IT Network Engineer at Coronation Insurance plc

Coronation Insurance plc.(NSE - Coronation Insurance; Bloomberg - Coronation Insurance:NL) is a leading West African full line insurance company offering a diverse range of products and services covering life, general and special risk businesses. We were founded in 1958 and licensed to underwrite all classes of insurance, such as fire and special perils, goods-in-transit, all risk insurance etc. Over the last half century, Coronation Insurance has garnered experience across Nigeria in risk management and underwriting, and assisting corporate entities and individuals with various classes of cover. Coronation Insurance operates two business lines; Coronation Life Assurance Limited which operates in Nigeria, and; a regional footprint in Ghana, Coronation Insurance (Ghana) Limited. In order to bolster the Company’s ongoing repositioning and restructuring initiatives, Coronation Insurance merged with Intercontinental Properties Limited; a development, which has significantly enhanced Coronation Insurance’s underwriting capacity and placed it amongst the top five insurance companies in Nigeria.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintaining computer networks including mainframes, VPNs, routers and other physical hardware
• Installing and configuring network equipment
• Creating firewalls and updating virus protection software and data security systems to keep data and communications protected
• Monitoring computer systems to improve network performance for all systems
• Troubleshooting, resolving, and communicating networking issues to other employees and management
• Implementing disaster recovery procedures
• Maintaining current knowledge and understanding of security and networking best practices to offer the best solutions and protection to company systems
• Ensuring information to technology contractors, vendors, and business partners

Education and Work Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or any related discipline.
• Professional certification such as Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP), ITIL or relevant qualification would be an added advantage
• Master’s Degree in Computer Engineering or related discipline would be an added advantage
• Minimum of 5-7 years’ relevant experience 

Required Skills and Competencies

• Comprehensive understanding of network services and networks such as TCP/IP, OSPF and EIGRP
• In-depth understanding and practical knowledge of networking systems such as LAN, firewalls, routers and printers
• Ability to analyze and evaluate networks, identify issues and provide solutions to ensure networks are operating efficiently
• Ability to design, implement and troubleshoot Wi-Fi and security infrastructure

Time management

• Ability to manage several projects simultaneously from design to implementation
• Ability to communicate technical information not only to other technical team members but also to coworkers in other departments who may not have knowledge of networking technical terminology
• Excellent understanding of the local and global financial services industry.
• Very good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good strategic orientation, creativity and innovation.
• Good stakeholder management skills
• Excellent communication skills – written, oral, interpersonal, and business presentation skills and the ability to effectively interface with senior management, and staff.
• Demonstrated commitment to ethical standards and high level of integrity.
• Very good customer service skills
• Good leadership skills

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