Team Lead, Network and Collaboration Engineer at IT Horizons Limited

IT Horizons Limited is a company with diverse talents and skills in existing, recent and upcoming technologies worldwide. We are a team of young, vibrant, ambitious but experienced professionals who deal with everything relating to technology especially information communication technologies (ICT). In addition, we have the ability to update with the latest trends.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Team Lead, Network and Collaboration Engineer

Location: Lagos

Job Summary

• As a network and collaboration engineer, you will be responsibility for deploying, manage and support enterprise networks.
• Configure, install, support, and troubleshoot voice, video and enterprise network equipment. 
• Your role will include designing system configurations, documenting and managing the installation of a new network, and maintaining and upgrading existing systems, as necessary. 
• Oversee and execute planned network maintenance activity while minimizing impact to services.
• You will also need to be able to implement, administer, and troubleshoot network devices including WAPs, firewalls, routers, switches, and controllers. Provide technical leadership on operational and project related work. 
• Design and implement plans to introduce new technology into the voice, video and enterprise networks while minimizing network outages and insuring a seamless end-user experience. 
• Collaborate with assigned team responsible to maintain and enhance the overall performance and availability of network infrastructure solutions to include data, video, voice, and wireless. 
• Analyze technologies and recommend upgrades/changes based on assessments of the organization's current and future network technology needs. 
• In this role, you will be responsible for designing and deploying enterprise solution architecture, coordinating installations and migrations, and managing SLAs for IP telephony applications. 
• You may also be required to troubleshoot LAN and WAN hardware systems and respond to customer inquiries. Performance of the solutions will be evaluated from time to time as deem fit by the organization. 
• You will be part of a team that is responsible for designing and developing scalable solutions that is in line with customer requirement. 
• You will be involved in project delivery and support activities from time to time as deem fit.

Responsibilities

• Proactively scopes the technical solution required to address customer requirements, assesses customers met and unmet needs, and recommends solutions that optimize value for both the customer and the firm.
• Oversee and execute planned network maintenance activity while minimizing impact to services.
• Provide technical leadership on operational and project related work. Design and implement plans to introduce new technology into the voice, video and enterprise networks while minimizing network outages and insuring a seamless end-user experience.
• Conduct thorough analysis of service results and respond to any escalated service delivery issues in a timely manner.
• Design solutions and create implementation and support models for technology encompassing a specific specialization or platform.
• Configure, install, support, and troubleshoot voice, video and enterprise network equipment.
• Work effectively with other IS teams and outsourcing provider(s) to ensure technology solutions are effectively managed and performed.
• Review reports to ensure all services are completely and successfully delivered. Proactively intervene to correct problems when they are encountered. Use metrics to improve processes.
• Assist in the development of voice and video network operations processes, procedures, and documentation.
• Interface with the business users to elicit and define network communications requirements.
• Perform other duties as requested.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure optimal performance.
• Establishing the customer environment by designing system configuration, directing system installation, defining, documenting and enforcing system standards
• Design and implementation of new solutions and improving resilience of the current environment.
• Analyzing existing VoIP networks and computer systems.
• Developing architecture plans for voice and data services.
• Installing network hardware modules including IP and PBX communication servers.
• Designing and implementing Cisco Unity systems.
• Troubleshooting VoIP network issues.
• Analyzing and upgrading network security systems and protocols.

Requirements

• Candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree with 4 - 6 years of relevant work experience.

Application Closing Date
2nd April, 2025.