NOC Surveillance Specialist

Posting
Job Title NOC Surveillance
Specialist
Posting Job Description ***** This
is a 24/7/365 operation. Applicants
must be able to work a 4 day work
schedule: 12 noon-11pm or 10 pm-9
am. *****

1. Purpose: The purpose of this
position is to provide 24/7 outage
detection and resolution support
for the division in a manner
consistent with Time Warner Cable
policies, procedures, quality
standards, customer needs and
applicable local, state, and
federal regulations.


2. Essential Job Functions:

  • Collect and store all outage
    information, giving periodic
    updates and confirming restoration
    of service, or following escalation
    or ticket process.
  • Facilitate the planned and demand
    outage resolution process including
    scheduling, alerting, escalation
    and reporting.
  • Provide outage post-mortem
    analysis as needed relative but not
    limited to cause or resolution
    process.
  • Schedule demand maintenance based
    on call center activity.
  • Interface with a variety of
    departments including the
    division's tier 3 group, the ATG
    GNOC, Network Performance,
    Broadband Network, Field Service,
    Headend, Commercial HSD and
    Dispatch.
  • Interface with entities outside
    the division such as police, fire
    and rescue agencies.
  • Make prudent decisions as to
    demand outage scheduling, outage
    restoration time and customer
    impact utilizing the correlation of
    data from multiple systems.
  • Proactively monitor all areas of
    Time Warner Cable system. This
    includes tracking and preparing for
    Pay-Per-View and TV events, special
    or unique weather conditions and
    planned construction or maintenance
    activities.
  • Comprehend and use NOC process
    flows to effectively respond to and
    manage all outage requirements.
    Make critical decisions regarding
    outages and departmental polices in
    the absence of a supervisor.
  • Build and maintain positive
    relationships with internal and
    external customers on an ongoing
    basis. Keep a positive attitude
    throughout the workday and strive
    to be a team player.
  • Mentor and support other NOC
    employees as well as assist in
    training, cross-training,
    monitoring, and reinforcement of
    procedures and guidelines for the
    NOC. Provide feedback and
    recommendations to management on
    training needs as appropriate.
  • Establish on-going communications
    with members of the technical team,
    supervisors, managers, contractors,
    and all other appropriate people or
    companies involved in a declared
    outage. May be required to work
    various shifts and be required to
    function on a 24-hour on-call
    basis. Cooperates with co-workers.
    Responds politely to customers and
    co-workers. Works as a member of a
    team. Accepts change in a
    productive manner. Performs other
    duties as assigned.



    3. Job Requirements: Knowledge of
    specific subject areas which make
    performance of the job possible.

    a. Education Level: Select one
    level of education needed to
    successfully accomplish the
    essential duties of this job.
    1
    Level 2: Associate's degree (A. A.)


    b. Required Education (Major):
  • Associate's degree in electrical
    engineering and one year related
    experience; or equivalent
    combination of education and
    experience required.

    c. Required Certifications,
    Licenses, Registrations, etc., to
    perform the essential functions of
    this position:

    d. Experience/Skills Required:

  • Associate's degree in electrical
    engineering and one year related
    experience; or equivalent
    combination of education and
    experience required.
  • Demonstrated ability to use
    email, IM, MS Excel & Word IE.
  • Familiarity with network topology
    of the SC Division preferred.

    e. Travel requirements and
    frequency:

  • None

    f. Legal or Financial
    Responsibilities: Requires
    adherence to Time Warner Standards
    of Business Conduct. Position must
    assist in maintaining the
    confidentiality of customer and
    business data at all times.

    g. Communication Skill level:
    Select one level of language
    (ability to read, write and speak)
    needed to successfully accomplish
    the essential duties of this job.
    After choosing correct level,
    please use Table Menu to delete
    other rows.
    1
    Level 3: Ability to read, analyze,
    and interpret general business
    periodicals, professional journals,
    technical procedures, or
    governmental regulations. Ability
    to write reports, business
    correspondence, and procedure
    manuals. Ability to effectively
    present information and respond to
    questions from groups of managers,
    clients, customers, and the general
    public.


    h. Reasoning ability: Select one
    level of reasoning skills and
    abilities needed to successfully
    accomplish the essential duties of
    this job. After choosing correct
    level, please use Table Menu to
    delete other rows.
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    Level 3 _ Intermediate Skills:
    Ability to apply common sense
    understanding to carry out
    instructions furnished in written,
    oral, or diagram form. Ability to
    deal with problems involving
    several concrete variables in
    standardized situations.


    i. Supervisory / Managerial
    Responsibilities: If this job
    supervises others, give the name of
    unit(s) or department(s) managed
    and an estimate of number of
    employees supervised. If there are
    subordinate supervisory positions,
    list them here:

    Determine and check which one of
    the following statements would best
    describe their leadership,
    supervisory or management
    responsibilities:
    1 None.



    TIME WARNER CABLE IS AN EQUAL
    OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
    WE SUPPORT A DRUG FREE AND SAFE
    WORKING ENVIRONMENT.

    NCB-TWCC 11/04/2009

  • Position Information
    • Company:
      Time Warner Cable
    • Location:
      Columbus/Zanesville, OH
    • Job Status/Type:
      Full Time
      Employee
    • Industry:
      Telecommunications Services
    • Work Experience:
      1+ to 2 Years
    • Career Level:
      Experienced (Non-Manager)
    • Education Level:
      Associate Degree
    • Reference Code:
      116127BR
    EOE
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