NOC Engineer – Shift Lead

Company: VANRATH
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Location: Belfast
Job Description:

  • Job Title: NOC Engineer – Shift Lead
  • Salary: up to 48k pa DOE (up to 37k pa base with 30% shift allowance)
  • Location: Belfast
  • Contract: Permanent, full-time
  • Work Pattern: 4 on / 4 off rotating days and nights (7am-7pm / 7pm-7am)

What’s in it for you?

Join a well-established technology services organisation supporting critical infrastructure and enterprise customers across the UK. This is an excellent opportunity to work in a fast-paced Network Operations environment where you’ll lead incident management, support operational improvement, and develop your leadership skills within a collaborative 24/7 technical team.

Essential:

  • Leading and coordinating daily shift activities
  • Monitoring networks and responding to alerts
  • Managing incidents, escalations, and service restoration
  • Supporting engineers with technical troubleshooting
  • Ensuring accurate ticket updates and SLA compliance
  • Driving process improvements and operational standards
  • Liaising with customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders

Desirable:

  • Experience leading technical support, NOC, or service desk teams
  • Strong incident management and escalation handling skills
  • Background in network operations or IT support environments
  • Excellent communication and customer service skills
  • Experience working within ITIL/SLA-driven environments
  • Ability to work effectively under pressure in a 24/7 operation

Why choose VANRATH?

Partnering with VANRATH gives you access to exclusive IT opportunities, expert market insight and tailored career guidance. We take a consultative approach; offering honest advice, interview preparation and direct access to hiring managers- ensuring a smooth process and the best possible role fit aligned to your skills and long-term goals.

For further information on this role, or any other IT job in Northern Ireland, apply via the link or contact VANRATH for a confidential chat today.

Skills:NOC IT Helpdesk CCNA ITIL Windows Servers

Benefits:Pension Annual Leave Paid Qualifications

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Posted: May 28th, 2026