Monday 26 October 2020

Project management and network implementation

Optimize the network by carrying out installation or redesign projects of certain elements of the company's network, hardware or software.

Take into account user requirements in terms of network performance requirements (power, speed, stability).

Integrate new applications to improve network performance.

Provide the interface between internal and external teams (subcontractors) when setting up networks.

Set up interconnections between the various company networks to ensure their compatibility.

Provide technical and functional expertise on the networks part when launching transversal projects.

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Establish security standards, particularly those related to access conditions.

Ensure proper management of access rights, for machines on the one hand, and for users on the other hand, in compliance with company security rules.

Set up network performance and quality monitoring dashboards (failures, flows, availability of resources, security, etc.).

Install network administration software.

Ensure all the backups necessary to maintain the security of data circulating in the company's network.

Monitor the network operating budget.

User support and network maintenance

Assist users (hotline) on the network part to help them in the event of breakdown or difficulties.

Diagnose, prevent and repair network failures and malfunctions.

Train and educate users on networks and security.

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Ensure a technological watch in order to anticipate the changes necessary to optimize the network.

Propose IT investments relating to the network.

POSSIBLE ACTIVITIES

The network administrator may be subject to on-call or on-call duty during which he devotes himself exclusively to network maintenance activities.

He may also be led to deal directly with the purchase of hardware and software related to the company's networks. He then advises and guides the company's choices in terms of technological solutions and can participate in negotiations with service providers.

He can also play a role of technical expert for the other departments of the IT department by training them in the operation of the company's network, or by participating in application development projects related to the company's business lines.

Finally, he can take charge of the company's IT security by implementing all or part of the company's security system. Sometimes, the network administrator may also be required to manage telephony, in particular when this is closely linked to IT installations.

VARIABILITY OF ACTIVITIES

The function of network administrator in an IT services company is significantly different from that of network administrator in a user company.

In IT services company:

The role of the person concerned is more upstream, from the design of the network:

Collect and analyze user needs.

Participate in the drafting of the specifications (architecture, security, etc.

Advise the customer on the hardware and software most suited to their network needs.

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