Main duties

• Design network specifications by analysing workflow, access, information, and security requirements.
• Defining network policies and procedures;
• Maintains network maps of all sites.
• Analysing network performance issues including availability, utilization, throughput, and latency.
• Experience in network monitoring systems
• Maintains network performance by performance tuning.
• Troubleshooting network problems and escalating to vendor.
• Investigate, recommend and install enhancements and operating procedures that optimize network availability.
• Perform network component upgrades by testing, evaluating, and installing enhancements and patches.
• Maintaining administrator documentation.
• Implement network security, including building firewalls, applying cryptography to network applications, backup and disaster recovery plans.
• User network access management, monitoring and control.
• Administer next generation network and application firewalls.
• Administer IPS
• Administer endpoint security software and deployment
• Administer proxies
• Administer email gateway
• Experience in IP telephony
• Experience in Load balancers
• Provide technical expertise in RFP & RFQ preparation & evaluation
• Evaluate and/or recommend purchases network hardware and software.
• Plan and review replacement of equipment
• Vendor Management

Prerequisites

• Degree holder in IT or other qualification acceptable to the bank
• Minimum 1 year experience as a network administrator in a complex environment preferably in the banking sector.

Skills

• Significant experience with the use of the network monitoring and diagnosis tools
• Hands on experience in networking, routing and switching
• Advanced knowledge of routing and switching.
• Possession of a Cisco certification such as CCNP or CCNA is an advantage
• Juniper, Cisco, CWNA or BCNE training desired
• Must have exceptional well-rounded skills to quickly troubleshoot, identify and remediate operational issues proactively identify and tune network performance across a variety of Cisco technologies
• Experienced in working within an IT support function
• Experience with firewalls, Internet VPN’s remote implementation, troubleshooting, and problem resolution
• Working experience on Firewalls
• Critical thinker and problem-solving skills
• Team player