Summary: Specifically, the successful jobholder will be required to

Job Details

  • Deadline: 30/09/2026
  • Company: Co-operative Bank
  • Location: Nairobi
  • Employment Type: Full Time
  • Salary: Open

Job Description

Job Title: Network Engineer

Date Posted: 14/09/2026

Job Type: Full Time

Job Level: Middle

Employer: Co-operative Bank

Industry: IT

Salary: Open

Location: Nairobi

Country: Kenya

Deadline: 30/09/2026

Responsibilities

Specifically, the successful jobholder will be required to

  • Manage the performance of the bank’s corporate network to ensure that the systems work as designed and perform consistently and reliably in order to meet Business SLAs.
  • Monitor the corporate network performance including SNMP, logs, events and maintenance of general systems health in order to provide proactive remedial support.
  • Develop and maintain device access, control policies, data transmission policies, storage policies, business continuity policies, backup policies, security policies, monitoring profiles, technologies, and notification rules that match compliance best practice expectations.
  • Plan and implement timely product upgrades, firewall signature updates, and patch releases for all ICT assets.
  • Research and evaluate external technical trends & developments and evolving industry standards concerning technologies affecting networks, security, client/server and other platforms and their application to business systems. Research local and international technology trends in business to improve system performance, security and functionality.
  • Define and document the various architecture components, including hardware platform, operating system, execution, development, operation, distribution and technologies related to networking systems.
  • Install, support, and maintain network devices, attend to system failures, and resolve/coordinate resolution of issues.

Desired Skills and Experience

  • A Bachelor’s degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, or an IT related field from a recognized university, with possession of Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP), is a MUST. Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) is preferred.
  • Wide Networking and project management experience with a minimum of 3 years’ experience in planning, systems analysis, design, support, and development of complex LAN/WAN infrastructure.
  • Demonstrated experience integrating systems in multi-user, multi-platform, multitasking operating systems environments such as UNIX (AIX, Solaris), Linux (RHEL, OpenShift), and Windows.
  • Excellent understanding and working knowledge of TCP/IP, IP Telephony, and Firewall appliances.
  • A specialist in IT/Engineering background with competencies in Network Engineering and good project management/consulting skills.
  • Excellent leadership skills with demonstrated ability to lead or facilitate mission-critical projects and to develop, participate in and lead multi-disciplinary work teams.
  • Experience in systems planning, design, development, maintenance and troubleshooting with a track record of accomplishment in large, complex WANs, LANs, and client/server-based systems.
  • Demonstrated understanding of modern information security threats and competency in developing effective solutions.
  • Demonstrated experience working with multivendor networking technologies such as Cisco, Checkpoint, and Avaya.
  • Extensive knowledge of Service Provider network and demonstrated experience working with SP equipment and protocols.
  • Demonstrated competency in project management in a cross-functional environment and experience in managing resources to meet goals on multiple projects.

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