JOB DESCRIPTION : NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR

Reports to:  Dept. Head IT

Location: Islamabad

Job Definition:

Network Administrator shall be responsible for maintaining the IT infrastructure of a Bank. He shall be responsible along with his team for ensuring round the clock availability of the Bank’s IT infrastructure including desktops, servers, Local Area Network and Wide Area Network.

Key Responsibilities:

• Install, configure and monitor networking setup such as firewall, routers, content services switches and VPN gateways

• Monitor log files, network traffic and access logs to detect and remediate any performance or security issues.

• Work closely with the IT executive staff and decision makers in other departments in order to identify, recommend, develop, implement, and support cost-effective technology solutions for all aspects of the organization

• Developing, maintaining, supporting, and optimizing key functional areas, particularly network infrastructure and data communications
  Select and maintain technical solutions/tools as necessary for delivering IT service capabilities, and create and continuously improve the standard procedures utilized by the team to deliver them.

• Keep all environments up to date with release patches and updates.

• Maintain Firewalls, Switches Layer 2/3, Routers

• Managing VLAN's , Network Security, ACLS and network devices.

• Experience with standard UTP cabling practices

• Administering and maintaining Windows 2000/2003 Server infrastructure, with emphasis on installing and maintaining server software.

• Analyzes all Windows related systems and identifies problems; system upgrades/patches, installation procedures, reviews procedures and work flow, evaluates data, defines information requirements, designs solutions to identified and defined problems, documents analyses and evaluations.

• Develops and documents systems requirements; details problem resolutions, designs programs, outlines data inputs and outputs, defines procedures to be followed.

• Consults with users on system requirements, organization, and operations; identifies problems, defines needs, and gathers information and data.

• Tests system solution in simulated production environment, debugs’ documents application with flowcharts, outlines, narrative descriptions, and systems manuals; installs applications, trains users, and monitors systems for function and efficiency.

• Maintains and refines routine and/or complex information systems and programs; trains users in systems applications and interprets results, responds to and resolves user problems, completes technical enhancements and modifications of and updates existing programs, maintains system files.

• Advises supervisor on equipment requirements and problem areas and makes recommendations for solution of problems.

• Reviews and evaluates new equipment and software offerings and recommends for purchase, as appropriate; advises users on hardware and software alternatives; determines standards for selection of software.

• Responds to user requests for service; troubleshoots problems and develops solutions; makes minor repairs to equipment and arranges for other servicing needs.

• Provides on-call support after business hours by responding and addressing automated alerts as well as user reported problems.

by: JAWADMEDIA.com