Reporting structure

Reports To    Head of ITS (Nakilat)
Direct Reports    NIL

*****PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO QATARI CANDIDATES******

Job Summary and Purpose

Support the overall direction of design, installation and maintenance of routing/switching, LAN/WAN/Wireless, Network Security along with centralize storage for the Company and its joint ventures.

Accountabilities

Key Accountabilities:

Infrastructure Design and Maintenance: 
•    Handle, monitor and troubleshoot switches, wireless infrastructure, and other related services and systems. 
•    Install and configure virtual infrastructure for X86 platform. 
•    Support the installation and commissioning of new network systems and coordinate with contractors/vendors to acquire the required services and equipment.
•    Collaborate with vendors and help manage vendor relationships as they relate to network and all data center technologies.
•    Liaise with product vendors to facilitate problem resolution for network and security and data center devices.
•    Perform configuration backups of network security and data center devices.
•    Monitor system resource utilization, trending, and capacity planning.
•    Secure network system by establishing and enforcing policies; defining and monitoring access.
•    Install and configure virtual desktop infrastructure. 

Problem Management: 
•    Work with application developers, database administrators, joint ventures, to resolve any problems related to network and datacenter technologies.
•    Support disaster recovery by designing and maintaining appropriate, recoverable network technologies. 

Generic Accountabilities:

Safety, Health, Environment, & Quality (SHEQ):
•    Adhere to all relevant SHEQ policies, procedures, instructions and controls so that The Company provides a safe, world class, secure and environmentally responsible service to customers, the public and its own people.

Policies, Systems, Processes & Procedures:
•    Implement approved policies, processes and procedures, and provide instructions to subordinates to ensure their proper implementation.

Others: 
Carry out any other duties as directed by the Network & Team Lead

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Competencies

Key Result Areas

Assist in Data Center operations activities and the DR site. Provide technical support for Network, Security and Data Center technologies for the Company and Joint Ventures. Support in storage and backup activities.

Interactions and Working Relations

Internal: N-KOM Management & staff
Purpose: analyzing & solving against business requirements     

External: NIL
Purpose: NIL

Financial Authorities

As per TOFA.

Qualifications, Experience and Job Skills

Qualifications:
•    Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or any related field  
•    Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certificate is a must
•    Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certificate is a must
•    VMware Certified Professional (VCP) certificate is a must 
•    Server Virtualization with Windows Server Hyper-V and System Center certificate is a must
•    Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) certificate is preferred 
•    VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP) certificate is preferred 
•    ITIL and/or PMP certificate is preferred 
•    Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certificate is preferred 
•    Certified Data Centre Expert (CDCE) certificate is preferred 
•    Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certificate is preferred

Experience:
•    5 years of experience of which a minimum of 3 years should be in a similar position, preferably in a similar industry

Job Specific Competencies:

i. Behavioral
1)    Drive Vision
2)    Interactive Communication
3)    Customer Centricity
4)    Solution Oriented
5)    Empower & Nurture Talents
6)    Collaboration & Teamwork
7)    Achievement Oriented

ii. Technical
1)    Advanced knowledge of Complex Data Center Design, Cisco Nexus Routing/Switching N9K, N7K, 5K, Cisco UCS/ISE, Load Balancing, Internet Services, DMZ Services
2)    Knowledge Cisco routing/switching technologies, EIGRP, BGP