Network Operations Center Analyst

 

Main characteristics

Location

Boston, Massachusetts

Company

SeaHill Consulting Group

Industry

IT & Telecoms

Job summary

Network Operations Center Analyst (Spec - Technical Cust Svc)

The Network Operations Center Analyst will support the Global Client Support Center team onsite in Oakton, VA. The selected candidate must be flexible and willing to work a scheduled shift in a 24/7/365 operational support environment. This may include off-shifts, nights and weekends. In addition, some substitute rotation may be required at times. These specific roles are for 2nd shift (3pm-1am; 4 10-hour shifts either Wed Sat or Sun Wed) and/or 3rd shift (estimated at 10pm 6am ET; 4 10-hour shifts either Wed Sat or Sun Wed).

The high-level responsibilities for the Network Operations Center Analyst position are to monitor for, troubleshoot, and manage incidents for Wide Area Network and/or Local Area Network environments for several large, custom global enterprise network deployments.

The successful candidate will work in a 24x7 Network Operations Center providing tier 2 technical support of WAN/LAN networks for domestic and global clients. Previous experience in a NOC environment and troubleshooting faults in a complex network environment are required. Hours must be flexible.

Job Overview:

The Network Operations Center Analyst works as part of an operations team using AT&T's iGems network monitoring platform to monitor for, troubleshoot, and manage fault conditions for several custom managed network clients. Qualified candidates should have experience and knowledge of Cisco and Juniper routers from the Command line. This position requires that the analyst be able to dynamically multitask on complex, diverse issues and work with customers in a fast-paced SLA driven environment. The expectation is that the candidate will adapt to and drive change, as well as be resourceful and self-directed.

The successful candidate must demonstrate excellent communication skills to clearly document and communicate their findings, internally and externally. The candidate will interact with customers and must be able to communicate at a technical as well as non-technical level with peers, management, and customers.

The successful candidate must be willing to jump into any issue, follow custom processes, and be able to technically lead the troubleshooting efforts of potentially many different internal and external entities, accurately quickly diagnose and isolate the source of the network incident, and to take appropriate action to restore service. ITIL knowledge/experience is desirable.

Candidate should demonstrate a sense of urgency and appropriate level of customer advocacy to correct problems on our clients' behalf.

Qualifications

REQUIRED: Work location is onsite in Oakton, VA. Candidate must be a US Citizen.

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent industry or military experience

CCNA/CCNP or equivalent networking knowledge

Ability to diagnose complex routing issues (Cisco/Juniper)

Advanced understanding of OSPF, EIGRP, and BGP

WAN troubleshooting/problem determination

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

ADDITONAL, HIGHLY DESIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT ARE:

Advanced Cisco Campus/Data Center LAN troubleshooting/problem determination experience

Experience with F5 and/or Cisco ACE Load Balancer

Advanced Juniper Campus/Data Center LAN troubleshooting/problem determination experience

Advanced knowledge of and experience with Juniper JUNOS/SRX Architecture