NOC Support Administrator
India | Remote | 24/7 Support Why Pythian?At Pythian, we are experts in strategic database and analytics services, driving digital transformation and operational excellence. Pythian, a multinational company, was founded in 1997 and started by ensuring the reliability and performance of mission-critical databases. We quickly earned a reputation for solving tough data challenges. We were there when the industry moved from on-premises to cloud environments, and as enterprises sought more from their data, we expanded our competencies to include advanced analytics.Today, we empower organizations to embrace transformation and leverage advanced technologies, including AI, to stay competitive.
We deliver innovative solutions that meet each client’s data goals and have built strong partnerships with Google Cloud, AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, and Snowflake. The powerful combination of our extensive expertise in data and cloud and our ability to keep on top of the latest bleeding edge technologies make us the perfect partner to help mid and large-sized businesses transform to stay ahead in today’s rapidly changing digital economy.Why you?The NOC Support Administrator will work as part of a NOC team that supplies complete support for all aspects of managed database and application infrastructure operations to a variety of Pythian’s customers as a part of the Global Support practice.
If this is you, and you wonder what it would be like to work at Pythian, reach out to us and find out! Intrigued to see what a life is like at Pythian? Check out #pythianlife on LinkedIn and follow @loveyourdata on Instagram! Not the right job for you? Check out what other great jobs Pythian has open around the world! Pythian Careers
What will you be doing?
- Network Operations Center (NOC) support in a 24x7 environment
- Monitor application performance and system alerts using various monitoring tools
- Respond to incidents and escalate issues according to established protocols
- Trigger operational procedures for various types of production incidents
- Actively participate in customer incidents, by providing data, clear communication and periodic and prompt status updates
- Maintain knowledge of current ITSM Tools, monitoring tools and operational procedures
- Coordinate, analyze, design, implement and administer solutions as per needs
- Recommend best practices for improvements to current operational processes
- Configure and maintain servers at database and Infrastructure level
- Troubleshoot operational problems
- Administer proactive database and infrastructure daily checks
- Communicate status and planning activities to customers and other team members
- Participate in the team’s rotational shift pattern and on-call coverage rotation plan
- Learn different database technologies and provide support
What do we need from you?
- A minimum of 2 years of experience in a similar role
- Ability to operate in a 24x7 operational environment (working in shifts), including weekends and holidays
- GCP background experience operating in a Linux environment
- Familiarity with Windows, Linux and Network administration concepts
- Ability to handle stressful situations with a level headed approach
- Excellent English communication skills including verbal and writing skills
- Ability to multitask and capability of reacting quickly to multiple issues in parallel, and following established procedures to implement solutions
- A curious mindset with the tenacity to fully diagnose why something went wrong
- SQL Server knowledge is an asset
- Working with Monitoring tools (ICINGA, Zabbix, Prometheus, Grafana)
- Shell Scripting/Programming knowledge in order to contribute to get system analytical data, process improvements and increase efficiencies.
- Relevant courses and certifications (MCSE, CCNA)
What do you get in return?
- Love your career: Competitive total rewards and salary package. Blog during work hours; take a day off and volunteer for your favorite charity.
- Love your work/life balance: Flexibly work remotely from your home, there’s no daily travel requirement to an office! All you need is a stable internet connection.
- Love your coworkers: Collaborate with some of the best and brightest in the industry!
- Love your development: Hone your skills or learn new ones with our substantial training allowance; participate in professional development days, attend training, become certified, whatever you like!
- Love your workspace: We give you all the equipment you need to work from home including a laptop with your choice of OS, and an annual budget to personalize your work environment!
- Love yourself: Pythian cares about the health and well-being of our team. You will have an annual wellness budget to make yourself a priority (use it on gym memberships, massages, fitness and more). Additionally, you will receive a generous amount of paid vacation and sick days, as well as a day off to volunteer for your favorite charity.
DisclaimerThe successful applicant will need to fulfill the requirements necessary to obtain a background check.Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in any aspect of the selection process.Apply for this job
