IP Operations Engineer at Cobranet Limited

Cobranet Limited is a reputable organization incorporated in 2003 and provides internet solutions. Our footprint and range of products have grown immensely since incorporation and we are proud to provide every segment of society with a reliable link to the digital universe.

Our entire network topology is rugged, dynamic and fully redundant with negligible downtimes: content showing extremely high availability exceeding 99.5%. Our promise is to continue providing innovative solutions at the best feature-to-price and service-to-price ratio.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: IP Operations Engineer

Location: Lekki Phase 1, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• Provide technical support for corporate clients.
• Design implements and support IT, Security and Network Solutions for corporate clients.
• Troubleshoot Core network problems.
• Upgrade core network equipment and configuration.

Personal Responsibilities

• Report to the Head of Department.
• Responsible for all assigned equipment to his team.
• Should maintain a high level of personal responsibility in order to be an example to his colleagues.
• Abide and apply the rules and regulations of the department and the company as a whole.
• Responsible for achieving any assignment given by his manager
• Keeping up to date with departmental and company notification via Emails, Notice board and other mediums
• Keeps himself up-to-date with the technologies required by companies.
• High ability and readiness for any kind of urgent intervention at client sites to meet SLAs.

Technical Skills:

• In depth knowledge of TCP/IP protocol stack
• Configuration and maintenance of network equipment including routers, switches, Firewalls
• Experience in Mikrotik and cisco devices configuration
• Solid Understanding of Layer 3 technologies (EIGRP, OSPF, BGP.) and layer 2 technologies (VLAN, trunks, STP.)
• Maximizing network performance through ongoing monitoring and troubleshooting
• Good Knowledge in Unix Servers (Redhat, Centos, and Debian…)
• Ability to understand and work on new technologies and to quickly adopt to equipment made by different vendors.
• Ability to design topologies and provide consultancy for corporate customers.
• Troubleshooting, diagnosing and resolving hardware, software, and other network and system problems.
• LAC/LNS Implementation and troubleshooting knowledge.
• MPLS L2VPNs, L3VPNs and VPLS knowledge is a plus.
• Cisco ASA and Juniper firewalls configuration and maintenance is a plus.

General Skills:

• Interpersonal relationship.
• Maintain a good communication and interaction with customers and colleagues.
• Team player.
• Knowledge sharing.
• Communications skills, both verbal and written.

Academic / Education Qualifications

• B.Sc (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Communication Engineering or Telecom.

Certifications:

• CCNA is a must.
• CCNP is preferable.

Experience:

• At least 3 years proven hands-on experience in network engineering.

Language Qualifications:

• Good verbal and writing skills in English are mandatory.

Application Closing Date
10th August, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: recruitment@cobranet.ng using "IP Operations Engineer" as the subject of the email.