employee on a fixed term contract please apply using an external candidate profile and not your employee profile MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB To design, implement, secure, optimise and support Mediclinic’s enterprise network infrastructure, ensuring the availability, performance, resilience and security of clinical, corporate and medical-device connectivity services. The role supports strategic initiatives including Huawei network modernisation, Electronic Health Record readiness and deployment, Zero Trust Network Access, secure medical-device integration, cybersecurity improvement programmes and hybrid-cloud connectivity. KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS Design, implement and optimise enterprise network services Manage network security, Zero Trust Network Access and cyber resilience Support healthcare technology, EHR and secure medical-device connectivity Drive operational excellence, automation and continuous improvement Manage stakeholder relationships and service delivery REQUIRED EDUCATION ESSENTIAL EDUCATION: Matric. A recognised enterprise networking certification at professional level, such as Cisco CCNP, Huawei HCIP or an equivalent professional networking qualification DESIRED EDUCATION: A relevant diploma or degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline. Relevant vendor or security certification. REQUIRED EXPERIENCE ESSENTIAL MINIMUM: A minimum of five years’ experience in an enterprise network environment. Practical experience supporting large-scale LAN, WAN, WLAN and data-centre network services. Experience with enterprise routing, switching, network security, firewall technologies, operational support and formal change-control processes. Experience supporting high-availability and business-critical technology environments. DESIRED EXPERIENCE: Experience with Huawei enterprise campus networking technologies and multi-vendor network environments. Experience with Zero Trust Network Access, network segmentation and secure remote-access solutions. Exposure to cloud and hybrid network connectivity. Experience supporting healthcare technology, clinical systems, EHR platforms or secure medical-device connectivity. Exposure to network automation, orchestration, telemetry and analytics REQUIRED JOB SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE Enterprise routing and switching technologies Huawei enterprise campus network technologies Multi-vendor enterprise networking Network security principles Firewall technologies and policy management Zero Trust Network Access principles and operations Network segmentation and micro-segmentation Secure remote-access technologies Wireless enterprise networking WAN, SD-WAN and IPsec technologies Cloud and hybrid network connectivity Network monitoring, telemetry and analytics platforms High-availability and resilient network design Capacity planning and performance management EHR and clinical application network requirements Secure medical-device connectivity IEC 80001 awareness in relation to connected medical-device risk Network automation, orchestration and scripting Data-cabling standards VoIP and unified-communications networking principles Disaster recovery and network continuity planning IT service management and formal change-control principles Ability to work independently Ability to collaborate effectively with diverse technical, clinical and business stakeholders All applicants will be considered, with the understanding that preference will be given in accordance with the Employment Equity Plan of Mediclinic Southern Africa, as well as internal applicants/employees that meet the minimum requirements. Please note if you are an internal employee on a fixed term contract please apply using an external candidate profile and not your employee profile