EKSON LUBISI
Randburg
Summary
CCNA-certified Network Professional with experience in NOC operations, network monitoring, incident management, and enterprise infrastructure support. Skilled in Cisco routing and switching, LAN/WAN troubleshooting, TCP/IP, VLANs, OSPF, EIGRP, and network security. Currently working in a NOC environment and studying toward CCNP Enterprise (ENCOR), seeking a Junior Network Engineer, NOC Engineer, or Network Support Engineer role.
Overview
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Certification
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year of professional experience
Work History
NOC Service Desk Analyst | Infrastructure Operations Support
IN2IT Company
Sandton, South Africa
01.2026 - Current
- Performed first-level NOC monitoring and incident management for enterprise network infrastructure.
- Troubleshot LAN, WAN, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, routing, switching, and connectivity issues.
- Investigated network outages, service degradation, and device failures while coordinating restoration activities.
- Monitored critical network services and escalated major incidents to Network Engineers and Infrastructure Teams.
- Conducted fault isolation and root cause analysis to minimize downtime and improve service availability.
- Supported routers, switches, wireless infrastructure, VPN connectivity, and end-user network access.
- Managed incidents through their complete lifecycle while maintaining SLA compliance and operational performance targets.
- Created detailed incident reports, technical documentation, and knowledge base articles.
- Collaborated with Network Engineers, Field Engineers, and Service Delivery teams during incident resolution.
Junior Network Engineer Trainee (CCNA training Programme)
Wire Speed Systems Company
Randburg, South Africa
08.2025 - 12.2025
- Configured and maintained small and medium-sized LAN/WAN networks using Cisco routers and switches
- Implemented VLANs, Inter-VLAN routing, HSRP, OSPF, EIGRP, and RIP across multiple branches
- Applied network security configurations including Port Security, ACLs, DHCP Snooping, and SSH
- Performed end-to-end testing of routing, switching, and device authentication to ensure secure and reliable network operations
- Configured VPN connectivity for secure remote access
- Worked under an instructor/mentor during CCNA practical lab sessions
Personal projects & Home Lab (Hands-On Practical Experience)
06.2025 - Current
- Designed, configured, and secured enterprise-style campus and access-layer networks; implemented VLAN segmentation (VLSM), Inter-VLAN routing, and high-availability designs using HSRP.
- Tuned Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) with root alignment, PortFast, BPDU Guard, and applied Advanced Extended ACLs per VLAN for least-privilege access control.
- Implemented Layer 2 security (DHCP Snooping, DAI, Port Security) and integrated Voice VLANs, EtherChannel, NAT, EIGRP, OSPF, RIP, and WAN edge routing.
- Configured secure network management (SSH, SNMP, NTP) and performed troubleshooting of DHCP failures, ARP issues, ACL misconfigurations, STP behavior, and gateway redundancy.
- Maintained an Active Directory lab environment for user management, password resets, and Group Policy testing.
Education
Diploma - Information Technology | Applied and Computer Science
Vaal University of Technology (VUT)
Vanderbijlpark, South Africa06-2025
National Senior Certificate (NSC) - Science
Magigwani High School
Anhol, Thulamahashe12-2020
Skills
- Networking: TCP/IP, IPv4/IPv6, Subnetting, VLANs, VLSM, Inter-VLAN Routing, DHCP, DNS, NAT, VPNs, LAN/WAN, Wireless Networking, Network Troubleshooting
- Routing & Switching: Cisco Routing & Switching, Static Routing, OSPF, EIGRP, RIP, HSRP, EtherChannel, STP, RSTP
- Network Security: ACLs, Port Security, DHCP Snooping, Dynamic ARP Inspection (DAI), SSH, Network Hardening, Basic Firewall Concepts
- NOC & Infrastructure Operations: Network Monitoring, Incident Management, Fault Isolation, Root Cause Analysis, Escalation Management, SLA Compliance, Technical Support
- Tools & Platforms: Cisco Packet Tracer, GNS3, Wireshark, Microsoft 365, Visual Studio Code, CATS Ticketing System
- Systems Administration: Active Directory (User Management, Password Resets, Basic Group Policy), Windows Administration, IT Infrastructure Support, Remote Troubleshooting
- Programming & Scripting: Python, Java, C
- Operating Systems: Windows, Linux, macOS
- Web & Databases: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, MySQL, SQLite
Certification
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Cisco (2026)
- Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP Enterprise ENCOR 350-401) In Progress
Personal Information
Title: Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) | Junior Network Engineer | NOC Service Desk Analyst
Training
- IT Essentials: PC Hardware & Software - Cisco Networking Academy
- CCNA: Introduction to Networks - Wire Speed Systems | Cisco Networking Academy
- CCNA: Switching, Routing & Wireless Essentials - Wire Speed Systems | Cisco Networking Academy
- CCNA: Enterprise Networking, Security & Automation - Wire Speed Systems | Cisco Networking Academy
Timeline
NOC Service Desk Analyst | Infrastructure Operations Support
IN2IT Company
01.2026 - Current
Junior Network Engineer Trainee (CCNA training Programme)
Wire Speed Systems Company
08.2025 - 12.2025
Personal projects & Home Lab (Hands-On Practical Experience)
06.2025 - Current
National Senior Certificate (NSC) - Science
Magigwani High School
Diploma - Information Technology | Applied and Computer Science
Vaal University of Technology (VUT)