Venture Garden Nigeria (VGN) is a fast growing Software company with a vision to build an enduring organization with an ecosystem of value creators- while delivering high impact technology solutions for emerging markets through a culture of entrepreneurship and innovation. At VGN we wage war against the average, go beyond the ordinary to explore limitless opportunities; breaking the norms and aggressively pursuing success through- Relentless Hard-work, Pursuit of excellence, calculated risk taking and a hunger for knowledge and we have a lot of fun at it!

The Senior Network Infrastructure Engineer is responsible for the strategic planning, management, support and optimization of the corporate enterprise network in a 24/7 environment. The team provides high levels of availability for all network and hardware in support of business objectives. Work closely with decision makers in other departments/ strategic business units to identify, develop, implement, and support cost-effective technology solutions for all aspects of the organization.

Principal responsibilities and accountabilities

• Lead the team responsible for providing the 24 x 7 enterprise network for corporate and cloud applications
• Develop strategies and plans to meet the needs of the department and business in alignment with established priorities
• Work independently with Software engineering teams, PMO, Business Analyst, Managers, and third-party partners as needed to ensure solutions are adequately supporting the company’s growth and business needs
• Review critical internal network and third-party systems to ensure that proper disaster recovery procedures have been implemented and tested
• Develop capacity planning of all key services ensuring business growth does not outpace existing infrastructure capabilities
• Develop and establish beneficial and cost-effective relationships with service providers
• Monitor and maintain all systems to meet established Service Level Objectives
• Lead crisis management efforts during planned and unplanned outages, driving rapid response and resolution to critical issues impacting the business
• Maintain knowledge of current and developing technologies
• Perform other duties and projects as assigned
   

Essential Competencies 

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science (or related area) preferred. 
• 8-10 years’ work experience minimum.
• Must have strong Cisco networking experience, Cisco and other vendor firewalls, optional experience in Cisco Meraki cloud managed networks
• Windows Server 2008 – 2016 and Linux experience will be an advantage
• Knowledge and experience in managing Office 365 messaging, OneDrive, SharePoint and other Office related platforms
• Information security knowledge/experience will be an advantage
• Ability to provide level 3 user support related to networks and end-user systems
• Track record of managing people and teams
• CISSP, CEH, COBIT, CISM, CISA
• CCNP, CCIP, CCSA

Skills 

• Ability to manage stakeholders across diverse teams & at the executive
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Flexible and able to adapt to a rapidly changing environment 
• Must be organized and have the ability to manage projects of varying length 
• Positive, self-motivated individual who can complete tasks independently 
• Must be a team player
• Highly organized and efficient; able to multi-task effectively and prioritize work based on a minimal direction and multiple competing priorities
• Committed to delivering high-quality results, with cost-effective use of resources

Working conditions

• Flexibility is important. 

Equal opportunity

• The role is open to anyone who meets the above criteria regardless of race or nationality

Remuneration:

• Competitive based on experience