Senior Network Engineer at Swift Networks

The job holder must have a Bachelor’s Degree 2nd Class Honors (Upper division) in Engineering discipline or any other Computer related field. A minimum of 5 years’ post qualification experience on a similar job function. Telecoms experience will be an added advantage.

Principal Accountabilities

• Establish the networking environment by designing system configuration, directing system installation and defining, documenting and enforcing system standards.
• Design and implement new solutions and improve resilience of the current environment.
• Maximize network performance by monitoring performance, troubleshooting network problems and outages, scheduling upgrades and collaborating with network architects on network optimization.
• Undertake data network fault investigations in local and wide area environments using information from multiple sources.
• Secure network systems by establishing and enforcing policies, and defining and monitoring access.
• Report network operational status by gathering and prioritizing information and managing projects.
• Upgrade data network equipment to the latest stable firmware releases.
• Configure routing and switching equipment, hosted IP voice services and firewalls.
• Provide remote support to on-site engineers and end users/customers during installation.
• Provide remote troubleshooting and fault finding if issues occur upon initial installation.
• Liaise with third-party vendor and third-line engineers as the case may be.

Skills and Competencies

• Cisco Certification Program - available at entry (CCENT), associate, (CCNA), professional (CCNP).
• CompTIA Certifications - including CompTIA A+ and CompTIA Network+.
• Microsoft Certifications - including Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) and the higher-level Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE).
• Proven experience and success with LAN, WAN, WLAN, and WWAN design and implementation.
• Proven experience with network capacity planning, network security principles, and general network management best practices.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
• Able to conduct research into networking issues and products as required.
• Ability to present ideas in user-friendly language.
• Highly self-motivated and directed, with keen attention to detail.