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Network Operations Center Technician
2026-02-06T07:46:19+00:00
Solvo Global
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FULL_TIME
Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Professional Services
Computer & IT, Science & Engineering
KES
MONTH
2026-02-13T17:00:00+00:00
8

Solvo is changing how North American companies connect with talented, nearshore employees, along with the latest AI-powered tools. Solvo provides exceptional, affordable remote talent to U.S. and Canadian businesses in 50+ industry specialties. Solvo operations feature employees with no language barriers, a strong work ethic, in the same time zone, mirroring...

Job Summary

Ensure 24/7 availability and optimal performance of network infrastructure through proactive monitoring, incident response, escalation management, and advanced technical support. The NOC Tier 3 Engineer maintains SLAs while collaborating closely with cross‑functional teams and external vendors.

Working Conditions

  • Shift-based role supporting 24/7 operations.
  • On-call availability may be required.
  • Office-based position with potential remote work options.

Experience

  • 3+ years of experience in Network Operations or NOC environments.
  • Proven experience handling incident management and escalations.
  • Experience coordinating with field technicians and dispatch operations.

Certifications (Preferred)

  • CCNA, CCNP
  • Ruckus Certified, Aruba Certified, Meraki Certified
  • CompTIA Network+, CWNA, Fortinet NSE, or similar networking certifications

Soft Skills

  • Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to remain calm and effective during critical incidents.
  • Team collaboration and mentoring capabilities.
  • Strong time management and prioritization skills.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

Key Responsibilities

Network Monitoring & Performance

  • Monitor infrastructure using SolarWinds, PRTG, Nagios, Zabbix, and proprietary monitoring systems such as Cosmos.
  • Analyze performance trends including bandwidth utilization, latency, packet loss, and KPIs.
  • Maintain monitoring thresholds, alerting policies, and SLA metrics.

Incident & Problem Management

  • Respond to alerts and outages within defined SLA timeframes.
  • Perform triage, root cause diagnosis, and manage the full incident lifecycle.
  • Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) and document lessons learned.
  • Track recurring issues and recommend preventive actions.

Escalation Management

  • Act as the primary escalation point for Tier 1 and Tier 2 support teams.
  • Escalate complex issues to Tier 4 engineers and specialized teams when required.
  • Coordinate with vendors and facilitate bridge calls during major incidents.
  • Manage communication among technical teams, management, and stakeholders.

Network Operations & Maintenance

  • Execute firmware upgrades, patches, and configuration changes.
  • Configure and support routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, and wireless controllers.
  • Implement VLANs, access control policies, and VPN connections.
  • Perform change management activities and support scheduled maintenance windows.

Troubleshooting & Support

  • Resolve issues across LAN, WAN, MPLS, SD-WAN, and wireless networks.
  • Troubleshoot routing and switching protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, STP).
  • Analyze network traffic using Wireshark and tcpdump.
  • Address DNS, DHCP, firewall, NAT, and VoIP-related issues.
  • Handle SSID requests, conference room connectivity issues, and other special requests.

Field Technician Coordination & Dispatch

  • Coordinate and dispatch field technicians for:
  • Property Management System (PMS) connectivity and troubleshooting
  • Wi-Fi site surveys, coverage analysis, and wireless optimization
  • Third-party vendor support including VoIP, video, and conference room technology
  • Support on-site troubleshooting and vendor escalations.

Documentation & Collaboration

  • Maintain network documentation, topology diagrams, and SOPs.
  • Create post-incident reports and RCA documentation.
  • Participate in capacity planning and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Collaborate with Engineering, Logistics, Equipment teams, and third-party vendors as new technologies are integrated into the production network.
  • Monitor infrastructure using SolarWinds, PRTG, Nagios, Zabbix, and proprietary monitoring systems such as Cosmos.
  • Analyze performance trends including bandwidth utilization, latency, packet loss, and KPIs.
  • Maintain monitoring thresholds, alerting policies, and SLA metrics.
  • Respond to alerts and outages within defined SLA timeframes.
  • Perform triage, root cause diagnosis, and manage the full incident lifecycle.
  • Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) and document lessons learned.
  • Track recurring issues and recommend preventive actions.
  • Act as the primary escalation point for Tier 1 and Tier 2 support teams.
  • Escalate complex issues to Tier 4 engineers and specialized teams when required.
  • Coordinate with vendors and facilitate bridge calls during major incidents.
  • Manage communication among technical teams, management, and stakeholders.
  • Execute firmware upgrades, patches, and configuration changes.
  • Configure and support routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, and wireless controllers.
  • Implement VLANs, access control policies, and VPN connections.
  • Perform change management activities and support scheduled maintenance windows.
  • Resolve issues across LAN, WAN, MPLS, SD-WAN, and wireless networks.
  • Troubleshoot routing and switching protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, STP).
  • Analyze network traffic using Wireshark and tcpdump.
  • Address DNS, DHCP, firewall, NAT, and VoIP-related issues.
  • Handle SSID requests, conference room connectivity issues, and other special requests.
  • Coordinate and dispatch field technicians for: Property Management System (PMS) connectivity and troubleshooting, Wi-Fi site surveys, coverage analysis, and wireless optimization, Third-party vendor support including VoIP, video, and conference room technology.
  • Support on-site troubleshooting and vendor escalations.
  • Maintain network documentation, topology diagrams, and SOPs.
  • Create post-incident reports and RCA documentation.
  • Participate in capacity planning and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Collaborate with Engineering, Logistics, Equipment teams, and third-party vendors as new technologies are integrated into the production network.
  • Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to remain calm and effective during critical incidents.
  • Team collaboration and mentoring capabilities.
  • Strong time management and prioritization skills.
  • CCNA, CCNP
  • Ruckus Certified, Aruba Certified, Meraki Certified
  • CompTIA Network+, CWNA, Fortinet NSE, or similar networking certifications
  • SolarWinds, PRTG, Nagios, Zabbix, Cosmos
  • LAN, WAN, MPLS, SD-WAN, wireless networks
  • BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, STP
  • Wireshark, tcpdump
  • DNS, DHCP, firewall, NAT, VoIP
  • VLANs, access control policies, VPN connections
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
  • 3+ years of experience in Network Operations or NOC environments.
  • Proven experience handling incident management and escalations.
  • Experience coordinating with field technicians and dispatch operations.
bachelor degree
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JOB-69859c4b2809a

