Senior Network Engineer / Team leader (Urgent!)

Dire Dawa University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia NEWAVE HI TECH SOLUTIONS PLC

Wired and Wireless Network, Presales, Data Center Facility and Structured Cabling Professional Engineer with experience of Cisco. Huawei Products, Structured Cabling and Data center physical infrastructure implementation and Certified Professional
Designs, installs and configures network and security infrastructure and the NMS/monitoring tools, including the core network switches, routers, firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems (IPS), proxy servers, VPN concentrators, spam firewalls, configuration management, network performance management, MRTG and SYSLOG aggregator
Monitors network traffic to identify problems and make capacity planning recommendations with the help of NMS and monitoring tools
Maintains and updates the network and security infrastructure, tests and implements vendor security patches, implement workarounds for unpatched security vulnerabilities
Installs, maintains, configures and troubleshoots the telecommunication infrastructure, including IP PBX’s, IP phones, IVR systems and fax servers
Troubleshoots problems with network and security infrastructure, including routers, switches, firewalls, VPN, proxy servers and make corrective actions when necessary.
Assists with the planning, design, research and acquisition of new or upgraded hardware and software systems; maintains current knowledge of hardware, software and network technology and recommends modifications as necessary; and,

Knowledge Management and Learning

Shares knowledge and experience and provides helpful advice to others in the office
Listening skills, to understand what people say and to detect what they might be hesitant to say
Analytical skills, to critically evaluate the information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information into details, abstract up from low-level information to a more general understanding, distinguish presented user requests from the underlying true needs, and distinguish solution ideas from requirements
Facilitation skills, to lead requirements elicitation workshops
Observational skills, to validate data obtained via other techniques and expose new areas for elicitation
Writing skills, to communicate information effectively to customers, marketing, managers, and technical staff
Organizational skills, to work with the vast array of information gathered during elicitation and analysis and to cope with rapidly changing information
Interpersonal skills, to help negotiate priorities and to resolve conflicts among project stakeholders (such as customers, product management, and engineering)

Leadership and Self-Management

ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Innovator Development

Conducts effective performance evaluations and mentors those with less experience through formal channels.
Helps team execute career development plans.
Seeks and participates in development opportunities above and beyond training required by us.
Trains other innovators and clients through both formal and informal training programs.
Encourages more junior Innovators to take responsibility for their development within the company.
Challenges fellow Innovators to progress toward their professional development goals.

Internal Operations

Suggests areas for improvement in internal processes along with possible solutions.
Leads internal teams/task forces
Approves team members' time and expense reports in a conscientious and timely manner.
Reviews the status reports of team members and addresses issues as appropriate.
Complies with and helps to enforce standard policies and procedures.

Recruitment Qualifications

Education: B.Sc. in computer science, Engineering, computer information or related fields.

Experience:

2 or 3 years of experience in the following:

* Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

* Ability to work under pressure

Vacancy Ethiopia