IT Support Engineer at Simba Group

The Simba Group, founded in Nigeria in 1988, is a conglomerate with operations across Nigeria’s most dynamic economic sectors. The Group commands leadership positions in all five companies that share a simple, yet effective, corporate vision: providing the customer with unparalleled satisfaction.

The Group has businesses operating in a number of sectors critical to Nigeria’s sustained development: agriculture, alternative energy, backup power supply systems, networking and data transmission, ICT infrastructure development, and commercial vehicles sales and servicing. We operate a network of ten branches, ensuring the availability of our products and services throughout Nigeria, with our reach extending to the remotest corners of the country.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: IT Support Engineer.

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary
Simba Group seeks to fill the role of a IT Support Engineer. The provide technical support for clients experiencing hardware, software, and networking issues.

As an IT support engineer, you will meet with clients to determine the nature of the problem, diagnose hardware or software issues, provide effective assistance, and maintain strong customer relationships. You may also be required to install new software applications and train clients on proper application use

Responsiblities

• Installing and configuring client computer systems.
• Responding to client IT support requests.
• Meeting with clients to diagnose software, networking, or hardware issues.
• Providing technical support on-site or via remote-access systems.
• Troubleshoot & Repair computer systems (Laptop/Server/Desktop/Printer etc ) and keep the record
• Troubleshoot IOS/Windows /MS-Office related issues
• Software update check (Antivirus/ windows / MS-office)
• Ensure Network Uplink uptime (Escalating the issue to responsible body/Vendor/Engineer
• Configure firewall, manage policy
• Email configuration, troubleshooting
• Regular Internet link and structural cable check
• Escalate the Inverter /Battery related issue to inverter team
• Regular check of CCTV , Biometric terminals and VoIP Phones
• Ensure Network access to only authorised person after approval
• Regular Preventive & Corrective maintenance of Network system (Switch / Wireless AP/Firewall)
• Preserve assets, information security and control structures
• Ensure security of data, network access and backup systems
• Keep the record of IT-assets (Laptop/keyboard/mouse/charger etc)

Qualifications

• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree or HND inComputer Science, Engineeringor a related field,
• Minimum of 5 years proven work experience Minimum of 5 years work experience as a technical support engineer in an ICT company
• Knowledge of web services, API, and IP-based protocols.
• Experience with scripting languages such as Perl or Shell.
• Knowledge of computer hardware and networking systems.
• Good time management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal & organizational skills

Application Closing Date
20th April, 2024.