Network Security Engineer at Sigma Qualitas Limited

Job Requirements and Skills

• Graduate Qualifications: A First degree from a recognized University REQUIRED.
• Post Graduate Qualifications: Post Graduate Degree Technology and MBA is of ADVANTAGE
• Experience: 5 to 8 years work experience with at least 5 years at managerial position (NYSC is ESSENTIAL.
• Certifications and Training Requirements: Relevant IT Certifications (CISCO, JAVA etc.) is of ADVANTAGE.
• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP),
• Cisco Certified Security Professional (CCSP)
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
• Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP)
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
• certifications offered by ISC2
• Security+ and Linux+

Tasks will include:

•     Securing network system by establishing and enforcing policies, and defining and monitoring access;
•     Establishing networking environment by designing system configuration, directing system installation, defining, documenting, and enforcing system standards;
•     The design and implementation of new solutions and improving resilience of the current environment;
•     Maximizing network performance by monitoring performance, troubleshooting network problems and outages, scheduling upgrades and collaborating with network architects on network optimisation;
•     Undertaking data network fault investigations in local and wide area environments, using information from multiple sources;
•     The support and administration of firewall environments in line with IT security policy;
•     Updating job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks and participating in professional organisations;
•     Reporting network operational status by gathering, prioritising information and managing projects;
•     Upgrading data network equipment to latest stable firmware releases;
•     Configuration of routing and switching equipment;
•     Configuration of hosted IP voice services;
•     Basic configuration of firewalls;
•     Remote support of on-site engineers and end users/customers during installation;
•     Remote troubleshooting and fault finding if issues occur upon initial installation;
•     Capacity management and audit of IP addressing and hosted devices within data centres;
•     Liaising with project management team, 3rd line engineers and service desk engineers on a regular basis;
•     Speaking with customers via email and phone for initial requirement capture.