Network Operations Center Lead

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Job Title: Network Operations Center Lead

Role Summary

• The NOC Lead is responsible for managing day-to-day command center operations across hybrid IT environments (network, server, storage, firewall, applications, on-prem and cloud).
• This role ensures alerts are monitored, triaged, escalated, and resolved within SLAs.
• The Lead trains and mentors the team, drives continuous improvements in SOPs and automation, and acts as the primary operational interface with client stakeholders.

• Onshore: 8+ years
• Mandatory 24x7 rotational shift readiness.

Monitoring & Incident Operations

• Oversee real-time monitoring of infrastructure, platforms, and services using Datadog, Splunk, Zabbix, Grafana.
• Own adherence to SLA for alert acknowledgement, triage, and ticket lifecycle management.
• Lead severity assessment, impact analysis, and ensure appropriate escalation to L2/L3 teams or vendors.
• Drive end-to-end incident communication with stakeholders, business leaders, and client teams.

Technical Execution

• Perform deep triage of alerts across network, compute, storage, firewall, and application layers.
• Execute SOP-defined remediation steps, trigger automation workflows, and validate outcomes.
• Review and update SOPs, runbooks, and triage guides for accuracy and efficiency.

Automation & Scripting

• Guide the team in building/maintaining scripts (Python, Power Shell, Bash) for automation tasks.
• Identify repetitive processes and prioritize automation opportunities.
• Review code/scripts delivered by engineers and ensure version control and documentation standards.

People Management & Governance

• Mentor senior engineers and engineers; own training plans, skill upliftment, and shadowing models.
• Monitor daily operational KPIs (MTTA, MTTR, SLA adherence, volume, patterns).
• Prepare and present weekly/monthly operational dashboards, health reports, RCA summaries.
• Maintain shift rosters, ensure coverage, and act as escalation point during critical incidents.

• Strong hands-on experience with Datadog, Splunk, Zabbix, Grafana, and ITSM tools (Service Now preferred).
• Strong understanding of network fundamentals, OS (Windows/Linux), cloud basics (AWS/Azure/GCP), firewalls, storage systems.
• Ability to guide and review automation using Python/Power Shell/Bash.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.

• Salary Range: The salary for this position is between $100,000 to $112,000 USD annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
• Benefits: The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical, dental, vision, 401(k), long-term disability, short-term disability, paid time off, paid holidays, floating holidays, and Ascendion Learning Management System.

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