Network Analyst – Technical Operation Center (TOC) – Tier 2
Job Description
Title: Network Analyst – Technical Operation Center (TOC) – Tier 2
Status: Contract to Perm
Hours: M-F 12 PM - 9 PM
Location: Alpharetta, GA
Compensation: $75-90K (non-exempt)
REMOTE UNTIL APRIL – HYBRID AFTER THAT
Technical Operation Center (TOC) Network Analyst – Tier 2
The Technical Operations Center (TOC) is the first point of contact for technology issues across multiple departments including IT infrastructure, telecommunications, network, systems, field controls, and SCADA providing 24x7x365 call support.
A TOC Analyst is responsible for performing tier 2 incident resolution work related to multiple technical disciplines including, networks, servers, voice, physical and cybersecurity, and industrial controls systems. An analyst is expected to engage and learn all current technologies utilized and will be given the access and opportunity to do so. Additionally, the analyst role includes monitoring and learning about future technologies to offer opinions and engage in planning to bring in new technologies for business purposes.
The analyst performs their daily work in compliance with safety policies and procedures. The analyst demonstrates core values of Safety, Personal Integrity, Respect, Innovation and Teamwork in completing work assignments.
Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities
Technology Operations Center
o More than 200 network sites including MPLS, IP Satellite, radio and cellular
o 1000+ networking devices including routers, switches and firewalls
o Designated servers, systems and applications as needed
o Cyber security awareness and alerting
o IP connected IoT devices and machinery
o Voice communications including VoIP systems, PRI’s, POTS, etc.
Continually works to resolve, identify trends and improve systems stability and reliability
Works with internal customers, vendors, and support personnel to achieve maximum uptime on critical technology
Escalates issues internally to TOC Engineers in Tier 3. Will sometimes escalate to Network Engineering
Works with external vendors and service providers to resolve issues
Coordinates resources between departments, service providers and operations
Verifies, corrects, and creates SOPs and technical documentation for TOC
Maintains accurate, timely, and detailed incident tickets notes in Remedy
Isolates and resolves faults through procedures or via researching and troubleshooting issues
Ability to update configurations to restore service or compliance
Responsible for some administration of Infrastructure/Network monitoring and management tools
Ability to initiate and manage vendor support (such as Cisco TAC, Microsoft Premier, or CheckPoint Support) cases
Key Job Responsibilities/Accountabilities/Authority
Able to work effectively and efficiently with little to no supervision
Provides excellent customer service
Communicates effectively with team, customers, management, and vendors
Monitor circuits, networks, systems, IoT and business applications
Provides Tier 2 support for networks, servers, systems, applications and on occasion PC issues
Able to identify issues, capture details of outage and degraded issues
Coordinates escalation to Engineering resources and follows through to resolution of the issue
Performs proactive Problem Management as per ITIL
Follows policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines
Follows Change Management and Change Notification procedures
Develops reports as needed
Performs other assignments necessary to grow personal value and accomplish departmental goals
Grow professional knowledge, value, and skillset
Workload Distribution (Percentages May Vary)
o 10% - Administrative
o 20% - Project and Strategy
o 70% - Incident Resolution through analysis and investigations
Nothing in this job description restricts management’s rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities, nor does it exclude or restrict tasks that may be assigned, and is subject to change at any time.
Required Education
High School
Preferred Education
Technical Degree or equivalent work experience
Required Experience
3+ years in related role (NOC/SOC/TOC, IT Operations Center experience)
Required Certifications
Working on CCNA
Preferred Certifications
CCNA, CCNP, NETWORK+, Cyber Security Certs
Skills
40% Soft Skills
Solid communication Skills, written & verbal
Analytical Skills
Organization skills
60% Professional and Technical Skills
Based on Knowledge Scale – Entry level, Novice, Intermediate, Proficient, Expert
Intermediate or above knowledge of OSI model, WAN and LAN connectivity, TCP/IP
Intermediate or above knowledge of network routers, switches, and wireless infrastructure (preferably Cisco)
Intermediate or above understanding of routing protocols and VLANS
Intermediate or above understanding of configuration updating and editing of network equipment
Intermediate or above understanding of data and voice communications
AND
Intermediate or above working knowledge of Network of Infrastructure Monitoring and Management Systems
Intermediate or above experience with Ticketing/Help Desk systems (RemedyForce a plus)
Experience working with LECs, ISPs, and other 3rd party vendors or service providers
Creation and maintenance of technical documentation and standard operating procedure manuals including online media
Strong PC troubleshooting experience
Learning and teaching what you have learned
Novice or above knowledge and understanding of Linux operating system a plus