Job Title: Network Administrator
Reports To: Manager Networks and Infrastructure
Role Purpose
The Network Administrator will be responsible for designing, configuring and deploying fault-tolerant networks with security in mind.
He/she maintains and monitors the Bank’s IT networks to ensure maximum uptime for users.

Key Result Areas/ Deliverables:
• On daily basis, ensures high availability and acceptable levels of performance of mission critical data communication links by analysing and monitoring uptime, throughput, latency, etc. -escalating problems to vendor
• Provides periodic reports on network availability to facilitate decisions on continuous service improvements.
• Designing and implementing new network solutions and/or improving the efficiency of current networks
• Secures network access by establishing connections and defining access policy rules; configuring secure protocols, VPN connections and keeping cyber-attacks at bay.
• Performs software upgrade and replacing faulty network hardware components when required. Ensures that the bank is not running obsolete equipment, technologies and software
• Maintains an updated inventory of all network devices used by the Bank.
• To manage backups of all systems ensuring that they run successfully and to manage rotation of backups to DRS for safe storage. Periodically tests the backups to confirm integrity and reliability.
• Suggests improvements on the network performance, scalability and capacity
• Continuously engages network service providers to ensure satisfactory services for the bank.
• Assist the end-user, other IT professionals, and external customers in requesting security variances and implementation of subsequent configuration change requests
• Identify and correct or advise, on operational issues with end users’ computer systems
• Monitor systems for any anomalies, proper updating, and patching. This includes issues raised by information security teams
• Maintains system documentation and configuration data for regulatory and audit purposes
Education and Training
• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Computer science, Information technology or related area.
• Certifications in CCNA/CCNP, CCNA security, ITIL, N+ will be an added advantage.

Skills and Experience
• At least 2 years working of experience in a similar role in a reputable
• Demonstrated understanding of network implementation concepts including switching VLANs to segmentation, routing, IP sub-netting, access control lists, routing protocols, encryption, authentication, and/or IP packet forwarding
• Hands on experience with Next Gen Firewalls, Web Application
• Firewalls, Intrusion Prevention Systems, Identity Services Engine.
• Good conceptual understanding of OSI model layers.
• Good working knowledge and experience of computers, servers, virtualization, Linux and other operating systems
• Experience working with multi-vendor hardware such as Cisco, F5,
• Juniper, Mikrotik, Checkpoint
• Provide after-hours or weekend support when necessary to perform high-risk or planned downtime of PBU data centre systems for upgrades and maintenance.
• Understands the business and can proactively see IT solutions to business problems.
• Ability to maintain good working relationships
• Ability to work longer hours.
• Positive, self-motivated individual who can complete tasks independently
• Proactive in wanting to make a difference
• Good presentation and report writing skills.
• A good team player

Method of Application

The Following Documents Should Accompany The
Application Strictly Online:
• Detailed CV
• Certified copies of academic documents
• Applicants address and day time telephone contacts
• Postal/email address and daytime telephone contact of three referees of good standing in society one of which should be your current Supervisor.

Only online applications addressed to Chief HR & Admin Officer, PostBank
Uganda. Send application to [email protected] with job title as subject, accompanied with copies of relevant academic documents.
Note: Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Closing Date: 9th November 2021