Senior Network Administrator

Job description / Role

This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced Senior Network Administrator to be part of a small, distributed team providing high-quality IT supports services to a large, multinational construction business in the Middle East.

The position is responsible to conduct activities and provide technical solutions/expertise for LAN and WAN infrastructure. Principal accountabilities include, but are not limited to, ensuring highly available, optimized & secured network infrastructure, implement site IT infrastructure projects & engage in advanced technology project implementations as needed. This position will be reporting to Network Section Head.

Job responsibilities include:

1. Plan, Design & Implement enterprise networks (LAN, WAN, VoIP & wireless) as per the requirement of the business.

2. Manage and administer the various deployed networking technologies within the Data Center & office campus, while ensuring 24/7 availability.

3. Implement project site IT network infrastructure as and when required.

4. Implement & monitor strategies agreed by higher management in regards with disaster recovery & high availability.

5. Evaluate, implement & monitor security vulnerabilities & threats as per recognized standards (ISO 270001, CISSP)

6. Evaluate and suggest technologies which would enhance the IT network infrastructure & security capabilities while meeting business requirement. Must submit solution design, scope & business impact for proposals and after project approval should prepare implementation, resource & procurement plan.

7. Coordinate and assist the network infrastructure procurement process, including evaluating suppliers, negotiating deals, etc

8. Establish, formulate and monitor SLAs & OLAs (& other contracts) with ISPs to ensure compliance and maximum service availability (24/7)

9. Supervise and provide guidance to site projects/maintenance works being carried by network engineers.

10. Coordinate and assist in annual IT auditing activities. Ensure auditing compliance and prepare quarterly auditing reports.

11. Coordinate with various infrastructure section heads/team members in order to troubleshoot network related issues .

12. Perform daily monitoring activities for core switches, data center switches, VoIP, wireless, WAN devices & WAN links as per the approved functional checklist.

13. Log all network incidents into the Help Desk system and escalate issues to relevant personnel as needed, ensure all tickets are closed as per procedure.

14. Coordinate & assist the relevant project team during deployment of new services, new project sites & other IT projects.

15. Prepare design documents, weekly/monthly/critical event & project reports as instructed by the Network Section Head.

16. Provide relevant training to network engineers & technical support team as & when needed.

17. Mainly work in the areas of Configuration, Change, Problem, Availability, Capacity, Project, Service Level, Information Security, Asset, Operations, Release and Deployment management of the ITIL framework.

Requirements

Who we are looking for:

1. Total 8 years exp. with at least 3 years as Sr. Network Administrator/Network Administrator in a network infrastructure supporting 3000+ users

2. Essential hands-on skills Advanced network technologies (check core technical skill set below)

3. Four year graduate degree in computer engineering/science or 3 year degree in computer science with relevant certifications (CCIE/JNCIE/similar)

Core Technical Skills:

Project Management
Capacity & Asset Management
Disaster recovery planning & management
LA, OLA, contracts & license management
Cisco 6500, 3750 & 2960 switches and Nortel core 8800 & access layer 4500 series
Data Center switches Cisco Nexus & Brocade
Nortel technologies
Nortel VoIP PBX technologies (CS1000) & BCM
Cisco & Juniper Firewalls SSG550 & SSL VPN technologies
Riverbed/F5 WAN Optimization technologies
Bluecoat/Astaro proxy devices
Barracuda Link balancer
Load balancer
Advanced WAN & L2 protocols & technologies (Red Line, Solectek, Ubiquity leased lines, satellite communications, etc)
Advanced network monitoring tools

What we offer:

1. Highly competitive remuneration package in a country with low living costs.

2. A great culturally diverse team environment.

About the Company

Saudi Binladin Group is the leader in the construction industry in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and has played a very significant role in its development with over 200,000+ employees composed of more than 31 nationalities.

Saudi Binladin Group - Public Buildings and Airports Division (PBAD) is one of the most active and diversified divisions of Saudi Binladin Group. SBG-PBAD is confident of its capabilities to face fresh challenges, and looks forward to further enhancing its established reputation for executing projects with the highest quality to the entire satisfaction of its valued customers. The division has undertaken a multitude of challenging projects of varied nature across Middle East, Asia and Africa.