Senior Technician: Network – DEBMARINE NAMIBIA

Introduction:

Debmarine Namibia requires the services of a Senior Technician: Network. The successful incumbent will provide an efficient and cost-effective network services and facilities for the planning, installation, commissioning, support, and maintenance of IM network equipment.

Job Specifications:

• Manages and ensures the technical availability of network operations to achieve optimal efficiencies of equipment.
• Planning and prioritising required work in consultation with the Network Specialist.
• Perform formal planning of planned maintenance tasks on a weekly basis.
• Executes equipment modifications through compiling operational requirements and ensure planning and coordinating of installations and commissioning of equipment.
• Proactively manages, identifies and requests required spares for repairs and installations.
• Monitors logged calls and resolve them and implements appropriate action, to ensure minimal delays.
• Partakes proactively in the planning, installation and commissioning of equipment and systems during vessel in-ports and projects.
• Maintains software backups of tables and configurations on key equipment and all relevant equipment requiring software downloads in the event of failure.
• Reviews and adheres to all internal and external (Group) policies and procedures, to maintain the required standards

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Grade 12 (preferably with Mathematics and Science) with a relevant National Diploma in IT
• N+ (International certification) one-year diploma
• Code 8 Drivers License
• CCNA or Higher Cisco certifications
• MPLS certification or experience
• 4 years relevant network experience as a Network Technician
• Hands on exposure: Switches/Routers/Outdoor Wireless/Wi-Fi/Fiber and copper cabling and network devices/tools, network monitor software

KEY COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:

• Computer applications – MS Office
• Information technology direction
• ITIL and COBIT
• Cisco Applications
• Project management
• Network design and typology
• Analysing, learning and researching