Summary
Emircom is hiring a NOC Engineer in Abu Dhabi to monitor and maintain network and infrastructure services around the clock. The role involves responding to incidents, troubleshooting network issues, managing tickets, coordinating with providers and vendors, and documenting incidents and maintenance. Applicants should have a relevant degree or equivalent experience, 2–4 years in network or infrastructure operations, and knowledge of network protocols, monitoring tools, and Cisco, Juniper, Fortinet, or similar equipment. Rotating shifts, weekends, holidays, and on-call work are required.
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Role Summary
The NOC Engineer monitors, maintains, and troubleshoots the company's network
and infrastructure around the clock. You are the first line of defense against
outages and performance issues, responsible for detecting incidents quickly,
resolving or escalating them, and keeping services available for customers and
internal teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor networks, servers, applications, and links using monitoring and
alerting tools (e.g., SolarWinds, Zabbix, PRTG, Nagios, Datadog)
- Detect, triage, and respond to incidents and alarms within defined SLAs
- Perform first- and second-level troubleshooting of routing, switching,
firewall, VPN, and WAN/LAN issues
- Escalate unresolved issues to Tier 3, engineering, or vendors, and follow
incidents through to resolution
- Open, track, and update tickets in the ITSM system (e.g., ServiceNow, Jira,
Remedy)
- Coordinate with ISPs, carriers, and third-party vendors on circuit faults
and maintenance
- Execute planned changes and maintenance windows according to change
management procedures
- Document incidents, runbooks, network diagrams, and shift handover notes
- Contribute to root cause analysis (RCA) and post-incident reviews
- Track performance and capacity trends and flag potential issues proactively
- Escalate security events (DDoS, suspicious traffic) to the security team
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Telecommunications, or
equivalent experience
- 2-4 years of experience in a NOC, network support, or infrastructure
operations role
- Solid understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, BGP, OSPF, VLANs, NAT, and VPNs
- Hands-on experience with Cisco, Juniper, Fortinet, Palo Alto, or similar
equipment
- Experience with network monitoring and ticketing tools
- Familiarity with Linux/Windows server basics and command-line
troubleshooting (ping, traceroute, tcpdump, etc.)
- Strong communication skills for incident updates and stakeholder
coordination
- Willingness to work rotating shifts, weekends, and holidays, and to be on
call
Preferred Qualifications
- Certifications: CCNA (CCNP preferred), JNCIA, CompTIA Network+, ITIL
Foundation
- Experience with cloud networking (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Scripting skills (Python, Bash, PowerShell) for automation
- Knowledge of SD-WAN, load balancers, and wireless networks
- Experience in an ISP, data center, or managed services environment
Core Competencies
- Calm and methodical under pressure
- Analytical, structured problem-solving
- Clear written and verbal communication
- Attention to detail and procedural discipline
- Teamwork and a sense of ownership