Network Manager at LinkOrg Networks

Job Description

• A network manageroversees an Linkorg’s network by planning, implementing, and maintaining its infrastructure to ensure reliability and security.
• Key responsibilities include designing and installing networks, troubleshooting issues, managing security measures, and overseeing network performance and backups.
• This role requires a strong technical background in areas like networking and security, combined with excellent leadership and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, deploy and maintain network infrastructure, including routers, switches, firewalls.
• Defining network architecture standards, policies, and procedures
• Overseeing implementation of firewalls, switches, wireless, and cloud networking
• Ensuring network security through segmentation, access control, and patching
• Managing SLAs, incident escalations, and service provider relationships
• Planning and budgeting for network upgrades and infrastructure projects
• Monitoring KPIs such as uptime, latency, and response time
• Plan and execute network upgrades, expansions, and migrations.
• Ensure network designs are scalable and support current and future service demands
• Monitor network performance and identify bottlenecks, failures, and other issues using tools such as Zabbix, PRTG, or Nagios.
• Conduct root cause analysis of network issues and implement corrective actions to prevent future occurrences.
• Troubleshoot network problems related to connectivity, latency, routing, switching, and traffic management.
• Ensure all network incidents are handled within defined SLAs.
• Provide technical support to other departments during the deployment of new services or systems.
• Maintain detailed documentation of network designs, configurations, incidents, and resolutions.
• Provide regular reports on network performance, uptime, and capacity to management.
• Evaluate new networking solutions, tools, and equipment to improve network performance and reliability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Telecommunications, or a related field.
• Relevant industry certifications such as CCNP or equivalent is highly desirable.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in network engineering, preferably within an ISP or telecommunications company.
• Hands-on experience with routers, switches, firewalls, and other network equipment from vendors like Cisco, Juniper, Huawei and Mikrotic devices
• Strong knowledge of IP networking.
• Strong expertise in routing protocols such as BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, and MPLS.
• Familiarity with network automation and scripting (e.g., Python, Bash) is a plus.
• Proficiency in using network monitoring and management tools like Zabbix, SolarWinds, Wireshark, or PRTG.

Salary
N650,000 - N700,000 monthly.