Cloud NOC Engineer - PE

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Job Summary: We are seeking Cloud NOC Engineers to proactively monitor cloud infrastructure, manage incidents, and ensure operational continuity of mission-critical data centers. Key Highlights: 1. Critical role in 24/7 monitoring and support of critical infrastructure. 2. Opportunity to work with cutting-edge cloud technologies. 3. Culture of innovation, collaboration, and personal development. ### **Overview** Whitestack deploys private clouds across multiple capitals in Latin America. At each of these locations, dozens or even hundreds of servers operate, interconnected via high-speed networks and designed to support mission-critical applications—including mobile operator voice traffic—requiring availability levels approaching 99.999%. For this reason, we are seeking top-tier engineers for our *Cloud Support* team—roles of high strategic importance to ensure uninterrupted operation of large-scale data centers supporting our critical, always-on telecommunications applications and infrastructure. The **Cloud NOC Engineer** is the guardian of this infrastructure. Their mission is proactive 24/7 monitoring of data center health, detecting anomalies before they impact service. They serve as the first line of response, responsible for end-to-end incident management: from detection and ticket creation to resolution of low-/medium-complexity failures and structured technical escalation to L1/L2\. **This role is available for remote work from the following locations: Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Uruguay, and Peru.** **Available shifts: Mexico, Colombia, Peru starting at 1 PM. / Argentina, Chile, Uruguay starting at 8 AM.** ### **Responsibilities** * Proactive Monitoring: Continuous surveillance of dashboards and alerts (physical infrastructure, virtual infrastructure, and services) to ensure 99.999% availability. * Incident Management (Triage): Receiving, categorizing, and prioritizing alerts; rigorous ticket creation and tracking under ITIL methodologies. * Initial Technical Resolution: Diagnosis and resolution of low- and medium-complexity failures (e.g., service restarts, log cleanup, quota adjustments, basic connectivity verification). * Structured Escalation: When complexity exceeds initial capability, escalate to L1/L2 with a complete technical report (logs, network traces, reproduction steps, and customer context). * Case Documentation: Maintaining up-to-date event logs and knowledge base (KB) entries for recurring incidents. * External Communication: Clearly and promptly notifying customers about system health status, maintenance windows, and ongoing incidents. * Health Checks: Executing periodic health validation routines on production platforms. * Ensuring compliance with SLAs for incidents and network/service availability. * Generating and analyzing platform availability reports. ### **Requirements** * Experience: + Minimum 1\-2 years in monitoring centers (NOC), first-level technical support, or system administration. + Experience handling tickets and support processes (Jira, ServiceNow, or similar), including clear documentation of diagnostics, evidence, and communication. + Experience with Monitoring/Observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, OpenNMS; reading and interpreting metrics, events, logs, and alerts. + Experience supporting mission-critical production systems, including incident management, coordination of production actions, escalation, and effective communication. * Education: + Degree in Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or related field. * Specific Knowledge / Technical Requirements: + Linux in production environments: troubleshooting services and OS (systemd, journalctl), permissions/users, processes, filesystems, and networking. + Linux Networking: configuration and diagnostics of interfaces, VLANs, routes, bonding, and MTU; troubleshooting using tools such as tcpdump (sniffing), ip, ss, ethtool, ping/traceroute. + Kubernetes: production operations/administration and troubleshooting (Pods, Deployments/DaemonSets, Services, events/logs, readiness/liveness; basic understanding of storage PV/PVC). + Virtualization: experience operating and supporting virtualized environments (KVM/VMware/Hyper\-V or others), including diagnosis of common compute, network, and storage failures. + Automation: ability to automate repetitive tasks using Bash and Ansible and/or Python (information gathering, operational checks, basic remediation, production-safe scripts). + Intermediate English proficiency for reading/writing technical documentation, updating stakeholders, and interacting with vendors/manufacturers during support cases. * Professional Requirements + Autonomy (to achieve optimal results) + Adherence to world-class standards + Goal-oriented mindset + Openness to learning new technologies + Analytical thinking + Teamwork (to coordinate with development and product deployment teams) + Rapid adaptation to a highly dynamic environment * Desirable Technical Requirements + Experience with OpenStack (operation, troubleshooting, or administration) and/or KVM + Understanding of fixed or mobile network operations models. + Experience integrating and operating open-source projects in production environments. + Intermediate Networking: BGP, EVPN\-VXLAN, etc. + Certifications: Linux, OpenStack, Kubernetes Administrator (CKA or equivalent). + Courses in Ansible and/or Bash scripting. + Knowledge of ITIL (Incident, Request, Problem, Change Management) and/or Scrum. #### **About Us** **Whitestack** is a leading Latin American company specializing in cloud solutions and hyper\-scalable digital infrastructure. We leverage open-source technology and industry-leading standards to drive digital transformation across the region. We are a **Great Place to Work**, where innovation, collaboration, and personal development are core to our identity. **Why Join Whitestack?** Global exposure: Participate in global initiatives and travel to collaborate with teams across countries. ️ Real work-life balance: Policies designed around your lifestyle, enabling autonomous, purpose-driven work. Clear growth path: A robust career track in both leadership and technology. Health first: Private medical insurance for you and your family. Limitless learning: Access to courses, books, materials, and certification reimbursement. Languages for the world: Language courses to ensure your growth knows no borders. Technology in your hands: Equipment renewal every 3 years... and it’s yours at the end of the term! Recognition for effort: Performance and project success bonuses. Time for you: Minimum 15 vacation days, a birthday day off, and extra breaks before Independence Day, Christmas, and New Year. Connection and fun: Budget for recreational and team-building activities. Innovation culture: Your ideas matter. We encourage strategic participation from any role. Learn more about our benefits here.