Network Engineer Needed at Access Bank Plc

Table of Contents

Network Engineer (CCIE)

Job Specifications:

Full Time
Required Qualifications: BA/BSC/HND
Location: Lagos | Nigeria. See other Jobs in Lagos

Job Description:

Access Bank’s technology teams take on the continent’s biggest financial and data challenges for our over 40 million customers, building the platforms and partnerships that affect millions of people every day. Customers are at the forefront of everything we do and ensuring customer’s concerns are addressed is vital to the success of the Bank. We are driving change to be the World’s most respected African Bank

We are seeking an exceptional Network Engineer to join our Networks and Communications Services team. This is a highly technical, hands-on role in a dynamic and fast paced environment. The successful candidate will have a mixture of deep technical know-how as well as excellent network analysis fundamentals and robust troubleshooting skills.

What you will be doing

Work with cross-functional technical teams to assist with system architecture focusing on network design, network security and network data transfer optimization
Work with Access Bank’s Global Network System teams to resolve network related issues impacting LAN and WAN infrastructure
Operational monitoring of data network infrastructures and load-balancers
Responsible for the day-to-day operation of the networks and carrying out scheduled maintenance activities
Resolution of network faults (support)
Manage escalations of network faults or performance issues to the next level and upper management.
Carry out approved changes to the network infrastructures
Work with firewalls and other standard network security equipment and software
Liaise and coordinate with international counterparts for various project implementations.
Maintain documentation of the environment and operational procedures

Qualifications and Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
CCIE Certification
At least 6 years’ hands -on experience including 2 years’ post CCIE in the Telecommunications or Financial Services industry
Must have led / supervised a team of at least 4 Network Engineers
Solid understanding of TCP/IP (both IPv4/IPv6)
Experience and knowledge of BGP and Internet Routing Policies
Extensive knowledge of both Cisco IOS/NX-OS and JUNOS
Strong working knowledge of the following: wireless security architecture and protocols; access control methodologies; VPN technologies, including IPSec, 3DES, AES, IKE, DMVPN; PCI and SOX standards and compliance, and Layer 2 security controls
Expertise with standard Linux utilities and programs (grep, sed, awk, sort, traceroute, tcpdump, etc)
Experience automating workflows through scripting (Python, Perl, or Ansible)

Benefits