Network Administrator at NCBA Group

Job Purpose Statement

The Network Administrator role is to design, plan, implement and support the IT network in the organisation, and the related infrastructure. The Network administrator should be expert in
network infrastructure and security technologies. The role should design networks for the required performance, capacity management considerations, and should be capable to align the network requirements with the costs in implementing and supporting the platforms.

Key Accountabilities (Duties and Responsibilities)

• Network Planning 40% Design, and implement organisational network to achieve performance and availability targets.
• Network Management 30% Manage network availability, Service Recovery, to ensure projects, incidents; problems are addressed according to defined set of policies, processes, procedures and SLA's.
• Network Integration 10% Effectiveness of integration of network strategy / blueprint with the bank's business direction
• Network Security 10% Effectiveness of the network security (policy, controls and infrastructure) with regard to protection against exposure to and impact of risks associated with data loss, corruption and/or unauthorized access
• Network setup 10% Plans, Designs and implements network projects in accordance with Bank’s requirements and Monitor Capacity/Performance of the networks to ensure optimum efficiency

Ideal Job Specifications

Academic:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field.

Professional:

• CCNA, other relevant professional qualifications in IT field would be an added advantage
• Project Management certification and experience is preferred e.g. PRINCE2, PMP

Desired work experience:

• Three years’ experience in network support on medium to large organizations.
• Working experience in a bank or other financial services organization would be added advantage