Senior Network Engineer at LinkOrg Networks

LinkOrg Networks is an engineering solution company established to provide satellite communications services and support for Fixed VSAT remote internet solutions, marine/offshore internet and applications, video broadcasting services, Information Technology, and telecommunications services. We are passionate about satellite communications and committed to delivering high standards. Telecommunication and satellite communication specialists manage the company, and our support is implemented using our network of highly trained and talented engineers and technicians.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Network Engineer

Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• The Senior Network Engineer is responsible for the administration, implementation, and health of the global enterprise network.
• This position reports to the Technical Manager and requires an intense dedication to high network availability, best practice network architecture, network security, continuous enhancement, high quality of work, personal ownership, and executing to completion in an environment of competing priorities.
• On-call/after-hours support is required to address critical issues should they arise, and limited end-user engagement may also be required to resolve issues or validate changes to the network.

Responsibilities

• Create/maintain detailed documentation of deployments, active engagement with ISP’s and equipment procurement vendors to meet service and project objectives.
• Provide technical expertise on all aspects of network services, such as Wi-Fi, VPN, internet connectivity, and VLAN segmentation, ensuring they are fault tolerant and highly available.
• Actively propose network enhancements and new technologies to meet technical directives such as redundancy and high availability.
• Lead efforts in defining, tuning, and implementing network standards.
• Apply best practices in Incident, Problem, Change, Patch/Release and Asset Management in the scope of Network Administration
• Strong commitment to network security and best practices
• Respond to networking issues in a coordinated effort with the IT Operations teams to quickly restore services and perform root cause analysis as required.
• Participate in daily network operations activities by responding to MACD request and issues as they arise.
• Create reliable documentation and update existing diagrams to accurately keep track of site topologies.
• Advise, propose, and deploy geo-redundant network architecture.
• Ensure recoverability of network services by implementing backup and archive operations
• Maintain comprehensive network hardware and software configuration database and all supporting documentation for relevant systems.
• Engage directly with external vendors to participate in network equipment procurement, implementation services, and cost effectiveness of competing solution.

Requirements

• Minimum of 6-12 years experience in network administration
• Strong cloud networking experience (Azure networking background highly desired)
• Strong working experience with Cisco Meraki products.
• Strong knowledge of security infrastructure design
• Strong knowledge of SDWAN, Anyconnect, NGFW solutions
• Strong knowledge and experience with multiple firewall and switching platforms such as HP, Cisco, Sonicwall, Watchguard, Fortinet, Etc.
• Comfort with spanning-tree and best practices of network topology
• Dedication to accurate supporting documentation and diagrams
• Ability to manage multiple priorities with the guidance of IT Leadership and deliver meaningful feedback for improving the performance of network operations.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to build and earn trust of co-workers and clients quickly.

Skills:

• Proficiency, in network equipment, protocols and setups encompassing routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers and VPNs for both wireless technologies.
• Expertise in routing protocols such as BGP, OSPF, EIGRP and switching technologies like VLANs, STP, VTP and EtherChannel.
• Comprehensive knowledge of security principles including access control methods, VPN technologies, firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS) and encryption protocols.
• Skilled in utilizing network monitoring tools like Wireshark, Nagios, Zabbix or SolarWinds to troubleshoot network issues efficiently.
• Ability to design and optimize network architectures based on business needs focusing on scalability and performance considerations.
• Familiarity with cloud networking concepts such as AWS VPC, Azure Virtual Network and Google Cloud Interconnect.
• Understanding of virtualization technologies like VMware, Hype V or KVM. Their impact on network infrastructure.
• Ability to produce network documentation, diagrams and reports for system setups, changes and resolving incidents.
• Proficiency in project management to oversee and steer network infrastructure projects from start to finish encompassing planning, budgeting and resource management.
• Effective communication skills for conveying ideas to technical individuals collaborating with diverse teams and guiding junior team members.
• Dedication to learning by keeping up, to date with technologies, industry developments and best practices through self directed learning opportunities training sessions and obtaining certifications.

Application Closing Date
12th August,2024.