Vocus
Tier 2 Network Engineer - Voice
Through our well-known retail brands, we deliver simple and affordable broadband, mobile, voice, and energy services to Australian consumers and small businesses alike. We call it brilliant made simple.
Software engineering
Full-time
Office | Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Visa sponsorship · No
Senior · A role for someone with advanced knowledge and skills. May involve mentoring, leading others or specialisation. Typically at least 5 years of experience.
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Why Vocus
As a leading specialist fibre and network solutions provider, Vocus connects people, businesses, governments, and communities across Australia, and to the world.
With a world-class team of experts, we challenge convention and do things differently to make brilliant solutions simple.
We own and operate a 25,000km fibre network that is purpose-built and managed for business and government, so we understand how vital high performance and secure network solutions are for any organisation today.
Through our well-known retail brands, we deliver simple and affordable broadband, mobile, voice and energy services to Australian consumers and small businesses alike.
Above all, we know how important it is to make things simple and reliable, and to give you more control in ways that matter most.
We call it brilliant made simple.
About the role
About the Role The Service Operations OCC team is accountable for the operation, maintenance of Vocus Networks and Network facilities. It also is accountable for all wholesale and retail service provider customer interactions from a service support perspective and is the owner of the customer experience on Vocus technologies. The T2 Engineer will be accountable to ensure the effective delivery of operational tasks including monitor, log & diagnose, enrichment, manage and resolve/close of all tickets (including change) during the shift period; in addition, they will be responsible for meeting all KPI/OLA and service level requirements.
This position will require the successful applicant have the following: · It is mandatory that you are an Australian Citizen · Australian Government Security Clearance or the ability to obtain is preferred · You must be comfortable with working 24/7, 365 days a year on a shift roster. **Your key responsibilities in this role will include, but are not limited to: **
- To manage the resolution of Incidents across the full range of supported services, specialising in Voice technologies. This includes prioritization, communication, escalation, analysis and review.
- A forensic approach to event monitoring and incident management
- You will ensure the effective completion of proactive and reactive operational tasks and routines by the shift team to deliver process outputs and meet service level requirements by the prioritization, allocation, progression, resourcing and appropriate escalation of operational tasks. You'll also constantly monitoring for attacks and intrusions (physical/logical) on Vocus networks
- Assist in the development of shift team members and by providing formal input to regular performance reviews, performing on the job coaching and implementing training and development plans and activities.
- Maintain existing documentation, fault management and change management standards
- Create reports and provide commentary on operational progress/reports for staffing, network performance, PIR’s and departmental objectives Perform the role of Major Incident Controller during Major Service Outages, acting as the firstpoint of escalation for operational issues and defining, communicating and implementing escalation plans and fix strategies to restore service to meet service level targets.
- Participate in an environment oriented to trust, open communication, creative thinking, and cohesive team effort. Inspire creative thinking and support strategic vision
About You
- Deep knowledge of a telecoms operational environment with a general understanding of I.T, broadband internet, telecoms desirable.
- Ability to work a 24x7 Roster
- At least 2-3 years of experience in a technical helpdesk role, preferably in a Telco OCC environment supporting voice network.
- Working knowledge on carrier-grade VoIP solutions and data products.
- Working knowledge on voice internetworking standards such as ISDN, ISUP, SS7 etc.
- Exposure or working knowledge of Genband and Broadsoft voice platforms will be a huge plus
- Strong understanding of VOIP related protocols, SIP, RTP, different codecs etc.
- Sound knowledge on Layer 2 and Layer 3 protocols in the OSI model.
- Awareness of ISO27001, ISO9001, ISO20000
- Ability to prioritize work load in a complex networking environment
- Passionate, self-motivated and driven with a hunger for learning and growth.
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in the Telecommunications industry or related field
- Strong communicator with a high degree of written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong inter-personal and collaboration skills with the ability to interact at all levels, building
- and strengthening positive relationships at every touch-point.
- Results oriented with energy and passion to achieve and exceed stretching objectives and to deliver within tight timescales.
- Always approaches things from the customer’s perspective seeing potential problems and finding and driving solutions
- Works collaboratively with all Business units, forming virtual teams where required to realize goals and objectives.
- Proven ability to effectively manage fluctuating workloads and optimize available resources to meet changing priorities and deadlines, putting the customer at the heart of every decision.
- Dynamically responds to both strategic and tactical operational management requirements.
- Can demonstrate ability to take technical ownership of a problem or requirement.
- Experience in a telecoms operational environment with an excellent understanding of I.T, broadband internet, telecoms and transmission, cloud & I.P background
- Experience working in Service Management environment or similar with knowledge of ITIL processes and qualified to a minimum of ITIL Foundation.
- Ability to work under own initiative and effectively manage customer and inter-departmental relationships.
- Experience using Lean/Six Sigma tools and methodologies an advantage.
**What We Offer ** Working at Vocus will give you rewarding experiences and the opportunity to do extraordinary work. You will enjoy:
- Diverse and dynamic teams with a supportive and inclusive culture.
- Supportive career development plans with comprehensive ongoing training, support, and development opportunities.
- Generous discounts on power, gas, mobile and internet; plus, discounts to over 400 retailers.
- Competitive leave benefits, including anniversary leave, purchased leave, parental leave, volunteering leave, study leave, and much more. We also offer a fifth week of annual leave when you hit five years of service!
- Study assistance programs to excel your personal growth, learning and development.
- Health and wellness offerings, including access to our wellbeing initiatives that can help you from a financial, psychological, and physical perspective.
What you'll be responsible for
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Backend application development
Develop, test, and maintain software applications
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SQL and Databases
Use SQL to query databases to extract and process data
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Test Automation
Create and implement code tests and software test automation
Skills you'll need
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Collaboration
Works with others by being open, clear in communication and listening to achieve goals
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Numerical problem solving
Works with numerical information and performs mathematical calculations to solve problems
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Attention to detail
Accurately identifies and rectifies discrepancies or errors that exists in information and deliverables