Analyst, Network Operations

ICE Clear Europe Limited; Melbourne; Remote; AUD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

ICE Clear Europe Limited seeks a Network Operations professional to provide 24x7 support for the global production network. You will handle incident and problem management, readiness for new services, change planning, and ongoing network maintenance with a focus on service quality.

You will work with Engineering and Vendors, monitor events, prepare root cause analyses, and contribute to knowledge base improvements while ensuring high levels of customer service and reliable connectivity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field and 3+ years of experience or equivalent credentials.
• Knowledge of routing protocols (OSPF, BGP) and TCP/IP, Layer 2/3 switching.
• Superior customer service skills, verbal and written.
• Ability to work in a team-oriented environment.
• Weekend and off-hours support may be required.
• JNCIA or CCNA certifications are preferred.
• Financial industry experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Incident Management: proactive monitoring to prevent outages and fast fault isolation.
• Problem Management: develop root cause analysis and recovery procedures.
• Operational Readiness: ensure pre-production deployment readiness and updated management.
• Change Management: coordinate CAB changes and support engineering tasks.
• Service Requests & Maintenance: execute analysis/support and coordinate pro-active maintenance.
• Process Improvement: own initiatives to improve operations, tools, or services.

Skills

Incident monitoring

Network analysis

Vendor coordination

Engineering collaboration

Knowledge base development

Multicast troubleshooting

Management tools usage

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering or related field

JNCIA

CCNA

Job description

Network Operations provides 24x7 support for the organization’s global production network infrastructure by performing proactive routines that ensure service impacts are avoided. Staff members also interact with customers and peers in Operations and Engineering to facilitate effective handling of service requests and connectivity issues.

Responsibilities

• Incident Management
  • Proactive checkouts and monitoring to avoid service outages or limit their impact. Troubleshooting and fault isolation to restore service when necessary.
• Problem Management
  • Solutions for Incident Management from Case Study evaluations. This includes development of the related root cause flow charts and troubleshooting procedures that streamline the time required to isolate faults and restore service.
• Operational Readiness for New Services
  • Completing checklists that support pre-production deployment of network services. This includes assurance that Network Operations has updated management for all related network components, is performing pro-active routines to ensure optimal network health, understands the service and it’s dependencies, and the staff is capable of performing established recovery procedures.
• Change Management Planning and Configuration Implementation
  • Coordination of changes at the CAB and periodic quality reviews with Engineering. Implementation of tasks assigned to Network Operations and support for those implemented by Network Engineering.
• Service Requests, Network Maintenance, and Operational Support
  • Executing requests for analysis or support. Representing Network Operations’ strategic initiatives such as vendor service level reviews, Asset Management, and Capacity Management. Coordination and support for pro-active maintenance activities required to keep the infrastructure in good health.
• Process Improvement
  • Specific tasks assigned by management to own that deliver operational support improvements to a technology, process, tool, or service.

Knowledge and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering or related field. 3+ years or experience in lieu or educational credentials.
• Knowledge of routing protocols and concepts (OSPF, BGP, etc.).
• Knowledge of TCP/IP, Layer 2 and 3 switching.
• Position requires superior customer service skills including verbal and written skills.
• Ability to work in a team-oriented environment is essential
• Weekend and off hours support is required
• JNCIA, CCNA, or equivalent knowledge is preferred.
• Financial industry experience is preferred.

Skills

• Perform monitoring for new events to open incidents
• Perform all levels of routine network analysis
• Coordinate hot hands and other activities with vendors
• Interact with advanced level engineering support
• Develop and propose solutions for the knowledge base
• Solid understanding of multicast and troubleshooting techniques
• Working knowledge of how to use management tools