Operations Command Center Engineer II

Sonic Automotive; Charlotte (NC); Presencial; USD 80.000 - 100.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A prominent automotive retailer in Charlotte, NC is seeking an Operations Command Center Engineer II. This role entails providing 24/7 support, managing critical incidents, and offering tier 3 support for applications. Candidates should have at least 5 years of experience in Cisco IPT and Firewall, alongside an active CCNA certification. The position requires strong problem-solving skills and proficient knowledge of ServiceNow and Microsoft Office. Join a dynamic team to enhance operational efficiency.

Formación

• Active CCNA Certification.
• At least 5 years of experience in Cisco IPT.
• Minimum 5 years of Firewall experience required.

Responsabilidades

• Coordinate critical incidents ensuring timely resolution.
• Maintain outage notification logs and follow escalation procedures.
• Provide support for third-level troubleshooting on applications.

Conocimientos

Active CCNA Certification

5+ years of Cisco IPT experience

5+ years of Firewall experience

5+ years of O365 / Exchange administration

5+ years of IT customer support experience

5+ years of application support experience

Herramientas

ServiceNow

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Visio)

Descripción del empleo

Incorporated in 1997, Sonic Automotive, Inc. is one of the largest automotive retailers in the United States. We have two operating segments, consisting of franchised dealerships that represent over 25 different new vehicle brands, and EchoPark Automotive, which offers a unique car buying experience in the 1-4 year-old pre‑owned vehicle market.

Job Summary

The Operations Command Center Engineer II (Eng II) is a key member of the Operations team that provides 24/7/365 support through on‑premise and specific on‑call coverage schedules, with 8 or 10 hour rotating shifts working two weekends a month. This professional will troubleshoot and support our teammate’s critical incidents in a fast paced environment, providing communication to the business and key stakeholders for business impacting outages. The Engineer will be level 3 support for all custom, all 3rd party applications, network, IPT, and infrastructure issues. They will standardize, create, and maintain support documentation (Knowledge Management) for the Operations Command Center.

Essential Functions

Main Core Responsibilities:

• Critical Incident Management (communicating with business)
• Incident Management
• Tier 3 support on all network infrastructure & applications
• Knowledge Management
• Act as the coordinator on Critical Incidents to ensure timely resolution.
• Provide appropriate communication to the business during critical, production impacting events as outlined by support process.
• Communicate with the technical teams as outlined in support process on all non‑production impacting, critical events.
• Maintain outage notification logs and follow documented escalation procedures where appropriate.
• Serve as an Incident Coordinator watching aging tickets following the Incident Management Processes defined.
• Assist in monitoring that all tickets are following the necessary escalation path and are resolved quickly.
• Facilitate in the performance of root cause analysis to identify and recommend operational changes to the management team.
• Provide support and assistance for third level troubleshooting on all of Sonic’s applications, network infrastructure and triage to vendors or operations for higher level escalations.
• Assist in the documentation of all facets of technology including vendor documentation, circuit data, upkeep of dealership playbooks and knowledge base articles to ensure support success.
• Maintain Sonic Standard Monitoring Platform.
• Windows server, O365, and Exchange troubleshooting.
• Exchange and O365 mail work.
• Comply with Change Management controls and guidelines.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Active CCNA Certification
• 5+ years of Cisco IPT experience
• 5+ years of Firewall experience
• 5+ years of O365 / Exchange administration or support experience
• 5+ years of IT customer support experience
• 5+ years of application support experience

Desired Experience

• Knowledge of the technology support industry.
• Knowledge of company policies and procedures.
• Working knowledge of operational support escalation.
• Knowledge of ticketing systems.
• Experience designing workflows or processes around mixed skill sets.
• Effective communication and strong interpersonal skills required.
• Must demonstrate tact and diplomacy.
• Flexibility and handling ambiguity required.
• Must possess strong problem solving and resolution skills.
• Knowledge and experience with Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel and Visio.
• Knowledge and experience with monitoring tool sets.
• Ability to provide excellent customer service whether internally or externally.
• Proficient knowledge and skill with ServiceNow ticketing system.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.