IT Networks Manager Job at IHS Towers

IHS Towers is the largest independent mobile telecommunications infrastructure provider in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Founded in 2001, IHS provides services across the full tower value chain – colocation on owned towers, deployment and managed services.

Today IHS Towers has operations in Nigeria, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Zambia and Rwanda. Following the recent acquisitions of MTN and Etisalat’s tower portfolios in Nigeria, IHS owns over 23,300 towers in Africa.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: IT Networks Manager

Job Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full Time

Job Description
IT Network Administration:

• Deploy LAN/WAN internet and any related infrastructure related services, device equipment’s and projects.
• Management of all IT equipment’s in data centres and technical rooms
• Backups for all equipment’s and other Network services
• Ensuring all Service Requests are resolved and completed timely from Service Desk as per Operational Guidelines
• Ensure compliance of IP and VLAN distribution
• Security system such as Firewalling, VPN configurations and management
• Ensure Compliance with IT Security Policies and Baselines
• Management of the Network Voice Infrastructure IHS Wide
• Effective Monitoring up to 99.99% uptime Availability.
• Ensure the health and security of the network
• Network standardized designs for the IHS Wide Network
• Infrastructure strategy and transformation initiatives

IT Security Support:

• Definition and implementation of proper and adequate levels of IT security across the organization, as per Operating Guidelines
• Enforcement and maintenance of the Information Security Policy according to Networks Security Operational Guidelines
• Implement security related projects to assure a zero-security risk environment
• Elaboration of fall back and emergency procedures, as per Operating Guidelines
• Adhered Governance, Risks and compliance procedures

Network and Security Monitoring:

• Network equipment performance analysis to pro-actively prevent service interruptions
• Production of internal Network and Security performance dashboards and reports
• Network Security implementation
• Infrastructure security prevention. Deny reachability access to unauthorized users
• Security research and risk analysis to pro-actively ‘kill threats’
• Issuing security alerts when required and implementing necessary shutdowns, rollbacks and workarounds
• Initiate Problem and Change management, and Post-implementation reports
• Escalation of serious security threats or breeches to Infrastructure Management and Service Quality Assurance

Cloud Network:

• Network Architecture
• Security - Azure Firewalling
• Software Defined Networks
• Secured Access Service Edge
• Zero Trust Security
• Express route services
• BIG-IP
• Azure, Huawei, AWS Cloud platforms etc.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree / Diploma or higher in Computer Science/ Computer Engineering / Information Technology
• 10 Years minimum experience in Network Operations/Infrastructure Administration
• 3 - 4 years of minimum leadership experience
• ITIL certification
• CISCO-certified Network, Collaboration, Security, Data Center or other equivalent networking qualification preferably
• Network security qualification is recommended.
• Microsoft Cloud certification is recommended.
• LAN and WAN administration for Products not limited to Cisco, Sophos, Fortinet; Aruba, HPE, F5, Cloud Networks – Azure, AWS etcetera.
• At least 3 – 4 years leadership experience.

Functional:

• ITIL Savvy
• Network services integration and management
• Network Strategy and Design
• Network Security expertise
• Administrative experience (Routing, switching, collaboration and security)
• Solution provider and new initiatives
• Project Management

Behavioral:

• Effective communication skills.
• Leadership development
• Analytical thinking
• Planning and optimizing
• People management and coaching
• Accountability
• Teamwork
• Solution and result-driven.