Network Administrator at Abbey Mortgage Bank Plc

Abbey Mortgage Bank Plc is the premier, largest and most profitable, non-aligned Primary Mortgage Bank in Nigeria. Abbey is one of the seven national Primary Mortgage Banks (PMB) licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria and Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN). The recent recapitalization exercise saw the downsize from 105 mortgage banks to only 34 now surviving. We not only emerged successfully capitalized but one of the few that also met our National obligation as well as amongst the public liability companies.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Network Administrator

Location: Lagos
Job type: Full-time

About the job

• The role involves designing, implementing, and maintaining secure, scalable, and reliable enterprise-grade networks to support organizational growth. Requires 3+ years of experience managing network infrastructure and ensuring high availability of IT services.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and optimize LAN, WAN, WLAN, VPN infrastructures.
• Configure, manage, and troubleshoot network devices (routers, switches, firewalls, wireless).
• Implement network security (firewall rules, IDS/IPS, segmentation).
• Monitor and analyze network performance to ensure 99.9%+ uptime.
• Perform capacity planning and disaster recovery simulations.
• Maintain network documentation and policies.
• Provide Tier 2/3 support and mentor junior engineers.
• Stay updated on emerging technologies and threats.

Skills & Qualifications

• 3+ years in network engineering or administration in enterprise environments.
• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS.
• Experience with Cisco, Sophos, Fortinet, Juniper devices.
• Expertise in VPNs (IPsec, SSL) and network security tools.
• Familiar with network monitoring tools (SolarWinds, Wireshark, PRTG, etc.).
• Cloud networking knowledge (AWS, Azure) is a plus.
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Certifications:

• CCNA – Required or in progress.
• CompTIA Network+ – Strong foundational credential.
• CCNP – Highly desirable.

Soft Skills:

• Strong communication and collaboration abilities.
• Analytical and critical thinking for complex issue resolution.
• Calm under pressure during outages and incidents.
• Highly organized and process-driven with good documentation skills.
• Effective time management and prioritization.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: careers@abbeymortgagebank.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.