Networks Administrator (Harare)

Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Network Administrator to join our ICT Department. The incumbent shall be expected to perform the following tasks.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Conifgurations of CISCO/ Sophos active equipment..
• Helpdesk administration.
• Checking overall health of the network, server. security.
• Manage and maintain network hardware and software.
• Perform or oversee backups and maintenance.
• Ensuring network connectivity throughout.
• All other technical considerations at the network and system level.

Security:

• Installing, administering, and troubleshooting network security solutions.
• Updating software with the latest security patches and ensuring the proper defences are present for each network resource.
• Performing vulnerability and penetration tests, indentifying and defending against threats and developing disaster recovery plans.
• Configuring security systems, analysing security requirements, and recommending improvements.
• Monitoring network traffic for suspicious behaviours.
• Creating network policies and authourisation roles and defending against unathourised access, modifications and destruction.
• Consulting with staff, managers and executives about the best security practices and providing technical advice.