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NOC Engineer

📍 Coimbatore 🏷️ Networking & Telecom 💰 ₹73,500 / month
There's a NOC engineer opening in Saravanampatti, Coimbatore, paying up to ₹73,500 a month, full-time and on-site. It's a good fit for someone who already has a few years under their belt in network operations and wants to move into a role with greater ownership of uptime and incident response. The team supports a mix of internal and client-facing infrastructure, so the work isn't limited to a single environment, and the person hired will get exposure to how different networks are built and maintained across the business.
  • Configure and maintain the core network hardware, including routers, switches, and firewalls, across the sites this team supports
  • Watch network performance and security continuously, catching anomalies before they turn into full outages
  • Troubleshoot connectivity issues that get escalated from other teams or reported directly by end users, working through the problem layer by layer rather than guessing
  • Plan ahead for growth by tracking bandwidth trends and flagging equipment or link upgrades before they become urgent
  • Keep documentation current on network topology, device configurations, and incident write-ups so the next person on shift isn't starting from zero
  • Coordinate with vendors and internet service providers when a fault sits outside the network the team directly controls
A bachelor's degree is the standard requirement here, usually in electronics or computer science, though other engineering backgrounds are considered if the coursework covered networking fundamentals. Four years of relevant experience is what the role calls for, and it should come from actually running or supporting a network day-to-day rather than adjacent IT work. Alongside the degree and years on the job, candidates need a solid grasp of how traffic is routed and how the underlying infrastructure holds together end-to-end, since a good chunk of the role involves reasoning through problems rather than just following a runbook. Understanding common protocols such as TCP/IP, BGP, and VLANs comes up constantly, whether it's diagnosing a slow link or planning a change window with minimal disruption. None of this needs to be textbook-perfect on day one, but the reasoning behind network design should already feel familiar rather than something learned entirely on the job. On the tools side, comfort with network monitoring platforms is expected, whether that's something like SolarWinds, PRTG, or an equivalent the candidate has used elsewhere. Someone coming in should be able to set up alert thresholds that actually catch problems early, rather than either missing real issues or drowning the team in noise from a poorly tuned dashboard. Incident response experience matters just as much: knowing how to triage a P1 outage, communicate status while it's still unresolved, and write it up properly afterward. General troubleshooting skills tie all of this together, and it's honestly the hardest thing to teach someone who hasn't already developed the instinct for it on the job. It shows up in small moments, like noticing a pattern in three unrelated-looking tickets that turns out to be one underlying switch failing intermittently. A few things aren't required but will help an application stand out:
  • CCNA or CCNP certification
  • Basic scripting ability, Python or Bash, for automating repetitive network checks
  • Familiarity with ITIL-style incident and change management practices
  • Prior experience working rotating shifts in a NOC environment
  • Exposure to cloud networking concepts, since more of the infrastructure here is gradually shifting toward hybrid setups
The role sits on-site in Saravanampatti, which has become a fairly established hub for IT and networking companies in Coimbatore over the past several years, with a decent number of tech parks and mid-size firms clustered within a short drive of each other. Naukri Mitra has this listing marked as one of the more active NOC engineer job openings in Coimbatore right now, and the team is looking to fill it fairly quickly. The NOC here runs in shifts, so candidates should expect some rotation rather than a strict nine-to-five, which is fairly standard for this kind of role but worth knowing upfront. Shift patterns rotate roughly every few weeks rather than remaining fixed to the same person indefinitely, which the current team seems to genuinely prefer to a static schedule. Pay is up to ₹73,500 per month, which is competitive for an NOC engineer salary in Coimbatore given the expected experience level. The benefits package includes:
  • Health insurance coverage
  • Paid time off
  • Provident fund contributions
  • Relocation assistance for candidates moving from outside Coimbatore
  • Accommodation support during the initial transition period
That relocation and accommodation support is worth calling out separately, since it means candidates from other cities in Tamil Nadu or further afield don't need to be based in Coimbatore to apply. It's one of the more practical perks on this list rather than a nice-to-have that never actually gets used. The provident fund contribution follows the standard statutory structure, and health coverage extends to immediate family members, which isn't always the case at smaller employers in this space. The team size is small enough that a new NOC engineer will gain real ownership quickly rather than sitting behind more senior staff for months. New hires typically shadow two or three shifts before taking calls independently, and there's always someone reachable if an issue during a night shift proves bigger than expected. The pace can get intense during an active incident, and that's simply part of the job, not something to gloss over. Quieter shifts do happen too, usually spent on preventive maintenance, patching, or working through the documentation backlog that tends to pile up whenever the team has been busy. To apply, send in a resume along with a short note on any network monitoring tools or incident response work you've handled directly. Shortlisted candidates go through a technical round covering routing fundamentals and a couple of realistic troubleshooting scenarios, followed by a conversation about shift availability and start date. The full process usually wraps up within two to three weeks, and candidates who make it to the final stage are usually given at least a week's notice before confirming a start date, so there's room to plan around a current job's notice period.
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