Network Administrator – Hospital IT

About the role

The Network Administrator will design, configure, maintain and monitor the hospital’s network infrastructure, ensuring reliable ICT services for all clinical and administrative users.

Key responsibilities

• Design, plan, install and configure LAN, WAN and wireless networks.
• Manage network devices (routers, switches, firewalls) and maintain baseline configurations and backups.
• Implement and monitor network security policies, firewalls, access controls and logs.
• Troubleshoot connectivity issues and optimise network performance.
• Perform regular backups and ensure disaster recovery procedures.
• Monitor network uptime and capacity, and produce documentation.
• Liaise with external service providers and manage SLAs.
• Provide technical support to end‑users across the hospital.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, ICT or a related field.
• Cisco professional certification.
• Minimum 2 years of hands‑on experience with LAN, WAN and wireless networking.
• Experience in network security, firewall configuration and access control.

Required skills

• LAN/WAN design and implementation
• Wireless network configuration
• Cisco routing and switching
• Firewall configuration and management
• Network monitoring and performance analysis
• Backup and disaster recovery procedures
• Network access control (NAC)