IT Infrastructure Engineer at SIAT Nigeria Limited

SIAT Nigeria Limited is an agro-allied company engaged in the cultivation of oil palms and the processing of its products. We have more than 16,000 hectares planted with oil palms and employ about 4,500 workers at Ubima and Elele Estates in Rivers State.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: IT Infrastructure Engineer

Location: Nigeria
Reports to: The candidate will be reporting to the Group IT Manager and the Chief Financial Officer.

Overview

• We are actively looking for an IT infrastructure Engineer to build and maintain the hardware and software components of its IT network and infrastructure.
• Set up and fix servers, routers, PVs, printers and telecommunication equipment.

Duties and Responsibilities
The candidates will have the following responsibilities:

• Monitor, diagnose and resolve problems with key IT systems to ensure systems work efficiently.
• Manage crises situations and work under pressure to resolve problems.
• Undertake projects to improve and upgrade key IT systems as directed by the Group IT Manager.
• Produce relevant documentation and activity reports.
• Provide 3" line technical support.
• Provide technical expertise for 1 and 2nd line IT support staff, sharing technical knowledge.

Candidate's Profile (Qualification / Experience / Competence / Knowledge / Personal Attributes)

• Software Knowledge - work with a variety of software with working knowledge of how these various systems interact virtually, and conduct rapid troubleshooting.
• Hardware Knowledge-routers, servers, PCs, printers, and other equipment all fall under the candidate's purview.
• The engineer also knows how to manage LANs and wired/wireless networks to connect these devices.
• Problem-solving skills - getting many pieces of hardware and software to work in harmony. Strong deductive reasoning and patience skills.
• Customer service-the candidates will work with internal rather than external partners.
• Communicating well with the "customers is an absolute priority.
• The engineer will resolve outages quickly and build strong working relationships.

The candidate will:

• Have an excellent telephone and email communications.
• Be approachable and friendly.
• Be able to organize and prioritize workload.
• Be able to work within a team, facilitating team interaction.
• Be willing to work outside of core hours when the need arises.

Teaching Ability:

• The candidate may need to explain complex technical concepts to nontechnical colleagues and train them to use software and hardware.

Teaching Ability:

• The candidate may need to explain complex technical concepts to nontechnical colleagues and train them to use software and hardware.

Organization Skill:

• Whether keeping cable sprawl to a minimum, documenting the work, or prioritizing requests for support, the candidate will need to stay organized to keep on top of its task.

Domain of Expertise:

• Be proficient and experienced in the implementation and management of the following technical disciplines.
• Microsoft Office 2010 to 365.
• Microsoft Server/Active Directory Microsoft Group Policy
• Microsoft SQL Server
• Microsoft IIS
• VMware vSphere
• Networking experience to include LANS, WANs and VPNs
• Sophos/Cyberoam Experience (working with Firewalls, configuring VPNs Layer-3 devices)
• Backup systems and solutions (Veeam solutions, NAS hardware) Cloud based systems and Microsoft Terminal Services remote accesses
• VSAT and Leased Lines WAN systems
• Line of sights Point radio wireless systems
• Wi-Fi deployment and maintenance, good experience with Ubiquiti systems
• Two-way radio systems, good experience with Motorola systems.

Application Closing Date
7th February, 2023.

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

Note

• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted