The Tier 3 IT Support & NOC Agent serves as the highest level of technical escalation within a client environment.
This role is responsible for resolving complex, high-impact issues while also providing advanced monitoring oversight, incident response leadership, and infrastructure improvement across client environments.
This position combines deep technical expertise with proactive operational responsibility, ensuring system stability, performance, and reliability. The Tier 3 Engineer plays a key role in root cause analysis, automation, monitoring strategy, and technical leadership while supporting both reactive escalations and proactive service delivery.
Key Responsibilities
Network Monitoring & Performance
Monitor infrastructure using SolarWinds, PRTG, Nagios, Zabbix, and other proprietary monitoring systems like Cosmos
Analyze performance trends, bandwidth, latency, packet loss, and KPIs
Maintain monitoring thresholds, alert policies, and SLA metrics Incident & Problem Management
Respond to alerts and outages within SLA timeframes
Perform triage, diagnosis, and manage incident lifecycle
Conduct root cause analysis and document lessons learned
Track trends and recommend preventive measures Escalation Management
Serve as primary escalation point for Tier 1 and Tier 2 support agent teams.
Escalate complex issues to Tier 4 engineers and specialized teams
Coordinate vendor support and facilitate bridge calls during major incidents
Manage communication between technical teams, management, and stakeholders
Network Operations & Maintenance
Execute firmware updates, patches, and configuration changes