Network Engineer Consultant
Full time @Safaricom posted 1 month ago in Call Center & Customer Services , in IT & Software Developer , in Support , in Telecom Shortlist Email JobJob Detail
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Job ID 2128
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Offered Salary 0
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Career Level Entry-level
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Experience 3 Years
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Gender Male/Female
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Industry Telecommunication
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Qualifications Degree Bachelor
Job Description
As a Network Specialist at Safaricom, you are at the cutting edge of technology! We offer you a role where you get to work in exciting and varied projects in Safaricom’s customers’ environments within the Enterprise segment. In order to satisfy and meet our customers’ needs, we need to ensure that we have the market’s sharpest network consultants, competence development is therefore a large part of Airtel’s offer to you, where we enable time for training and new certifications. We now need to fill up with a Network Specialist located in Pumwani.
At Safaricom (B2B) we work every day to enable a society with unlimited possibilities through our broad portfolio of IT and telecom related products and services. With a team of knowledgeable experts, we help customers in the private and public sector to digitize their operations, become more sustainable and achieve their business potential. We are now looking for new employees to join our successful team who contribute to our growth, first-class customer experiences and high commitment.
About the Role
Networking Advanced Services consists of network consultants as well as operational staff spread across Kenya, from Delhi in the north to Lamu in the south Mombasa. We are part of Pumwani Solutions within B2B and our customers are both in the private and public sector. You will work in a team with competent but above all very pleasant and helpful colleagues. You are offered a place in a flexible, non-prestige organization that is characterized by high commitment and where your skills will make a difference.
Here you can see a short video interview with one of our network specialists:
As a Network Specialist at Airtel, you will mainly be focused on project work and consulting efforts as a network specialist, architect and design support within the Enterprise Networking area. You will primarily work with areas such as security, routing/switching, SD Wan and at a loss, but other assignments may also occur. You will work with large clients who are constantly developing and are at the forefront of technology. The role is located in Pumwani, we offer a hybrid workplace.
Who are you?
To succeed in this role, we would like you to have experience working with installations, configurations and operation of communication solutions, mainly based on Cisco and/or Fortinet products. You also have the ability and/or experience to act as a consultant and project member.
Furthermore, we see that you:
- Has good practical experience of working with network products, routing/switching
- Can express yourself well in writing and speaking in both Swahili and English.
- Has a post-secondary education in network communication or equivalent
- Holds a driver’s license
- Are a Swedish citizen as security-classified work may occur
- It is advantageous if you are certified within Cisco CCNA/CCNP or CCIE as well as within Fortinet.
- If you have knowledge in wireless solutions and security, it is advantageous. It is also highly advantageous if you have experience with data center solutions.
As a person, we see that you have your own drive, are solution-focused, can take initiative and work structured. It is also important that you share our values, Reliable, Insight driven and Collaborative. This means that we deliver what we have promised both to customers and colleagues, we see an end to end perspective to create a focus on our customers and we believe in collaboration and skills transfer where we are all team players.
A few words from the hiring manager
My name is Ahmed Ibrahim and I am a proud leader of our competent and ambitious team within Network Advanced Services region east. We are a flexible and non-prestigious team characterized by high commitment where your skills will make a difference. Your everyday life will be varied where you will work together with our large customers. Development is great and the team is eager to share their expertise and, not least, we have fun together! Welcome to join our team!
Why Safaricom
- At Safaricom we promote a creative and flexible work environment. With us, we have a culture where teamwork and inclusion lead the way forward and you are encouraged to be yourself as the unique person that you are.
- Each employee is important and each individual’s work has a major impact on the company’s success. We want you to grow and you are given opportunities for development through, for example, internal career paths.
- At Safaricom, we work purposefully every day to continue to be a leader in sustainability, which has led to us being named a climate leader in Europe by the Financial Times. We continue to achieve new goals and we help our customers achieve their sustainability goals because we are committed to moving to a circular economy.
Interest and application
Do you want to become part of Safaricom’s value-driven and inclusive corporate culture? Then press “apply” and let’s find out if we are a match!
If you have any specific questions about the position, please contact the responsible recruiter at
hr@joboptimizers.com
Please note, however, that in accordance with the handling of personal data (GDPR), we are unable to receive applications by e-mail.
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