IT Systems and Network Administrator at BP Business Solutions Africa

BP Business Solutions Africa is an HR Business Partners providing Best Practice business solutions to our clients through Brilliant Performance and Burning Passion for what we do. We are NOT HR consultants. We do NOT see ourselves as consultants. We prefer to see ourselves as your HR Business Partners working for you from outside your organization.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: IT Systems and Network Administrator

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Purpose of Role

• The IT Systems and Network Administrator will be responsible for managing the IT operating environment and ensure full operations at all times.
• He will also have overall responsibility for designing, implementing and maintaining associated Systems.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage & configuring MFP Network Printers
• Configuring Firewall device e.g. Sophos Firewall
• Negotiating with Vendors to efficiently negotiate with vendors to get the best price
• Configure and monitor Wireless devices to guard against rogue devices
• Routine maintenance of Printers, computers, and servers
• Provide support to end user request either physically or remotely
• Configuring Cisco routers and switches
• Liaise with Website administrators and other solutions providers to ensure 99% uptime at all time
• Actively participate in IT projects and provide recommendations where necessary
• Routinely monitor all Endpoint devices to ensure all laptops are compliant at all time
• Management of Mail Servers including all communication and collaboration services offered
• Device configuration, management and enrolment
• Identify security risks within the environment and services and suggest mitigations
• Support a hybrid Microsoft environment
• Build, support and maintain the configuration management suite, including multiple Windows Enterprise desktop images (WIMs), automated task sequences, automated backup infrastructure, central imaging environment, automated software deployment and patch management updates
• Build, support and maintain Active Directory Group Policy Objects that are used to secure and configure the enterprise client-computing infrastructure
• Build, support and maintain support documents, standard operating procedures and policies related to the network, security systems, server and storage infrastructure, and the client-computing infrastructure.
• Work with application developers and third-party vendors to develop software or virtualized installation packages for network deployment via the Enterprise configuration management suite
• Management of asset lifecycle process through planning and forecasting, including recommendation for replacement of obsolete or end-of-life resources as needed
• Interacts with external vendors to evaluate technology changes, including licensing and contracts, and their impact on the business
• Investigates and analyses resource utilization and prepares reports and metrics, making appropriate changes to optimize the infrastructure and provide the highest possible level of performance and security.

Education / Knowledge, Skills, Attributes, Experience & Other Requirements

• Minimum of Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or related discipline
• MCSE Core Infrastructure
• Knowledge of Microsoft Server Technologies
• ITIL Foundation
• Minimum of 3 years establishing and maintaining mailboxes, user accounts, distribution groups and providing input on enterprise exchange policies and procedures, supporting Office 365 including SharePoint
• Minimum of 3 years working with Windows Server OS, Mobile device OS, Client/Server knowledge, Microsoft Active Directory, in depth understanding of Cloud services
• Deep knowledge of High-Availability computing and networking (load balancing, TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS)
• Familiarity IP telephony and UCC Protocols (SIP, H.264, and H.323) and understands the impact of QoS in the UCC ecosystem
• Knowledge of Windows Server 2016, Hyper-V, vSphere, Citrix, SQL, and Terminal Services.
• Familiarity with SQL and database operations
• Good understanding of managing and configuring CISCO & Firewall devices
• Team player with the ability to work in a collaborative environment.

Salary
N300,000 - N350,000 Monthly.

Application Closing Date
29th August, 2022.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.