24/7 AI Operations Technical Support Analyst Graduate

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About the position

The 24/7 AI Operations Technical Support Analyst Graduate is responsible for real-time monitoring of a centralized enterprise observability platform that aggregates alerts from multiple monitoring systems via APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) and leverages agentic AI to assist with event correlation and triage. This role serves as the first line of operational awareness, ensuring rapid detection, triage, and notification of incidents across data center and cloud environments.

The Analyst plays a critical role in maintaining system uptime and minimizing business impact by coordinating with IT on-call teams, Major Incident Management (MIM), Service Operations Center (SOC) and Client Business Units (CBUs).

What you'll do

You will report to the Platform Services Director

Real-Time Monitoring & Alert Management

• Monitor a centralized monitoring platform aggregating alerts across:
  • Network, Compute, Storage, Virtualization, and Product/Application environments
  • On-premises data centers and private/public cloud (AWS/Azure)
• Perform initial triage to determine alert severity, scope, and business impact
• Identify false positives, duplicates, and noise through alert correlation

Incident Notification & Coordination

• Notify and engage appropriate IT on-call teams for incident investigation and resolution
• Partner with Major Incident Management (MIM) teams during high-severity incidents
• Coordinate with external service desk teams to initiate paging and communications
• Ensure timely communication to impacted Client Business Units (CBUs)

Event Correlation & Change Awareness

• Correlate alerts against:
  • Scheduled changes and maintenance activities
  • Known issues and ongoing incidents
  • Hardware failures and infrastructure degradation
• Distinguish between expected vs. anomalous events to reduce unnecessary escalations

Operational Excellence

• Maintain accurate incident logs, timelines, and actions taken
• Support continuous improvement by identifying gaps in monitoring and alerting
• Contribute to refinement of runbooks, playbooks, and automation opportunities

You will be part of the 2026 Graduate Program, which will run for 12 months

You will be based in the Centurion or Cape Town offices

You should have

• Qualification in Information Technology or related field
• 0-0.5 years of work experience in IT Operations, NOC, Monitoring roles or related fields
• Experience with enterprise monitoring/observability tools (e.g. SCOM, SolarWinds, etc.)
• Understanding of:
  • Networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, routing, switching)
  • Compute, storage, and virtualization platforms
  • Cloud environments (AWS and/or Azure)
• Experience working in a 24/7 shift-based environment
• Documentation rebranding and content refresh

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting Major Incident bridges
• Basic scripting or automation knowledge (Python, PowerShell)

Key Competencies

• Demonstrates situational awareness and sound judgment under pressure, with support from senior team members
• Able to organize work, manage competing priorities, and escalate issues appropriately
• Communicates clearly and asks effective questions to understand both technical and business contexts
• Pays close attention to detail and follows processes accurately

Work Environment

• 24x7 shift-based model (AMER, APAC, EMEA – follow-the-sun)
• Includes weekends, holidays, and shift rotation turnover across regions
• Operates within a minimum of “2-in-the-box” team structure for coverage and collaboration

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