Incident Manager
CurrentIn my role as an Incident Manager within the Networking Operations Centre, I am tasked with ensuring the prompt and effective resolution of incidents that impact our network and systems.• Incident Management:◦ I lead high-severity incident support, directing technical staff in real-time chat and voice bridge environments to efficiently resolve issues. ◦ Manage incident coordination in the Networking Operations Centre, overseeing alerts, performing triage, and coordinating responses.◦ Maintain clear and timely communication with stakeholders, providing regular updates on incident status and resolution progress◦ Consult with senior leadership during incidents, providing structured communication updates every 30-60 minutes.◦ Identify and escalate critical incidents to appropriate management levels for prompt resolution◦ Ensured incident closure in accordance with Service Level Agreements and functioned as a point of contact for major incidents.◦ Initiate post incident reporting to identify improvement opportunities.• Proactive Issue Resolution:◦ Identify and address potential issues before escalation, analyzing data trends from internal tickets, customer contacts, and network monitors.◦ Conduct post-reviews of high-severity incidents and provide audit data for investigations.• Routine Operations Centre Tasks :◦ Provide first-line response for system alerts and issues, including Windows OS, Linux OS, ESX Host, and application-specific problems.◦ Managed first line escalations, resolved tickets, and managed the manual re-assignment of PagerDuty calls.◦ Monitored critical incidents and proactively analyzed alert trends in real time.• Project Management:◦ Completed project work and tasks on schedule, ensuring clear communication with stakeholders.◦ Took on additional projects as required by the business.• Power Automate Workflow Management:◦ Implemented automated workflows using Microsoft Power Automate