Job Purpose
Maintain the University’s computing environment by identifying network requirements; installing upgrades; monitoring network performance and administer the backbone equipment including core routers, firewalls and voice routing servers.

Key, Duties and Responsibilities
• Establish network specifications by conferring with users; analyzing workflow, access, information, and security requirements; designing router administration, including interface configuration and routing protocols;
• Establish network by evaluating network performance issues including availability, utilization, throughput, good put, and latency; planning and executing the selection, installation, configuration, and testing of equipment; defining network policies and procedures; establishing connections and firewalls.
• Maintain network performance by performing network monitoring and analysis, and performance tuning; troubleshooting network problems; escalating problems to vendor.
• Secure network by developing network access, monitoring, control and evaluation, maintaining documentation;
• Prepare technical users by designing and conducting training programs; providing references and support;
• Upgrades network by conferring with vendors; developing, testing, evaluating and installing enhancements;
• Meet financial requirements by submitting information for budgets; monitoring expenses;
• Protects organization’s value by keeping information confidential;
• Document network services and procedures as they evolve.

Required Qualifications
• Masters degree, in any ICT (network specialization) or Engineering (Telecommunications, Electrical, Electronic) discipline.
• An Honors Bachelor’s, degree in either any ICT (Network specialization) or Engineering (Telecommunications, Electrical, Electronic) discipline.

Experience
Minimum of three (3) years relevant working experience

Skills/Competences
• Knowledge and hands on experience in Network Performance Tuning, LAN & WAN network management as well as Network Design and Implementation;
• Good knowledge of the Unix operating system;
• Good knowledge of the design, installation and operation of large LAN and WAN;
• Good knowledge of the design, installation and operation of large electronic mail systems.
• Good knowledge of computer networking and performance monitoring, including relevant experience in routing, data and voice service provision;
• Good interpersonal skills;
• Good conceptual skills;
• Output oriented;
• Initiative and Innovative