NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR - ICT - LEVEL 9 (1POSTS)

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assess and evaluate network needs
• Plan and design of Wide Area Networks and Local Area Networks (LANs) for ZIMRA
• Carry out network installations and configurations
• Ensure physical and software network security
• Implement network solutions to ensure acceptable network uptime and network performance tuning
• Deploy network devices to data centres and ZIMRA stations
• Ensure availability, utilization, throughput, and latency are within best practices
• Monitor ZIMRA network using approved tools
Rectify network connectivity problems are resolved as per SLA
•Resolve service desk reported issues
• Maintain ZIMRA and stakeholders Infrastructure
• Plan and implement network maintenance schedules
• Provide periodic and network uptime reports
• Provide station reports after each visit
• Carry out department proiects in liaison with proiects section
• Participate in various project teams as required
• Work with bandwidth service providers, contractors and other government agencies
• Offer consultancy services to other departments and government departments or entities - Ad hoc
Implement audit and health issues observed for the department
• Knowledge of Telecommunications
• Perform any other functions as assigned by Networks Manager
Conduct research on network products, services, protocols, and standards in
support of network procurement and development efforts.
Job Skills and Competencies
• Self-starter with ability to work under pressure and beyond stipulated hours.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Good communication and people skills.
• Unquestionable integrity.