Network Specialist

About the role

Design, operate, secure and maintain SIAD Holding’s group‑wide network infrastructure—including LAN/WAN, wireless, internet connectivity, firewalls, VPN, voice and monitoring—across head office, subsidiaries and hotel properties.

Key responsibilities

• Install, configure and maintain Cisco switches, routers and wireless equipment across all sites.
• Manage WAN and internet links, ISP circuits and site‑to‑site connectivity, coordinating with providers on provisioning, faults and SLAs.
• Administer Fortinet FortiGate firewalls, security policies, NAT, web filtering, IPS, SD‑WAN and high‑availability configurations.
• Support Avaya IP telephony systems, SIP trunks and call routing, ensuring QoS for voice and contact‑centre traffic.
• Implement network monitoring, perform backups, firmware upgrades and lifecycle management for all network, firewall and voice devices.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Engineering or a related field.
• Minimum 3–5 years of network administration experience in a multi‑site environment, preferably hospitality.
• Cisco CCNA certification required; Fortinet NSE 4 and Avaya certifications preferred.

Required skills

• Cisco routing and switching (CCNA)
• Fortinet FortiGate firewall administration (NSE 4)
• Avaya IP telephony configuration
• LAN/WAN design, VLAN segmentation, QoS, SD‑WAN
• VPN technologies (SSL/IPsec)
• Wireless networking standards
• Network security and monitoring tools
• ITIL framework and troubleshooting