IT Systems Administrator at MainOne Cable Nigeria

MainOne Cable is a leading facilitator and preferred provider of innovative telecom services and network solutions such as Connectivity and Data Center Solutions to Telecom operators, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), other businesses and Government institutions across West Africa.

MainOne Cable’s success is built on having talented and highly proficient people within their respective fields as the driving force behind our business. A job in MainOne is different from any other you have had. With joining MainOne you’ll be challenged, inspired and proud as you become a part of something big.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: IT Systems Administrator

Location: Fabac, Lagos
Department: Corporate Services & Development
Job Type: Permanent

Responsibilities

• Responsible for design, deployment, installation, setup, and administration of Microsoft Servers, M365 and Office 365 Workloads and Storage systems in a 24x7x365 environment.
• Work with team members including infrastructure engineers, software & application development engineers, database administrators, and business liaisons to deploy solutions to achieve Organizational set objectives.
• Select and implement security tools, policies, and procedures in conjunction with the company’s security team and Liaise with vendors and other IT personnel for problem resolution.
• Provide Level-2/3 support and troubleshooting to resolve Information Technology issues across different platforms and OEMs.

Qualifications, Skills & Competencies

• A minimum of BSc. Degree in Computer Science, Electrical / Electronics Eng or in a related discipline
• 5-6 years experience in design, deployment, and Implementation of Active Directory Services Infrastructure, Group Policies, Managing Microsoft solutions, Microsoft 365 Administration and Microsoft Azure Workloads
• Knowledge of Microsoft Endpoint Manager, System Centre Configuration Management SCCM, System Hardening, Information Security Standards and Endpoint protection
• Knowledge of and experience with Computer and Server Hardware,  LANS/WANS; Windows Server Environment, Microsoft SQL Server; Microsoft Exchange; Internet Information Services; Oracle, backup systems, Microsoft Endpoint Manager and System Centre Configuration Manager, Patch management etc.
• Good understanding and experience in deploying services such as Group Policies, TCP/IP, IPv4 and CIDR, DHCP Services, DNS Services, SMTP Services, NTP Services, Radius, LDAP, FTP, UDP etc.
• Knowledge of IT Security solutions, Enterprise Anti-Virus Solutions, Sophos Central Endpoint Protection and Encryption, IPS/IDS, Anti-SPAM solutions, Microsoft Advanced Threat Protection (ATP), Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Endpoints, Bitlocker Encryption, Endpoint protection and Email Security & Protection
• Proficient with VMware Virtualization Environment, HyPerV Virtualization and Azure Infrastructure as a Service Iaas
• Microsoft Certified Expert, MCSA, MCSE, and CCNA certification is a plus.

Demands of the Job

• Process-driven, with strong analytical and planning skills.
• Technical & Professional proficiency.
• Strong coaching and team leadership skills.
• Very good problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent customer service orientation.
• Vendor relationship and negotiating skills.
• Business communication and project management skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with relevant areas of the business.
• Knowledge of and experience with: Information systems security, Unix/Linux, LANS/WANS; OSI Layer & Network protocol.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.