Manufacturing Company Network & Infrastructure Manager Job in Kenya

Attractive Vacancies in a Leading Manufacturing Company

Our client, a leading manufacturing company wishes to fill the following position:

Manager - Network & Infrastructure  Reporting to the Head of Information & Communication Technology, the Network & Infrastructure Manager will be responsible for providing strategic leadership in the
design, development and maintenance of information and communication systems so as to meet the business objectives.Carry out strategic planning for Networks Infrastructure and services.Establish network by evaluating network performance issues including availability, utilization, throughput, and latency; plan and execute the selection, installation, configuration, and testing of equipment; define network policies and procedures; establish connections and firewalls.Maintain network performance by undertaking network monitoring and analysis, and performance tuning; troubleshooting network problems; escalating problems to vendors.Secure the network by developing network access, monitoring, control, and evaluation; maintain documentation.Provide technical guidance in procurement of necessary hardware, software, services and facilities.Develop, implement and enforce Networks Infrastructure and services policies, standards and quality assurance.Monitor and evaluate Networks Infrastructure and services, related projects and personnel in the Networks section.Meet financial requirements by submitting information for IT infrastructure budgets and monitoring ICT infrastructure expenses.Tag and track all lOT assets, their locations and owners and administer the Asset Management Database and the Asset Inventory.Undertake IT asset disposal in line with policies and Perform periodic asset recovery and auditsEnsure the company has a compressive IT disaster recovery planManage the introduction of hardware and software changes into the operating environment, guiding activities in both production and test environments.Undertake such other duties as may be reasonably required and which are consistent with the level of responsibility of this job role.BSc in Computer Science or BSc in Information Technology or an equivalent.Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), MCSE, MCIT.CISA/CISM qualifications will be an added advantage.At least four (4) years working experience in a busyICT environment two (2) of which as a Systems Administrator o r Network Administrator.Wide experience on deployment of routers, switches, vlans, firewalls is essential.Working knowledge with windows and Linux operating systems and Servers are essential.Network design, implementation and performance tuning.Negotiation of hardware/software service and technical support contracts with vendors.Management of multiple projects, activities and tasks simultaneously.Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.Analytical and problem solving skills.Strong oral and written communications abilitiesSupervising, coaching, and mentoring ability. Send your application with a detailed CV and a daytime telephone number and also supply names, telephone number and email address of three referees. Please also summarize yourself as follows:Job Ref NoYour NameCurrent/Past Salary: Year 2011 pm; Year 2012 pmYear 2012 Benefits: If house state market rent, if car state ccSend your application by hand, courier or post so as to reach us by 4pm 7th March 2013. Manpower Services (K) Ltd,
Email: recruit@manpowerservicesgroup.com

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