Network Engineer

Duties and responsibilities

• Design, configure, deploy, monitor, and maintain LAN, WAN, WLAN, VPN, firewall,  routing, switching, and internet connectivity infrastructure. 
• Install, configure, and maintain routers, switches, wireless access points, firewalls, controllers, structured cabling, fibre links, patch panels, cabinets, UPS-backed network equipment, and related infrastructure. 
• Maintain network documentation including topology diagrams, IP address plans, VLAN plans, configuration records, rack layouts, cabling records, change logs, and asset registers. 
• Conduct regular preventive maintenance, firmware updates, configuration backups, and lifecycle reviews for network equipment. 
• Implement and maintain network security controls including firewall rules, VLAN  segmentation, access control lists, VPN security, intrusion prevention, secure Wi-Fi authentication, and network access controls. 
• Monitor network traffic, logs, alerts, and anomalies to detect performance issues, cyber threats, misuse, and unauthorised access. 
• Ensure high availability, reliability, and performance of network services supporting teaching, learning, research, administration, student services, digital platforms, and institutional operations. 
• Support integration of network services with CCTV, access control, student management systems, ERP, LMS, email, cloud platforms, authentication systems, and other enterprise applications.
• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the supervisors or as captured in your detailed job description; 

qualification and experience

• Diploma in Computer Science, Information Technology, Telecommunications, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field. 
• Professional certification in networking such as CCNA, CCNP or equivalent. 
• At least 5 years relevant experience. 
• Experience in a university, large institution, ISP, enterprise environment, data centre, or multi-site organisation will be an added advantage. 
• Experience supporting CCTV, access control, IP telephony, cloud services, or Enterprise Systems integration will be an added advantage.