Information Technology Engineer Job at First Excelsia Professional Services Limited

First Excelsia Professional Services Limited - Our client is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Information Technology Engineer

Job Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Industry: Finance

Job Description

• Our client is seeking to hire an exceptional IT Engineer to design, implement, manage, and support its growing network infrastructure.
• The ideal candidate will be responsible for the provision of technical support to all users, implementation, configuration, maintenance, management, and support of all computing and technical platforms such as servers, switches, routers, firewalls, endpoint solutions, backup solutions, operating systems, disaster recovery and storage. The role holder will install, maintain, upgrade, and continuously improve client operating environment.

Job Responsibilities

• Installing and configuring client computer systems
• Troubleshooting, resolving, and communicating technology and networking issues to other employees and management
• Research, planning, implementation, and maintenance of technical network solutions
• Knowing security protocols, IT systems, networking infrastructures and database systems
• Maintaining computer networks including mainframes, VPNs, routers, and other physical hardware
• Provides basic level support and technical expertise in networking technology
• Responding to client IT support requests
• Repairing hardware malfunctions, software issues, and networking problems.
• Managing security protocols, IT systems, networking infrastructures and database systems
• Implementing disaster recovery procedures
• Monitoring computer systems to improve network performance for all systems

Person Specification

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology or Computer Science
• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a technical support engineer, preferably in the financial sector
• Knowledge of computer hardware and networking systems
• Good time management skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of web services, API, and IP-based protocols
• Experience with scripting languages such as Perl or Shell
• Ability to troubleshoot complex hardware and software issues
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to think critically

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: talentsearch@firstexcelsia.com using "IT Engineer" as the subject of the mail.