Role Overview
The System Engineer for IT Operations Center (ITOC) is responsible for providing 24×7 operational support for mission-critical systems, acting as the first point of contact for IT incidents, alerts, and service requests, and ensuring end-to-end service availability and SLA adherence.
This role operates on a 12-hour rotating shift, delivering continuous monitoring, incident management, and operational support across infrastructure, applications, and business systems.
The System Engineer will play a key role in incident resolution, alert management, system monitoring, and operational governance, ensuring service continuity and high operational standards in line with defined SLAs and SOPs.
Key Accountabilities
- Maintain end‑to‑end service availability
- Ensure timely incident response and resolution within SLA
- Perform accurate ticket logging, classification, and escalation
- Respond to alerts within defined timelines (e.g. <15 minutes)
- Conduct effective shift handovers
- Handle high-volume operations (calls, incidents, alerts)
Job Responsibilities & Duties
- Service Desk & Support: users call handling and perform first-level troubleshooting and escalation
- Incident Management: Monitor and respond to system, network, and application incidents, Log and manage incidents/service requests, Coordinate incident calls & communication
- Monitoring & Alert Management: Perform real-time system monitoring, Respond to alerts within SLA, Execute recovery via SOP/runbooks
- Operational & Mailbox Support: Monitor shared mailboxes 24×7, and handle operational tasks (e.g SQL scripts, account unlocks)
- Data Centre & Security: assessment and endorsement of access request
- Shift Operations: Perform structured shift handovers
- Any other relevant duties as and when assigned.
Key Job Competencies
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
- Effective communication & stakeholder management
- Ability to work under high pressure
- Strong adherence to SOPs and processes
- High attention to detail and Team player with shift-based mindset
Role Requirements
- Diploma / Degree in IT, Computer Science, or related discipline
- 1–3 years in IT support / Service Desk / NOC / SOC (Level 1)
- Fresh graduates with relevant internship exposure may be considered.
- 24×7 rotating shift (12-hour shift pattern), Required to support weekends, public holidays, and night shifts
- Onsite role at command centre (no work-from-home arrangement)
- Able to handle high-volume, real-time operational workload
- Senior and Lead roles are available for qualified candidates
Skills Required
- Basic knowledge of Servers, networks, operating systems
- Familiarity with Windows / Linux environments, SQL / scripting
- Experience in Incident handling, Alert monitoring
- Familiarity with Linux and the VI editor command-line.
- ITIL Foundation knowledge is preferred
- Automation or scripting knowledge is preferred