Vacant roles
Our team is actively seeking a Support Engineer (L1–L2) to join our Support & Networks team as part of our fully remote, South Africa-based team.
Do you love solving real connectivity issues and keeping customers informed and confident while you work? As a Support Engineer (L1–L2), you’ll take ownership of incidents and service requests across our connectivity and platform services, from APN and mobile connectivity to networking and portals. You will also drive tickets through to resolution while upholding SLAs and security standards aligned to our ISO 27001 program.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
🔸 Handle inbound tickets, calls, and emails and resolve L1–L2 incidents/requests within SLA
🔸 Own tickets end-to-end, escalate appropriately, and keep customers updated throughout the lifecycle
🔸 Coordinate responses during critical incidents (war rooms, status updates, responder coordination)
🔸 Provision and test APN profiles, static/public IPs, VPN tunnels, and routing changes
🔸 Validate RADIUS attributes and troubleshoot access requests, SIM provisioning, and mobile connectivity
🔸 Investigate LAN/WAN/VLAN, DNS, VPN, firewall rules, routing, and APN service issues
🔸 Administer customer/connectivity portals (roles, authorisation, audits, troubleshooting)
🔸 Monitor platform and network health; correlate vendor maintenance/events; confirm restoration with retests
🔸 Lead technical calls with customers and upstream operators; capture evidence and log vendor tickets
🔸 Document root cause, remediation, and prevention; contribute to runbooks and troubleshooting guides
🔸 Follow ISO 27001-aligned practices for access, logging, evidence handling, and data requests
🔸 Participate in after-hours/weekend standby rotation when scheduled (with clear handovers)
QUALIFICATIONS, SKILL & EXPERIENCE
🔸 3-year ICT qualification or relevant certifications (CCNA or equivalent strongly preferred)
🔸 3–4+ years’ experience in IT/ISP support with proven L1–L2 ticket ownership and SLA delivery
🔸 Strong networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, VLANs, DNS, DHCP, VPN, routing (BGP/OSPF/VRFs advantageous)
🔸 Exposure to APN/mobile connectivity, RADIUS, and firewall policy troubleshooting
🔸 Clear written and verbal communication and structured troubleshooting ability
🔸 Calm under pressure, customer-centric, and diligent with documentation and handovers
BENEFICIAL SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:
This role suits someone who:
🔸 Thinks in systems and follows a structured diagnostic approach
🔸 Communicates clearly and professionally with customers, even during incidents
🔸 Takes ownership and follows through to resolution
🔸 Enjoys improving runbooks, processes, and preventative controls
🔸 Has a strong security mindset and respects operational discipline
TOOLS & TECHNOLOGIES:
🔸 Zendesk (or equivalent ticketing tool)
🔸 Cisco, Fortinet, Mikrotik, Juniper, Arista (or similar)
🔸 Microsoft 365 (Teams, SharePoint, Outlook)
🔸 RADIUS, audit/change logs and internal operational tooling
Why Join iONLINE?
🔸 Remote-first working setup with support for an effective home office
🔸 Growth and certification support aligned to role tracks and OKRs
🔸 A collaborative, high-trust culture with mentorship and cross-team exposure
🔸 Opportunities to work on global connectivity, APN, and platform projects
🔸 On-call rotation allowances (where applicable)

























































