Network Engineer

Job Purpose

Design, implement, monitor the area networks of the organisation to ensure maximum uptime for users.Identify network needs and providing assistance to employees and other individuals on how to use the network effectively.

Accountabilities:

• Maintain and administer computer networks and related computing environments including systems software, applications software, hardware, and configurations.
• Perform disaster recovery operations and network backups when required.
• Protect data, software, and hardware by coordinating, planning, and implementing network security measures.
• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve hardware, software, and other network and system problems.
• Replace faulty network hardware components when required.
• Monitor network performance to determine if adjustments need to be made.
• Confer with network users about solving existing network problems.
• Operate master consoles to monitor the performance of networks and computer systems.
• Coordinate computer network access and use.
• Maintain, develop, and evaluate all infrastructure systems (1000+ Workstations & 100+Servers), including LANs, WANs, Internet, intranet, security, wireless implementations, backup strategies and so on.

Reports:

• Firewalls and configuration reports.

Functional & Core Competencies:

• Generating Ideas.
• Pursuing Goals.
• Valuing individuals.