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Job Description
Key Accountabilities:
- Maintain and implement core & backbone network infrastructure across the region
- Work together with a team of Network and System administrators towards a common preset goal
- Monitor existing network-infrastructure and be first-line support person for internal and external parties
- Handling new projects from a very nascent stage and ensuring they are executed as per expectations.
- Responsible for Designing Core Network & Data Communication Systems
- Manage and Implement SD-WAN & SDN Technologies across the region.
- Manage Cloud Setup & Migration like Microsoft Azure, AWS & Google Cloud.
- Manage and Implement Linux Systems like RedHat, CentOS, etc
- Analyze technical needs, requirements, and the network’s infrastructure design, integration, and operations
- Independently manage the company’s network switching, routing and security devices like Firewalls, IPS, etc.
- Develop test plans, implementation plans, and project timelines for various projects.
Planning & Organization:
- Independently manage company’s network including switching, routing and security devices like Firewalls, IPS etc.
Financial Excellence (budgets, revenue/profit and costs):
- Good knowledge of Budget, RFP process, Procurement processes.
Customer Excellence (internal/external customer engagement and relationship management):
- Should be customer support ordinated candidate, should have very good knowledge of customer service processes. Good knowledge of ITIL Framework.
People Excellence (internal/external customer engagement and relationship management)
- To create an environment which is a great place to work for you and your colleagues through your dedication, enthusiasm, sharing of knowledge, honesty and desire to support others.
- To display excellent standards in all you do and inspire others to do the same, and that you operate within legislative/regulatory and company policies and procedures.
- To display confidence, self-belief and openness to new ideas, adapting and embracing challenges and opportunities with a determination to excel.
- Continuously develop own skills by attending all required training courses and maintaining an up to date knowledge of products, services, systems and work processes.
Frameworks, boundaries and decision-making authority:
- Should take all the decisions within Network Support functions.
Job Requirements
Experience required:
- Thorough understanding of Security solutions like SIEM, Integrity Monitoring and Management, Two-Factor Authentication, NAC and DLP.
- Good understanding of IT best practices and procedures, like ITIL v3 and COBIT etc.
- At least 5 years of extensive experience in IT/Telecommunications.
- Excellent communication skills, very good verbal and written English skills.
- Project management skills.
- Self-motivated with ability to perform under tight deadlines and high pressure
- Possess good project management skills.
- Ready to travel to branch offices in MENA and other regions
Education requirement:
- Degree in Computer Science/Telecommunications or any related education.
- Professional certification in: CCIE/CCNP/CCSP/JNIS/AWS/AZURE/GCP preferred.
Knowledge & Skills:
- TCP/IP, Network Configuration Management, VPNs, Information Security Standards and Compliance
- requirements
- Switching technologies with extensive hands-on Cisco Nexus & Catalyst, Brocade, Cisco Catalyst and HP
- Switches. Extensive hands-on on switching technologies like STP, VLANs, multi-layer switching etc. VoIP switching infrastructure considerations like QoS and POE etc.
- Manage and Implement SD-WAN & SDN Technologies across region.
- Manage Cloud Setup & Migration like Microsoft Azure, AWS & Google Cloud
- Manage and Implement Linux Systems like RedHat, CentOS, etc
- Routing technologies extensive hands-on Cisco and Juniper routers. In depth understanding of OSPF and other routing protocols. Device Redundancy protocols like VRRP, HSRP, NSRP etc.
- Firewall technologies with extensive hands-on on PaloAlto, Fortinet, SonicWALL, Juniper SSG, Cisco FPR,
- ASA & Checkpoint firewalls Load Balancer technologies with extensive hands-on on Citrix Netscaler Load Balancer Web Application Firewall with extensive hands-on Barracuda WAF
- Intrusion Prevention System with extensive hands on McAfee IPS
- Wireless Controller supported AP’s with extensive hands on Cisco Wireless Controller.Bandwidth Shaper with extensive hands-on Bluecoat Bandwidth Shaper SSL VPN with extensive hands-on Juniper MAG box
- Network and Information Security industry best practices and procedures. Clear understanding of Compliance Standards like PCI-DSS.
- In-depth knowledge in different types of VPN solutions like MPLS, SSL VPN, IPSEC (Site-to-Site and Remote Access) VPNS.
- Experience in working in Network Management & Monitoring Tools, PRTG & OpManager
- IIS Servers, SQL Servers, Windows Server, Active Directory.
