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Network Administrator

Organization
BUNA
Opening Date
-

We are looking for a Network Administrator to join our technology team at (BUNA) The Arab Regional Payments Clearing and Settlement Organization.

The following sections detail the main qualifications, skills and responsibilities related to this position:

Job Responsibilities:

Security Design and Development

  • Develop and configure new systems within cloud and physical infrastructure.

  • Participate in the design of security centric network and infrastructure solutions.

  • Ensure technical solution/design alignment with established security policies.

  • Secure network by developing network access, monitoring, control, and evaluation, and maintain documentation.

  • Maintain security baseline requirements for all IT systems.

Network Maintenance and Improvement

  • Maintain existing software and hardware and manage all required upgrades.

  • Install, configure, and test infrastructure and network equipment and establish / maintain network connections as per requirements and specifications.

  • Implement disaster recovery to minimize downtime and ensure network resilience in case of failures or disruptions. Perform advanced programming system automation through scripting.

Performance Management and Quality Assurance

  • Maintain network performance by performing network monitoring and analysis, performance tuning, troubleshooting network problems, and escalating problems to vendors.

  • Tune infrastructure performance and ensure high availability of infrastructure with a focus on industry best practices.

  • Participate in the exploration of new technologies and proof-of-concepts.

  • Recommend, review, and implement new technology solutions.

Network Support

  • Provide day-to-day 2nd and 3rd level engineering support to the operations team.

  • Lead problem management and regular troubleshooting efforts in resolving infrastructure issues.

  • Coordinate with vendors and service providers for hardware/software maintenance, and support.

Operational Management

  • Create and maintain documentation. Perform daily IT tasks as assigned.

  • Coordinate with vendors to develop, test, evaluate, and install new hardware and software in addition to upgrades.

  • Manage multiple vendors in the overall implementation of infrastructure projects.

  • Develop and implement appropriate policies and standard operating procedures aligned to established policies and frameworks.

  • Design and develop infrastructure monitoring and reporting tools, prioritizing monitoring, alerting, and routing of alerts for infrastructure and services.

  • Ensure adherence to availability requirements in contractual SLAs.

  • Participate in the procurement processes of infrastructure products and services.

Qualifications and Skills

Experience and Education

  • 5+ years of experience in Network Engineering.

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, software engineering, electronic engineering, or a similar discipline.

  • CCNP, CCIE in Security or Routing and switching and other certifications.

Skills and Knowledge Areas

  • Proficiency in routing and switching technologies, including configuration, and troubleshooting of routers (e.g., Cisco ISR, ASR) and Catalyst switches series.

  • Understanding of dynamic routing protocols such as OSPF and BGP.

  • Experience with VLANs, STP, HSRP, VRRP, and other switching technologies.

  • Experience with Cisco Nexus technologies, such as vPC and VDC is preferable.

  • Expertise in Palo Alto firewall solutions, including configuration of Multi–Virtual Systems, security policies, NAT, VPNs, and threat prevention is preferable. 

  • Knowledge of Palo Alto Networks Panorama for centralized management.

  • Skills in configuring and managing security zones and policies.

  • In-depth knowledge of F5 BIG-IP platforms, including LTM (Local Traffic Manager), GTM (Global Traffic Manager), ASM (Application Security Manager), and iRules.

  • Configuration and optimization of F5 load balancers for application delivery and high availability.

  • Understanding of virtualization concepts and experience with VMware NSX-T for software-defined networking (SDN).

  • Implementation and management of NSX-T components, including logical switches, routers, and security services is preferable / Integration of NSX-T with other VMware products and solutions.

  • Ability to design and implement scalable, secure, and resilient network architectures.

  • Strong knowledge of network security best practices and compliance requirements, as well as ISO 27001:2022.

  • Experience in implementing security measures across F5, Cisco, Palo Alto Networks, and NSX-T environments.

  • Strong troubleshooting skills to identify and resolve issues in complex network environments.

  • Familiarity with packet-level analysis and debugging tools.

  • Effective communication skills for collaborating with cross-functional teams and conveying technical information to non-technical stakeholders.

  • Ability to work in a collaborative and dynamic environment.

  • Thorough documentation skills for maintaining network configurations, diagrams, and procedures.

  • Relevant certifications from F5 Networks, Cisco (e.g., CCNP), Palo Alto Networks (e.g., PCNSE), and VMware (e.g., VCP-NV) can validate expertise.

Languages

  • Fluent in English and Arabic

  • Knowledge of French is a plus

 


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