Network Operations Specialist at Dangote Industries Limited

Dangote Group is one of Nigeria’s most diversified business conglomerates with a hard earned reputation for excellent business practices and products’ quality with its operational headquarters in the bustling metropolis of Lagos, Nigeria in West Africa.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Network Operations Specialist 

Location: Lagos

Job Summary

• The Network Operations Specialist is responsible for the daily performance and availability of the organisation’s Local and Wide Area Networks (LAN & WAN).
• Analyse the network and recommend upgrades/changes; assess the organisation's current and future network needs.

Responsibilities

• Plan and maintain network installation, circuit integration, network equipment maintenance, and operations.
• Configure, monitor, and troubleshoot network issues.
• Monitoring network performance to identify potential problems and help ensure high-performance levels.
• Prepare a monthly network availability report.
• Maintaining the network infrastructure by troubleshooting problems with the Firewall, routers, switches, wireless controller, firewall, wireless access-point, radius server, etc.
• Create BOM for new, faulty and EOL network devices.
• Implement software upgrades or patches on network-related devices.
• Maintaining records of network activity, such as logs of user activity or system performance metrics
• Facilitate Change Management requests and execution according to SOP or MOP.
• Ensure network documentation is up to date.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (B.Sc.) or Higher National Diploma (HND) in computer science, information technology, computer engineering, or a related field.  
• Minimum 3 - 6 years of working experience in the same or related position. Cisco and Networking certifications; CCNP, Fortinet NSE4 & Palo-Alto PCNSE
• Experience working with networking protocols, including TCP/IP, IPsec, DMVPN, GRE, VXLAN, VRRP, MPLS, BGP, OSPF, and EIGRP.
• Proficient in leading networking technologies, software-defined WAN (SD-WAN), Wi-Fi 7, and network automation.
• Proficient in Unified Threat Management (UTM) Solutions.
• Excellent communication skills.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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