Network Administrator

Manila Central University; Caloocan; On-site; PHP 420,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Manila Central University is seeking a Network Administrator responsible for the design, implementation, maintenance, and security of the university’s network infrastructure. You will ensure campus networks—including wired, wireless, and VPN—operate securely and reliably to support academic, administrative, and research activities.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in IT/CE/CS with at least 3 years of network administration experience, and CCNA/CCNP or related certifications are preferred to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Engineering and/or Computer Science.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in network administration, preferably in an educational institution.
• CCNA or CCNP or related certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, maintain, and secure the university's network infrastructure.
• Ensure campus networks (wired, wireless, VPN) operate securely and reliably for academic, administrative, and research activities.
• Monitor performance, troubleshoot connectivity, performance, and system issues.
• Coordinate with third-party vendors and provide on-call technical support.
• Maintain network documentation, diagrams, policies, and procedures; require HA/DR, bandwidth design, and traffic management.

Skills

Network administration

IP networking

VLAN

VPN

Network security

PFsense

Ruijie devices

Load balancing

Virtualization

On-call support

HA/DR

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/CE/CS

Tools

pfSense

Ruijie

Job description

The Network Administrator is responsible for the design, implementation, maintenance, and security of the university’s network infrastructure. This role ensures that all campus networks—including wired, wireless, and virtual private networks—operate efficiently, securely, and reliably to support academic, administrative, and research activities.

Job Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Engineering and/or Computer Science

• Experience: Minimum of 3 years of experience in network administration, preferably in an educational institution

• License: Preferably with CCNA or CCNP or other related certifications

Job Skills

• Administer and maintain network switches, routers, firewalls, load balancers, and servers.

• Strong knowledge of IP networking, routing, switching, VLAN, WAN, LAN, VPN, and network security.

• Experience with pfSense, Ruijie devices, load balancers, and virtualization technologies is an advantage.

• Monitor network performance and troubleshoot connectivity, performance, and system issues.

• Understanding of network architecture, High Availability (HA), Disaster Recovery (DR), bandwidth design, and traffic management.

• Maintain network documentation, diagrams, policies, and procedures for deployed systems.

• Coordinate with third-party vendors and provide on-call technical support.