LAN-WAN Analyst at Nestoil Plc

Nestoil Plc was incorporated in Nigeria in 1991 for the provision of Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) services to the energy and oil & gas industry. Since then, Nestoil has grown to become the leading indigenous EPC provider for major IOCs (International Oil Companies) in Sub-Saharan Africa like National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Shell, Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Total, etc. Employing highly dedicated, skilled and goal-driven professionals and using unique and innovative technology, Nestoil Plc delivers excellent, first class and cost effective solutions to industry problems. At Nestoil, our policy is to use the best resources, with stringent supervision that assures safe working conditions and excellent quality. We are also committed to the optimization of local content in all aspects of our business and the growth of our workforce and host communities. Indeed, Nestoil has earned its reputation as a company with world class project execution capacity during the past 19 years of operation in the Nigerian Oil and Gas industry. Nestoil has invested heavily in the development of its human and material capacity. In terms of equipment and facilities, Nestoil is second to none. Our fabrication yard in the Nestoil Industrial Area, Abuloma Port Harcourt is among the top three best fabrication yards in Nigeria sitting on several hectares of land.

We are on an evolutionary journey where we’re changing our story. We are looking to hire an experienced LAN-WAN Analyst to join our diverse team in our Company.

In this role, your primary objective will be to support ICT operations across Routing & Switching Data Centers, and to assist in the execution of ICT projects.

As a LAN-WAN Analyst, you will be responsible for:

• Developing and supporting comprehensive network LAN, WAN, wireless and security solutions that meet requirements and integrate into the overall Obijackson Group network and security architecture.
• Evaluating current network and security systems to propose and implement network system enhancements on Network Switches, Routers, Internet Firewall Services, VPN and other Network Management devices – Defines, designs and implements network and security solutions.
• Creating and maintaining standard builds/templates and apply advanced network and security engineering and architecture knowledge on complex and diverse problems
• Participating in IT network infrastructure project design, reviews and ensuring network architecture goals and requirements are met and aligned with business objectives.
• Working with internal customers and service providers to design, implement and support networks
• Assessing vendor development/test strategies for various network domain projects.
• Performing network troubleshooting to isolate and diagnose common network problems.
• Deploying both bare metal systems and virtual cloud services.
• Supporting and collaborating on the development, implementation and administration of processes and procedures to ensure reliability
• Developing network and security documentation, including diagrams and work instructions, test plans, implementation plans, and project timelines for various projects.
• Writing functional requirements/specifications documents.
• Demonstrated confidence with the ability to present and have conversations
• Establishing best practices through collaboration with IT Security and IT Infrastructure Operations
• Collaborating with IT Security and Service Delivery toward compliance and auditing
• The ability to maintain and foster sensitivity and respect for a culturally diverse work environment.
• Ability to travel

What are we looking for?

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Network Engineering, Information Technology or equivalent industry experience 
• Cisco CCNA Required CCNP Good to have certifications.  Information technology certifications such as MCP, ITIL
• 1 to 3 years of progressive experience in computer network design and support
• Knowledge and experience working with network protocols (e.g. TCP/IP, routing, firewalls, DNS, DHCP, SSH, VPNs), IP routing protocols including RIP, BGP, OSPF, IP Multicast, MPLS. Network Switching Required
• Understands service providers, TCP/IP data networks.
• Knowledge of IPv4 is must.
• Proven ability to accomplish assigned tasks with little supervision
• Ability to manage and prioritize complex, changing workloads in a challenging technical environment

Method of Application

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