Network and Security Administrator

Role Overview:

The Network and Security Administrator is responsible for managing, securing, and optimizing the organization's network and cybersecurity infrastructure. The role ensures reliable, secure, and high-performing network operations across on-premise and cloud environments while implementing security controls, managing vulnerabilities, and supporting compliance requirements.

Specific Duties and Key responsibilities:

A-Network Administration

• Configure, maintain, and monitor network infrastructure such as routers, switches, firewalls, VPNs, wireless networks, SD-WAN, and SASE/SSE solutions.
• Ensure network availability, performance, stability, and business continuity.
• Troubleshoot and resolve network issues, perform preventive maintenance, and maintain technical documentation.
• Support disaster recovery, redundancy, and failover capabilities.

B-Security Administration

• Implement and manage cybersecurity controls across network, server, endpoint, cloud, and application environments.
• Perform security hardening, access management, firewall administration, and vulnerability remediation.
• Monitor security events and incidents and coordinate investigations and corrective actions.
• Support audits, risk assessments, access reviews, and compliance activities.

C-Network & Security Strategy and Improvement

• Assess network and security environments for risks, vulnerabilities, and performance gaps.
• Recommend and implement enhancements to strengthen security, reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency.
• Participate in technology modernization initiatives, infrastructure planning, and security projects.

D-Technical Support & Escalation

• Act as the highest escalation point for complex network and security-related issues.
• Provide advanced troubleshooting, technical guidance, and mentoring to Technical Support Engineers and IT teams.
• Coordinate with vendors and service providers to resolve critical issues.

E-Governance, Risk & Compliance

• Ensure all network and security activities align with IT policies, information security standards, and governance requirements.
• Support audits, regulatory compliance, risk assessments, and change management processes.
• Identify and escalate security risks, vulnerabilities, and control gaps.

F-Project & Vendor Management

• Provide technical expertise for network, infrastructure, and cybersecurity projects from planning through implementation.
• Manage vendor relationships and monitor service delivery.
• Promote process improvements, automation, and proper documentation.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer/Electronics Engineering, or related field
• At least 5 years in network and security administration in an enterprise, multi-site (office/branch/data center) environment
• Routing/switching, firewall, VPN, SD-WAN, SASE/SSE and wireless administration
• Security hardening, access control and vulnerability remediation
• Network monitoring, troubleshooting and root-cause analysis
• Change/configuration management and ITSM
• ISO 27001/BSP compliance support
• Vendor and stakeholder management
• Preferred: Fortinet NSE 4/FCP, Cisco CCNA/CCNP; security certification (e.g., Security+)