Job Vacancy: Senior Network Engineer
Location: Nairobi
GeoPoll is the leading provider
of mobile device-driven research, data collection, and analysis in emerging
markets, providing full-service solutions to its broad client base.
GeoPoll has experience
administering surveys in more than eighty-five countries and conducts
approximately ten million surveys annually in more than forty-five languages.
With operations in Africa,
Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean, GeoPoll continues to grow and scale
quickly.
GeoPoll adheres to the strictest
ethical and research standards and employs highly rigorous methods and
approaches to data analysis.
Our surveys have been cited and
analyzed in several highly respected academic journals, such as the Journal of
International Development.
Given our continuing growth and
development and the critically important work we are doing for our partners and
clients, GeoPoll is looking for a Senior Networks Engineer who will report
directly to the Sr. Manager, Technical Operations.
About the position
This role will report to the
Sr. Manager Technical Operation. Applications are being solicited from
well-qualified candidates local to the Kenyan market for a permanent placement.
Interested parties are invited
to submit their resumes for consideration for the position described below.
Responsibilities:
- Design, implement and maintain network infrastructure and
systems.
- Configure and maintain IPsec, OpenVPN and SSTP VPNs,
Firewalls, load balancers and other security protocols.
- Manage Windows and Linux administration, including domain
administration and security.
- Identify and troubleshoot network issues and provide timely
solutions.
- Conduct regular system audits to ensure optimal performance
and security.
- Deploy and maintain monitoring tools such as Zabbix, Nagios,
checkmk, and SNMP.
- Manage and maintain virtualization environments using Hyper-V
and VMWare, ensuring optimal performance and stability.
- Collaborate with the team to identify and implement network
improvements and upgrades.
- Stay up to date with the latest industry trends and
technologies to improve our network systems.
- Participate in on-call rotation for off-hour support and
incident response.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information
Technology, Electrical Engineering, or suitable experience in the related
field
- 5+ years of experience as a Senior Network Engineer or a
similar role
- Strong knowledge of IPsec VPNs, Firewalls, Load balancers
Windows Administration, and Linux Administration
- In-depth understanding of network protocols and security
systems
- Expertise in virtualization platforms such as Hyper-V and
VMware.
- Expertise in network security, intrusion detection and prevention
systems, vulnerability scanning as well as penetration testing.
- Experience setting up and maintaining webservers such as
Microsoft IIS, Apache/Nginx
- Experience preferred (not required) in setting up and
maintaining Asterisk, FreePBX and IVR systems.
- Experience preferred (not required) in setting up messaging
using SMPP and ParlayX
- Familiarity in setting up and maintaining messaging queueing
systems using RabbitMQ/ActiveMQ
- Experience running systems in production.
- Familiarity with database technologies such as SQL Server,
MySQL
- Shell scripting and automation (bash, powershell, python,
nodejs)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
- Relevant certifications such as CCNA, CCNP, and CISSP are a
plus.
Equal employment opportunity statement
GeoPoll is an Equal Opportunity
Employer and welcomes diversity.
We do not discriminate based on
race, religion, tribe, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age,
non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran
status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law.
All employment decisions are
made based on qualifications and merit.
How to Apply
Please submit your CV and cover
letter (as a single file with your name as the file name) to jobs@geopoll.com
with the job title: Sr. Network Engineer in the subject line.
This position is open until
filled.