Operations Analyst

Encore Talent Solutions; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Encore Talent Solutions is seeking an Operations Analyst for a full time position in Cincinnati, OH. The role sits in the IT Operations Command Center, owning incident management processes and cross-functional coordination during service disruptions.

You will act as Incident Commander for major incidents, drive timely triage, provide executive updates, and help improve runbooks and SOPs. 2-4+ years in IT ops preferred.

Qualifications

• 2-4+ years in IT operations, service desk, NOC, or command center environments.
• Experience coordinating incidents and working with cross-functional teams.
• Understand incident management processes and runbooks.

Responsibilities

• Maintain continuous monitoring and respond to priority incidents.
• Act as primary incident responder and coordinator per runbooks.
• Lead major incident and crisis communications with clients and teams.
• Provide executive-level incident summaries and post-incident reviews.
• Improve and document incident timelines, actions, and decisions.
• Collaborate with engineering on problem management and automation.

Skills

IT operations

NOC

Incident response

Runbook governance

Stakeholder management

Service desk

Tools

LogicMonitor

Datadog

Zabbix

Job description

Encore Talent Solutions is currently seeking an Operations Analyst for a full time position located in Cincinnati, OH.

Position Summary

The Operations Analyst serves as a process and engagement leader within the IT Operations Command Center responsible for real-time operational governance, critical incident coordination, and service health oversight across client and internal environments. The role extends beyond traditional monitoring and triage by owning execution of incident management processes, facilitating major incident response, and ensuring cross-functional alignment during service disruptions. The Operations Analyst acts as the initial Incident Commander, driving structured response, communication, and activities in high-impact situations. This role reports to the Operations Manager.

Responsibilities:

Service Monitoring & Event Monitoring

• Maintain continuous presence in the designated telephony queue during assigned shifts to ensure immediate response to incoming priority and high priority incident reports.
• Continuously monitor enterprise environments (network, infrastructure, cloud, applications) using centralized observability platforms.
• Proactively identify anomalies, service degradation, and early indicators of critical incidents.
• Correlate alerts and events to reduce noise and identify actionable incidents.
• Maintain situational awareness across all environments within the ITOCC scope.
• Act as the primary responder and coordinator for incidents, following defined processes and procedures.
• Perform incident classification, prioritization, and severity determination.
• Drive timely triage and escalation aligned to runbooks and service level objectives.
• Ensure incidents are owned end-to-end until resolution or proper handoff.
• Maintain strict adherence to defined incident management workflows and governance.
• Orchestrate cross-functional teams (i.e. engineering, service desk, vendor, client stakeholders).

Major Incident & Crisis Leadership

• Serve as Incident Commander for Major/Critical Incidents.
• Initiate and lead technical bridge calls, ensuring structured participation and progress tracking.
• Orchestrate cross-functional teams (i.e. engineering, service desk, vendor, client stakeholders).
• Provide real-time executive-level updates and situational summaries.

Client Communication & Stakeholder Management

• Deliver clear, concise, and timely incident communications to internal and external stakeholders.
• Communicate impact, status, risks, and estimated restoration timelines.
• Serve as the single source of truth during active incidents.
• Ensure communication aligns with both internal and external expectations.

Process & Runbook Governance

• Execute against and continuously improve incident management runbooks and SOPs.
• Identify gaps in existing processes and recommend enhancements.
• Contribute to standardization of ITOCC operating procedures.
• Ensure Consistency and auditability of response actions.
• Maintain detailed and accurate incident timelines, actions, and decisions.
• Support post-incident reviews and improvement opportunities.
• Ensure all incidents meeting documentation and compliance standards.
• Analyze incident patterns and recommend preventative measures.
• Collaborate with engineering teams on problem management initiatives.
• Participate in process maturity advancements within the ITOCC.
• Support automation and tooling improvements for event and incident handling.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• 2-4+ years’ experience in IT operations, service desk, NOC, or command center environments.

Preferred:

• ITIL Foundation or higher certification.
• Experience with a monitoring/observability tool (i.e. LogicMonitor, Datadog, Zabbix, etc,).
• Exposure to enterprise infrastructure (network, server, cloud).
• Experience supporting external clients in managed service.

Certifications (nice to have)

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Occasional walking between facilities.
• Occasional lifting, pushing, pulling up to 15 lbs.

Encore Talent Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills, and experiences within our workforce.