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• In
  charge of configuring various network devices & communication
  equipment such as switches & routers as per the GROUP standards.
• Keenly
  monitor wide area network links, international gateway VSATs, and log,
  report any faults with the various service providers.
• Work
  continuously toward reducing the Turn-around-times (TAT) or restoration
  times of the Stanbic networks.     
• Maintain
  an up-to-date inventory of all comms equipment under the infrastructure
  section. i.e. switches & routers 
  
• Supervise
  and manage resources, human or otherwise involved in the installation of
  WAN and LAN links at all Stanbic sites.
• Follow-up
  on a daily basis on all network requests for goods and services &
  ensure delivery to where these are needed most.  
• Enforce
  Stanbic IT security policies & controls in day to day network
  operations as required by GRCB security standards.
• Quickly
  respond to technical calls assigned to the team in a professional and
  expeditious manner.
• Ensure
  adherence and compliance with change procedures in day to day network
  operations.
• Work
  in liaison with the Team leader and other Team   members as one team to ensure delivery
  of excellent performance of the wide  
  area network & local networks
• Support
  and adopt the implementation of change   initiatives in the department.
• Reduce
  Downtime
• Implement
  Change with minimum Business disruption
• Meet
  contracted Service Levels
• Ensure
  DR capability is fit for purpose Design principles
• Improve
  sService through targeted Improvement Programs
• Responsible
  for achieving individual customer service targets (both Internal and
  external) and support the achievement of team targets by working towards
  maintaining standards of service availability as per the service level
  agreements with the business.
• The
  incumbent will also be in charge of the deployment and operation of the
  infrastructure environment spanning data centres and network, mainframe,
  open systems and distributed environments. 
  In addition to this, systems management, capacity management, and
  disaster recovery functions are also provided.

• The
  ideal candidate for the Network Administrator vacancy should hold a
  University (or equivalent) degree in computer science, engineering or a
  related field.
• A
  minimum of two years of professional experience as a LAN/WAN engineer in a
  large and complex IT enterprise environment (50+ servers). These should
  include a year of hands-on configuration, administration and
  troubleshooting experience of LAN switches, routers and firewall devices.
• Prior
  experience in CISCO products
• Past
  experience in LAN traffic and WAN bandwidth monitoring tools.
• Experience
  with the application and integration of QoS, encryption and compression
  over WAN links.
• Hands-on
  experience in information security, including vulnerability testing and
  security assessments.
• Prior
  experience in IT service management and delivery based on ITIL service
• Comprehensive
  knowledge  of LAN technologies
  (switches, routers, wireless and firewalls) including centralized
  monitoring and management in large-scale, high-availability environments;
• Working
  knowledge of LAN traffic management techniques
• Thorough
  knowledge of IT infrastructure, TCP/IP, networking and information system
  security principles, practices and technologies
• Knowledge
  of large scale LAN/WAN switching and routing implementation and operation
  with specific knowledge of VLAN, VPN and MPLS networking;
• Detailed
  knowledge of LAN traffic management techniques;
• Detailed
  knowledge and understanding of core Internet routing protocols and
  services

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