POSITION : IP Intern

Responsibilities

• Responsible for supporting his colleagues in designing, integrating and implementing IP based services on the Main One network and or customer networks.
• Managing bandwidth of the IP backbone for optimal performance.
• Working and cooperating with internal and external groups when required in order to fully support environments and maintain service.
• Field support and provisioning support tasks as a method to encourage learning and responsibility.
• Contributing to initiatives for driving down incident rates and working with 1st line Operations and Operations Engineers within specialist functional teams, to improve service recovery times.
• Monitoring of network elements and ensuring prompt repair and restoration of all faulty/down sites/links.
• Installation, configuration and maintenance of network andsecurity infrastructure, including routers, switches, firewalls,VPN, proxy servers.
• Performing routine checks and maintenance on all network elements.
• Monitoring and tracking of inputs in the Document Management Server.

Qualifications

• B.Sc in Computer Science or other relevant disciplines.
• 1 year post NYSC experience.
• Relevant certifications, preferably CCNA. An MCP or CCNP will be an advantage.

Competencies 

• Time management and personal effectiveness skills
• Relationship management
• Team work
• Knowledge of networking technologies - TCP/IP, BGP, DNS, VPNs, Firewalls, Proxy etc.
• Knowledge of networks
• Oral and written communication skills

Requirements

• Willingness to work long hours and meet tight deadlines;
• Work under minimal supervision
• Reliability, rigour, team-spirit, service oriented and initiative in the execution of the assigned work