NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR

SUMMARY:
Independant Payment Services Provider is recruiting a well experienced Network Administrator

POSITION INFO:

NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR:

CENTURY CITY

Bank Independent Payment Services Provider based in Century City is recruiting

JOB PURPOSE

• Responsible for setting up, developing and maintaining networks within the IT infrastructure using a wide range of complex IT infrastructures and technologies

RESPONSIBILITIES Technical Support

• To interpret both business and technical requirements and develop solutions accordingly
• 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 customer environment
• To be able to work across all infrastructure technology domains and collaborate with Product teams to help create network solutions
• Maximise network performance by monitoring performance, troubleshooting network problems and outages, scheduling upgrades and collaborating with network architects on network optimisation
• Undertake data network fault investigations in local and wide area environments using information from multiple sources
• Report network operational status by gathering and prioritising information and managing projects where required
• Provide remote troubleshooting and fault finding if issues occur upon initial installation
• Provide onsite or remote access diagnoses and resolution of network using a highly integrated set of diagnostic tools and techniques
• Stay on top of innovations in the network technology market in order to ensure we are ahead of business and regulatory needs

Security and Compliance

• Adherence to PCI regulations
• Secure network systems by establishing and enforcing policies, and defining and monitoring access
• Support and administer firewall environments in line with IT security policy
• Configuring firewalls, routing and switching to maximise network efficiency and security
• Project Planning and Support
• Facilitate technical planning network sessions with the Product team and customer
• Drafting of network diagrams and proposals
• Ensure that proposed solutions, when implemented, meet the needs and functional requirements of the customer
• Deliver related IT assessments to analyse customer environment and business requirements
• Provide planning schedule for set up and testing of network infrastructure for customer

Customer Service

• Develop successful relationships with sales team members, partners and customers while support the objectives of the sales team
• Work with a product team to identify and gather requirements for solutions and continuous improvement
• Self-Management
• Set an example through personal quality and productivity standards and ways of working with others.
• Demonstrate consistent application of internal procedures.
• Plan and prioritise, demonstrating abilities to manage competing demands.
• Demonstrate abilities to anticipate and manage change. Demonstrate flexibility in balancing achievement of own objectives with abilities to understand and respond to organisational and team needs.

BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES Customer focused

• Methodical approach to work
• Attention to detail
• Logical approach to solving problems
• Excellent written and verbal skills in English
• High levels of energy and drive
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues in a timely manner
• Great team-player
• Pro-active / forward-thinking mentality
• Action orientated

EDUCATION

• Bachelor''s degree in Computer Science/ Engineering or related discipline

EXPERIENCE Minimum 3 - 5 years of related experience

• WAN / MPLS / IPSec Networks
• Routing protocols (OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, VLAN, Trunking)
• WAF / Loadbalancers
• Cisco & Checkpoint firewall management
• Cisco & HP switch management
• Experience in the following fields would be beneficial:
• Apache Tomcat
• Unix / Linux server management
• Microsoft SQL Server
• Microsoft Windows Server / active directory management
• PowerShell / scripting
• MySQL Server
• Office 365 management
• PostgreSQL
• Software defined network storage
• VMware vSphere virtualized systems

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