NOC Senior Engineer

Company Introduction Availity is one of the leading health information networks in the United States, processing more than 4 billion transactions annually and connecting more than two million healthcare providers and over two thousand technology partners to health plans nationwide. Our teams of technology, business, and customer service professionals in Bangalore, India, are working together to transform healthcare delivery in the United States through innovation and collaboration. Our technologists help develop cutting-edge revenue cycle solutions that help hospitals, health systems, and physicians maximize payments and optimize their workflows. Availity is a diverse group of people whose talents, curiosity and passion steer the company to create innovative solutions for the US Healthcare industry. If you are a driven, creative and collaborative individual, with exceptional technology skills to drive innovation, we want to hear from you. Job Description The NOC Senior Engineer is a senior, hands-on operations role focused on running a mature 24×7 Network Operations Center. This position is responsible for advanced incident management, cross-domain technical escalation, proactive monitoring maturity, and ensuring operational stability across network, server, cloud, and database platforms. The role acts as the senior technical authority on shift and ensures disciplined NOC execution and follow-the-sun continuity. Roles & Responsibilities Must Have Skills: L3 escalation for P1/P2 incidents Multi-cloud (AWS & Azure) expertise Advanced Linux & Windows administration Kubernetes & EKS operational expertise Cloud networking & security Alert tuning & dashboard ownership Terraform & automation Shift leadership & mentoring Good to Have Skills : AWS Solutions Architect – Professional Azure Solutions Architect Expert Kubernetes CKA SRE / reliability engineering exposure ITIL Foundation Eligibility Advanced NOC Responsibilities Act as the L3 technical escalation point and senior authority for P1/P2 incidents. Lead real-time incident triage, stabilization, and restoration during major outages. Execute and enforce incident command practices including ownership, timelines, and escalation control. Collaborate with Operations Center (OC) and Incident Managers during Major Incident Management (MIM). Ensure accurate, real-time updates and complete post-incident documentation in ITSM tools. Enforce adherence to NOC SOPs, runbooks, alert response standards, and escalation matrices. Proactive Monitoring & Operational Excellence: Own the effectiveness of proactive monitoring across all infrastructure layers. Identify alert noise, gaps, and false positives; drive alert tuning and threshold optimization. Improve dashboards, service health views, and early-warning indicators. Analyze recurring incidents and drive corrective and preventive actions to reduce MTTD and MTTR. Shift Leadership & Continuity: Serve as the senior technical lead during assigned shifts. Lead structured shift handovers and overlapping coverage between global teams. Mentor L2 and junior engineers during incidents and day-to-day operations. Drive cross-skilling and raise overall NOC technical maturity. Technical Requirements: Cloud Platforms: Advanced operational experience in multi-cloud environments (AWS and Azure). Server Engineering: Expert-level Linux and Windows server administration,troubleshooting, patching, and performance analysis. Network Engineering Knowledge: Strong understanding of VPC/VNet architecture, subnets, routing tables, DNS, load balancers, firewalls, security groups/NSGs, and connectivity troubleshooting. Database Operations: Solid operational knowledge of cloud databases (AWS RDS/Aurora, Azure SQL); performance symptoms, replication, failover, and availability concepts. Kubernetes & Containers: Operational expertise with Kubernetes (EKS), container orchestration, node/pod health, and workload stability. Automation & Infrastructure as Code: Hands-on experience executing and validating Terraform-based changes and scripted remediations. Observability & Tooling: Strong hands-on experience with CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Splunk, Grafana/Prometheus, and ITSM tools such as ServiceNow or Jira. Required Experience: 7–10 years of experience in advanced NOC, SRE, Cloud Operations, or Infrastructure Support roles. Demonstrated advanced skills in multi-cloud environments, automation, and incident management. Proven experience serving as a technical escalation point for complex, cross-domain issues. Experience operating in 24×7, follow-the-sun NOC environments. Preferred Certifications: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) ITIL Foundation (preferred) Shift Model: 24×7 rotational shifts with structured handovers, overlap coverage, and escalation Ownership Video Camera Usage: Availity fosters a collaborative and open culture where communication and engagement are central to our success. As a remote first company, we are also camera-first and provide all associates with camera/video capability to simulate the office environment. If you are not able to use your camera for all virtual meetings, you should not apply for this role. Having cameras on helps create a more connected, interactive, and productive environment, allowing teams to communicate more effectively and build stronger working relationships. The usage of cameras also enhances security and protects sensitive company information. Video participation is required to ensure that only authorized personnel are present in meetings and to prevent unauthorized access, data breaches, preventing social engineering, or the sharing of confidential information with non-participants.