Head, Network & Infrastructure at ipNX Nigeria Limited

ipNX Nigeria Limited is one of Nigeria’s fastest-growing Information and Communications Technology companies. In our business, we connect everything - people, information, and services.

We are specialized in network connectivity, and delivery of internet, telephony, television as well as cloud-based software application services to corporate and residential customers.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head, Network & Infrastructure

Job ID: 89
Location: Lagos
Department: Information Systems and Technology
Function: Network & Infrastructure Management
Reporting to: Head, IS&T
Travel Frequency: Occassional

Purpose of the Job

• Drive the digital transformation initiatives as well as improve the existing operational processes while adhering to the IS&T cybersecurity program objectives and regulatory requirements with primary focus on critical infrastructure components such as but not limited to: networking, server, storage and applications.

Expected Key Results:

• Network Infrastructure Uptime / Availability
• Operational Efficiency
• Strategic Planning: Reporting

Educational Qualifications

• Minimum of 2.1 / Upper Credit Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Computer Information Systems or any related field or a combination of related experience and education.

Functional Skills:

• Solid skills with routing protocols (OSPF, BGP and EIGRP) and route redistributions
• In-depth and up-to-date knowledge of System Network design and management

Work Experience:

• At least 5+ years of professional IT experience, 3+ in Network & Infrastructure management experience
• Relevant ITIL, Cisco, VM, Microsoft certifications a plus
• Previous experience leading datacentre infrastructure teams: Network, Server, Storage, Virtualization,
• as well as performing network/infrastructure architecture and operational best practice methodologies
• Experience with Cisco ASA, Checkpoint, pfSense or other firewalls
• Expert level understanding of network seven-layers
• Hands-on experience with public and private cloud infrastructure management systems (openStack, Proxmox, VMWare, Azure, AWS, GCP)
• Experience with monitoring and automation tools (SolarWinds, Splunk, Chef, Puppet, Python)
• Implementation and administration of data and VOIP networks (LAN, WLAN and WAN)
• Knowledge of software development process, quality control, and impact assessment is a plus
• Experience working in a multi-platform (Linux, Mac-OS and Windows) environment

Other Requirements:

• Excellent analytical, conceptual thinking, strategic planning, and execution skills to drive organizational change
• Strong team player
• Ability to mentor less experienced engineers
• Ability to quickly learn and apply new tool sets, technology and concepts
• Proven ability to organize, prioritize, and manage multiple projects effectively, deal with changing priorities, and to meet deadlines in a rapidly changing, fast-paced environment
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills to present information and ideas clearly and succinctly and to explain various application software and hardware to end-users.

Application Closing Date
31st December, 2020.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online