Is my job as a network analyst in the IT Department permissible?

· 15 Muharram 1437 AH1 min readFatwa 34363English
Finance and Commerce

Question

Is it permissible to work in an insurance company who provide home,car,bike,travel,life insurance. my role is in IT Department as Network Analyst. dealing with their Network design configuration installation etc.

Please advise and Jazakllahukhairan for your reply.

For reference below is the job role/specification

A leading financial services client have a new role for a Network Technical Analyst to be based from there head office in Manchester City Centre, where you will manage the organisation’s LAN, WAN, physical security and perimeter security infrastructure as part of the IT Service Delivery Team.

My client offer a collaborative team environment working alongside technical experts in their field.

Your skills & experience;-

A broad knowledge and commercial experience of F5 (F5, Management, LTM, AFM, APM, iRules)

CCNA or CCSP certified (or at least be working towards this)

Cisco Switches and routers

Checkpoint & Juniper Firewall Wireless Networks

VPNs

Proxy Server (preferably Websense)

Traffic Shaping (preferably Bluecoat PacketShaper)

Microsoft ISA Server

MPLS WAN

QoS for VoIP

Good understanding of Security Auditing Tools, PCI/DSS

Design/management of Microsoft ISA server is preferable.

ITIL certified, preferable but not essential.

If you’re a Network Analyst looking to work for an organisation that invests heavily in new technology and will give you the opportunity to work on a variety of projects.

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh

Your job as a network analyst in the IT Department is permissible. You will not be involved in the financial activities of the company.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Mufti Ismail Desai,

Darul Iftaa

Checked and Approved,

Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

Answered by
Mufti Ismail Desai
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