• Design and implement short- and long-term strategic plans to make certain network capacity meets existing and future requirements. 
• Develop, implement, and maintain policies, procedures, and associated training plans for network resource administration and appropriate use. 
• Practice network asset management, including maintenance of network component inventory, life cycle management and related documentation.
• Plan, acquire, and coordinate installation of in-house and remote hardware and software across the network. 
• Conduct research and make recommendations on network products, services, protocols, and standards in support of network procurement and development efforts. 
• Assess, approve, and administer all equipment, hardware, and software upgrades. 
• Test network performance and provide network performance statistics and reports; develop strategies for maintaining network infrastructure. 
• Test server performance and provide network performance statistics and reports; develop strategies for maintaining server infrastructure. 
• Oversee the administration of user accounts, permissions, and access rights in given systems. 
• Direct and administrate a contingent of network analysts and technicians, and where necessary, conduct performance reviews and corrective action. 
• Provide guidance to junior members of the team.

• A working network infrastructure for the DMIS Project 
• Well configured and manage servers, backups and network.
• Exceptional ability to troubleshoot connectivity problems

• Four-year university degree or college diploma required, preferably in the field of computer science or other related academic fields 
• 5 years of relevant work/management experience
• 5 years of experience managing and configuring enterprise-wide LANs, WANs, WLANs, VPNs, etc. 
• Exceptional knowledge of service and application delivery, as well as successful service level agreement accomplishments. 
• 2 years successful leadership of an infrastructure team.
• Excellent knowledge of current protocols and standards, including Core Switching/Routing, SSL/IPSec, SAN, Virtualization, Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery. 
• Conversant with programming languages such as .JS , HTML , PHP. 
• Experience in configuring and deploying Linux and Windows servers.
• Hands-on experience troubleshooting hardware such as servers, routers, bridges, switches, hubs, modems, network interface cards, and so on. 
• Knowledge and understanding of system flow charts, data processing concepts, and telecommunications principles. 
• Experience installing network cabling and telephony systems.
• Fluency in English essential;
• Other UN official languages an asset.

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Contract Duration: 1 Year