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Purpose Statement To ensure sustainable IT Network for our client Group of Companies 1. Strategy and Planning • Create and maintain the enterprise’s robust Network architecture design. • Drive the evaluation, development and implementation of network standards, procedures and guidelines to accommodate multiple platforms and diverse system environments. • Test, evaluate and install network enhancements to ensure that they are the best choices for Assupol. • Develop, implement, maintain, and oversee enforcement of change process, procedures and associated plans for the network infrastructure based on industry-standard best practices. • Design and implement disaster recovery plan for operating systems, databases, networks, servers, and software applications. • Assess a need for any network reconfigurations (minor or significant) and execute them if required. • Keep current with emerging network technologies enhancements and network monitoring tools. • Conduct research on emerging products, services, protocols, and standards in support of network enhancements. • Provide input to network teams strategic direction in line with Assupol’s IT Strategy. 2. Acquisition and Deployment • Select and acquire additional network solutions or enhancements to existing Network solutions to improve overall enterprise network as per existing procurement processes. • Negotiate with different network vendors. • Recommend, schedule, and perform Network improvements, upgrades, and/or purchases. • Oversee the deployment, integration, and initial configuration of all new network solutions to enhance the existing network in accordance with best standard operating procedures. 3. Operational Management • Maintain the company’s network enterprise solution to 99.9% uptime (excludes scheduled maintenance) • Manage and generate reports for network uptime to assess impact of network incidents to the Assupol branches (weekly and monthly). • Maintain network performance by monitoring and analyzing: Performance tuning; troubleshooting network problems; escalating problems to vendor. • Manage ISP/network vendors and resolve network related issues. • Create or update technical documentation for network installations or changes to existing installations. • Interact with internal IT teams to resolve network issues quickly and promptly. • Create and maintain Standard Operating Procedures • Manage, configure and troubleshooting of Layer 2 and Layer 3 network equipment. • Manage VLANs, Inter VLAN Routing, IP allocation & QoS configuration. • Understanding of network security methodologies, including but not limited to: ACLS, stateful firewalls and VPNs. • Planning of site installation and scheduling with relevant Assupol branches. • Using network monitoring tools to identify problems and find resolutions. • Implementation, maintenance and updates of the Core, Distribution and Access cisco switches • Manage, configure, troubleshoot and monitor Cisco MPLS/SD-WAN networks • Ability to configure and run common network admin and monitoring tools wireshark, Nmap, Nessus, Netflow, Sflow etc. • Provide guidance to junior members of the team. Requirements Knowledge and Skills Formal Education • IT related degree/diploma Technical/Legal certification: • N • CCNP Routing & Switching a must. • CCNA Wireless an advantage. • CCNA Collaboration an advantage Experience • IT experience: 5 years minimum • Insurance industry experience: 3 years (Advantage) Apply Now

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