Vacancy title:
Network Operations Center Technician

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Professional Services, Category: Computer & IT, Science & Engineering]

Jobs at:
Solvo Global

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, February 13 2026

Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi

Summary
Date Posted: Friday, February 6 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Solvo is changing how North American companies connect with talented, nearshore employees, along with the latest AI-powered tools. Solvo provides exceptional, affordable remote talent to U.S. and Canadian businesses in 50+ industry specialties. Solvo operations feature employees with no language barriers, a strong work ethic, in the same time zone, mirroring...

Job Summary

Ensure 24/7 availability and optimal performance of network infrastructure through proactive monitoring, incident response, escalation management, and advanced technical support. The NOC Tier 3 Engineer maintains SLAs while collaborating closely with cross‑functional teams and external vendors.

Working Conditions

  • Shift-based role supporting 24/7 operations.
  • On-call availability may be required.
  • Office-based position with potential remote work options.

Experience

  • 3+ years of experience in Network Operations or NOC environments.
  • Proven experience handling incident management and escalations.
  • Experience coordinating with field technicians and dispatch operations.

Certifications (Preferred)

  • CCNA, CCNP
  • Ruckus Certified, Aruba Certified, Meraki Certified
  • CompTIA Network+, CWNA, Fortinet NSE, or similar networking certifications

Soft Skills

  • Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to remain calm and effective during critical incidents.
  • Team collaboration and mentoring capabilities.
  • Strong time management and prioritization skills.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

Key Responsibilities

Network Monitoring & Performance

  • Monitor infrastructure using SolarWinds, PRTG, Nagios, Zabbix, and proprietary monitoring systems such as Cosmos.
  • Analyze performance trends including bandwidth utilization, latency, packet loss, and KPIs.
  • Maintain monitoring thresholds, alerting policies, and SLA metrics.

Incident & Problem Management

  • Respond to alerts and outages within defined SLA timeframes.
  • Perform triage, root cause diagnosis, and manage the full incident lifecycle.
  • Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) and document lessons learned.
  • Track recurring issues and recommend preventive actions.

Escalation Management

  • Act as the primary escalation point for Tier 1 and Tier 2 support teams.
  • Escalate complex issues to Tier 4 engineers and specialized teams when required.
  • Coordinate with vendors and facilitate bridge calls during major incidents.
  • Manage communication among technical teams, management, and stakeholders.

Network Operations & Maintenance

  • Execute firmware upgrades, patches, and configuration changes.
  • Configure and support routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, and wireless controllers.
  • Implement VLANs, access control policies, and VPN connections.
  • Perform change management activities and support scheduled maintenance windows.

Troubleshooting & Support

  • Resolve issues across LAN, WAN, MPLS, SD-WAN, and wireless networks.
  • Troubleshoot routing and switching protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, STP).
  • Analyze network traffic using Wireshark and tcpdump.
  • Address DNS, DHCP, firewall, NAT, and VoIP-related issues.
  • Handle SSID requests, conference room connectivity issues, and other special requests.

Field Technician Coordination & Dispatch

  • Coordinate and dispatch field technicians for:
  • Property Management System (PMS) connectivity and troubleshooting
  • Wi-Fi site surveys, coverage analysis, and wireless optimization
  • Third-party vendor support including VoIP, video, and conference room technology
  • Support on-site troubleshooting and vendor escalations.

Documentation & Collaboration

  • Maintain network documentation, topology diagrams, and SOPs.
  • Create post-incident reports and RCA documentation.
  • Participate in capacity planning and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Collaborate with Engineering, Logistics, Equipment teams, and third-party vendors as new technologies are integrated into the production network.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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Job Info
Job Category: Engineering jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Friday, February 13 2026
Duty Station: Nairobi | Nairobi
Posted: 06-02-2026
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 06-02-2026
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 10-10-2076
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