Network Administrator

Position Title: Network Administrator

2025-01-18 Kabul Full Time 302

Job Location:	Kabul
Nationality:	Afghan
Category:	Banking
Employment Type:	Full Time
Salary:	As per Bank salary scale
Vacancy Number:	BMA//2025//01
No. Of Jobs:	1
City:	Kabul

Organization:	Bank-e-Millie Afghan (BMA)
Years of Experience:	Minimum 5-7 years of experience in Network Administration.
Contract Duration:	Permanent
Gender:	Male
Education:	Bachelor or higher degree in networking, computer science, Information Technology.
Close date:	2025-01-18

About Bank-e-Millie Afghan (BMA):

Bank-e-Millie Afghan (BMA) is the foremost first financial institution of Afghanistan established in 1933. Similarly, it was the first financial institution established in a public-private partnership set up with a 72% share held by the private sector. As the first bank in the country, BMA introduced formal banking services to the people and government of Afghanistan. Since then, the bank’s competitive strength and ongoing market leadership philosophy lays in its strong capital base and proven trustworthiness. In 1976, it was fully nationalized by the government of Afghanistan. Since its establishment, BMA has been a leading bank in providing modern and secure banking services. Securing depositors' funds is the top priority of the bank. At the same time, the bank is contributing considerably to the development of manufacturing, agriculture, services, and international trade in the country. BMA is operating based on strong corporate governance principles, financial risk management, and strict compliance to keep its credibility and trust. At present, BMA has 17 City Branches including the HQ and 4 Counters in Kabul, 22 Provincial Branches and 3 Counters accompanied by a broader outlook and prospect for growth and expansion in near future, and equity investments in the USA and England.

Job Descriptions:

The Network Administrator's role is to ensure the stable operation of the computer networks. This includes planning, developing, installing, configuring, maintaining, supporting, backup, restore, security and optimizing all network hardware, software, and communication links.

Duties explanation:

Perform a wide range of network administration duties including installations, debugging, maintenance, upgrades, configurations and general support for Cisco, Sophos and Extreme network equipment.
Evaluate, test, and deploy all software and hardware upgrades to the networking infrastructure.
Perform highly complex duties in the design, development, integration and administration of the BMA’s networks.
Responsible for design of the BMA's network architecture, including switching, routing, overall network services, network security, and participates in researching technology alternatives and planning for expansion of network capacity.
Troubleshoots and resolves the most complex network performance and connectivity problems.
Designs and develops complex, multi-segment network infrastructure.
Designs, develops, installs, integrates and maintains the network physical infrastructure incorporating multiple technologies and protocols.
Installs, upgrades, replaces, configures, integrates and maintains network hardware, software and devices, including ASA firewalls, switches, routers, bridges, gateways and cabling and other wiring equipment.
Creates, reallocates or deletes subnets or virtual networks to improve performance and increase security.
Designs, develops, installs, configures, maintains and troubleshoots the VoIP (Voice Over IP) CME (Call Manager Express) network infrastructure, including PoE (Power Over Ethernet) switches.
Troubleshoots, diagnoses and resolves server’s connectivity issues.
Administers network standards, including naming conventions and address protocols
Monitors, analyzes and manages network traffic and other conditions to achieve optimal performance and uptime.
Analyzes data to minimize network congestion.
Analyzes network capacity and growth requirements and recommends network infrastructure upgrades and enhancements to meet long-term BMA needs.
Designs, installs and administers new network security systems and methods.
Creates and maintains security rights on network resources.
Maintains and administers the firewall rule base and authentication systems.
Monitoring and prevention for network intrusions and security breaches.
Implements and enforces the enterprise network security policy and remote access standards and guidelines.
Connecting BMA HQ with branches and partners with Site-to-Site VPN IPsec.
Researches and evaluates hardware and software for compatibility, serviceability, design and performance.
Creates, and maintains written and verbal procedures.
Prepares written technical documentation, training material, standards, reports, and other documents as assigned.
Develops specifications and recommends for purchase of network related hardware and software.
Any other network related tasks assigned by the line manager.

Job Requirements:

Skills & Qualifications:

Bachelor or higher degree in networking, computer science, Information Technology.
CCNA, CCNP, CCIE certifications are plus point.
Minimum 5-7 years of experience in Network Administration.
Significant experience working with Cisco ASA firewalls, Cisco switches, Sophos firewalls and Cisco routers.
Strong knowledge of networking, including: TCP/IP, Vlans, Ethernet, switching, routing and routing protocols.
Strong technical aptitude and ability to research & solve complex issues independently.
Willingness and ability to learn new skills and apply them as needed.
Ability to effectively communicate issues and resolutions to all levels of the organization.
Ability to maintain confidentiality of internal information.
Ability to work for long hours after official time.

Submission Guidelines:

Qualified and interested applicants should apply online to vacancies@bma.com.af or submit their CVs and applications to the BMA’s HRM department in Kabul (Bank-e-Millie Afghan (BMA), Head Office, Ibne-Sina Watt) or to any of the BMA’s city and provincial branch before the closing date.

When applying, please clearly mention vacancy name and number in subject line of your email and/or papers and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.