Network Monitoring Services Engineer (L2) in Johannesburg needed at NTT Ltd.

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Job title : Network Monitoring Services Engineer (L2) in Johannesburg

Job Location : Gauteng, Johannesburg

Deadline : November 29, 2024

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  • The Network Monitoring Services Engineer (L2) is a developing engineering role, responsible for providing a managed service to clients to ensure that their IT infrastructure and systems remain operational.
  • Through the proactive monitoring, identifying, investigating, and resolving of technical incidents and problems, the Network Monitoring Services Engineer (L2) is able to restore service to clients.
  • The primary objective of this role is to proactively review client requests or tickets and apply technical/process knowledge to resolve them without breaching service level agreement (SLA).
  • The Network Monitoring Services Engineer (L2) focuses on second-line support for incidents and requests with a medium level of complexity and focusses across two or more technology domains – Cloud, Security, Networking, Applications and / or Collaboration etc.
  • This role may also contribute to / support on project work as and when required.

What you’ll be doing

Key Responsibilities:

  • Proactively monitors the work queues.
  • Performs operational tasks to resolve all incidents/requests in a timely manner and within the agreed SLA.
  • Updates tickets with resolution tasks performed.
  • Identifies, investigates, analyses issues and errors prior to or when they occur, and logs all such incidents in a timely manner.
  • Captures all required and relevant information for immediate resolution.
  • Provides second level support to all incidents, requests and identifies the root cause of incidents and problems.
  • Communicates with other teams and clients for extending support.
  • Executes changes with clear identification of risks and mitigation plans to be captured into the change record.
  • Follows the shift handover process highlighting any key tickets to be focussed on along with a handover of upcoming critical tasks to be carried out in the next shift.
  • Escalates all tickets to seek the right focus from CoE and other teams, if needed continue the escalations to management.
  • Works with automation teams for effort optimization and automating routine tasks.
  • Ability to work across various other resolver group (internal and external) like Service Provider, TAC, etc.
  • Identifies problems and errors before they impact a client’s service.
  • Provides Assistance to L1 Security Engineers for better initial triage or troubleshooting.
  • Leads and manages all initial client escalation for operational issues.
  • Contributes to the change management process by logging all change requests with complete details for standard and non-standard including patching and any other changes to Configuration Items.
  • Ensures all changes are carried out with proper change approvals.
  • Plans and executes approved maintenance activities.
  • Audits and analyses incident and request tickets for quality and recommends improvements with updates to knowledge articles.
  • Produces trend analysis reports for identifying tasks for automation, leading to a reduction in tickets and optimization of effort.
  • May also contribute to / support on project work as and when required.
  • May work on implementing and delivering Disaster Recovery functions and tests.
  • Performs any other related task as required.

Required Experience:

  • Moderate level years of relevant managed services experience handling cross technology infrastructure.
  • Moderate level knowledge in ticketing tools preferably Service Now.
  • Moderate level working knowledge of ITIL processes.
  • Moderate level experience working with vendors and/or 3rd parties.
  • Academic Qualifications and Certifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification in IT/Computing (or demonstrated equivalent work experience).
  • Certifications relevant to the services provided (certifications carry additional weightage on a candidate’s qualification for the role).
  • Relevant certifications include (but not limited to) –
  • CCNP or equivalent certification
  • CCNA certification in must, CCNP in Security or PCNSE certification is good to have
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
  • Solarwinds certification and experience
  • LogicMonitor certification and experience

Knowledge and Attributes:

  • Ability to communicate and work across different cultures and social groups.
  • Ability to plan activities and projects well in advance, and takes into account possible changing circumstances.
  • Ability to maintain a positive outlook at work.
  • Ability to work well in a pressurized environment.
  • Ability to work hard and put in longer hours when it is necessary.
  • Ability to apply active listening techniques such as paraphrasing the message to confirm understanding, probing for further relevant information, and refraining from interrupting.
  • Ability to adapt to changing circumstances.
  • Ability to place clients at the forefront of all interactions, understanding their requirements, and creating a positive client experience throughout the total client journey.

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