Lead Network Engineer at Growth in Value Alliance (GV Alliance) Partners

⏲ Nov 27, 2020, 9:01 PM
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Growth in Value Alliance (GV Alliance) Partners - Our client is currently recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Lead Network Engineer (CCIE CERT)

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description
Our client requires an IT infrastructure senior specialist to work in the following:

Diagnose and ascertain technology requirements; make recommendations for the improvement and growth of the IT infrastructure and systems
Direct research and other analysis to support IT planning; direct research on potential technology solutions
Develop business cases and undertake cost-benefit analyses to justify or support IT spending and initiatives.
Manage the delivery or provision of a complete range of Information Technology Services covering networks, telecommunications, systems and devices, ERP etc
Negotiate, administer and manage vendor, outsourcer, and consultant contracts and service agreements with in conjunction with Procurement and other relevant business units.
Implement IT projects and initiatives efficiently and effectively for best outcomes; approve and oversee projects and project portfolio.
Manage the deployment, monitoring, maintenance, development, upgrade, and support of all IT systems, including servers, PCs, operating systems, hardware, software, and peripherals.
Oversee provision of end-user services, including help desk and technical support services.
Oversee network planning, design and optimisation of existing infrastructure.
Ensure performance standards for WAN, LAN Mast providers/vendors are met and adequate security is maintained across network infrastructures.
Monitor overall network performance, analysis and review to ensure highly stable and predictable network.
Ensure availability of links and network resources.
Ensure network capacity management by leading the improvement of procedures and standards.
Manage all aspects of the IT Department including the financial purchasing, budgeting, and budget review

Qualifications
Education:

First degree in Computer Science / Engineering or equivalent
Fluent in English
Master's advantageous.

Experience:
At least 8 years’ experience which includes:

Minimum of 3 years’ experience in an area of specialization; with experience in project management.
Experience in IT and Business and systems Analysis and related disciplines;
Experience in planning and managing Infrastructure based projects and services inclusive of demonstrated experience in Security solutions and technologies at or before deployment
Strong experience in network performance tuning, network design and implementation.
Experience working in a medium to large organization
specifically IT infrastructure and Solution environment
Strong LAN experience.
Hands on experience at Enterprise Architecture level
Knowledge of relevant policies and regulations.
Strong experience working in a complex infrastructure environment
Strong experience in infrastructure architecture, data centers, servers, Database, Backup, Storage, SAN Switch and networks
Experience with emerging technology, such as cloud computing, desktop virtualization, Hadoop, Mongo DB and Unified communications

Certifications:
Functional Skills Development:

Cisco Certified Inter network Expert(CCIE)
Lead Implementer –Cyber Resilience
Certified Governance Enterprise
ISO27001 Lead Implementation
ISO27005 Risk management
Certified IS Security Practitioner(CISSP)
COMTIAAdv Security Practitioner(CASP)
ITIL Foundation
Secure Development

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV current and expected salary to: [email protected] , [email protected], [email protected] , [email protected] and [email protected] using the job title as subject of the mail