Engineer Regional Network Infrastructure at KCB Bank Kenya

The Position:

The Engineer Regional Network Infrastructure will provide primary support for regional branch network elements (Routers, Switches, IP Telephony, Network Security and Network Access Control). He/She will also be responsible for ensuring all required security controls and audit remediation is done for the responsible region.

Key Responsibilities:

• Installs and configures WAN and LAN elements to ensure business needs are met. 
• Maintains documentation regarding network configurations, operating procedures, and service records relating to network hardware and software for the regional responsible for.
• Provision of timely and high quality and cost-effective network infrastructure to support the bank regional branch network.
• Researching on and deployment of modern technologies and its application of industry standards and best practices to network installations
• Ensure all regional network installations adhere to industry standards and best practices.
• Provide support for subsidiary network teams and act as an escalation point for all network related issues.
• Service level application in relation to Telecommunication service providers and Equipment supporting network functions for the regional branch network.
• Identification of network elements that may need to proactively be fixed before failure.
• Provide second level support on service desk on network related tickets in relation to the regional network responsible. 
• Proactive analysis of network logs and utilization to ensure any bottlenecks on the network are identify and resolved. 

The Person:

For the above position, the successful applicant should meet the following criteria:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology or related field.
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in Information Technology at least 2 years’ experience in Cisco Network and IP Telephony Management.
• Knowledge and experience in Firewall Management & Network Automation will be an added advantage.
• Cisco Certification such as CCNA, CCNP etc is required.
• Certification in Network Security such as Fortinet, Checkpoint will be added advantage.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.