Senior Network Infrastructure Engineer

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Location: Ikeja, Lagos Job Description

The Senior Network Infrastructure Engineer is responsible for the strategic planning, management, support and optimization of the corporate enterprise network in a 24/7 environment.
The team provides high levels of availability for all network and hardware in support of business objectives. Work closely with decision makers in other departments/ strategic business units to identify, develop, implement, and support cost-effective technology solutions for all aspects of the organization.

Principal Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Lead the team responsible for providing the 24 x 7 enterprise network for corporate and cloud applications
Develop strategies and plans to meet the needs of the department and business in alignment with established priorities
Work independently with Software engineering teams, PMO, Business Analyst, Managers, and third-party partners as needed to ensure solutions are adequately supporting the company’s growth and business needs
Review critical internal network and third-party systems to ensure that proper disaster recovery procedures have been implemented and tested
Develop capacity planning of all key services ensuring business growth does not outpace existing infrastructure capabilities
Develop and establish beneficial and cost-effective relationships with service providers
Monitor and maintain all systems to meet established Service Level Objectives
Lead crisis management efforts during planned and unplanned outages, driving rapid response and resolution to critical issues impacting the business
Maintain knowledge of current and developing technologies
Perform other duties and projects as assigned

Qualifications Essential Competencies:

Bachelor’s degree in computer science (or related area) preferred.
8-10 years’ work experience minimum.
Must have strong Cisco networking experience, Cisco and other vendor firewalls, optional experience in Cisco Meraki cloud managed networks
Windows Server 2008 – 2016 and Linux experience will be an advantage
Knowledge and experience in managing Office 365 messaging, OneDrive, SharePoint and other Office related platforms
Information security knowledge/experience will be an advantage
Ability to provide level 3 user support related to networks and end-user systems
Track record of managing people and teams
CISSP, CEH, COBIT, CISM, CISA
CCNP, CCIP, CCSA.

Skills:

Ability to manage stakeholders across diverse teams & at the executive
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
Flexible and able to adapt to a rapidly changing environment
Must be organized and have the ability to manage projects of varying length
Positive, self-motivated individual who can complete tasks independently
Must be a team player
Highly organized and efficient; able to multi-task effectively and prioritize work based on a minimal direction and multiple competing priorities
Committed to delivering high-quality results, with cost-effective use of resources

Additional Information Working conditions:

Flexibility is important.

Remuneration Competitive based on experience

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