Network Operations Centre

Capita Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

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Talent Acquisition - IT Specialist – Global Resourcing

Capita’s Network Operations Centre in Belfast is seeking an experienced and proactive NOC Shift Lead to support its 24/7 operations team. This role is critical to ensuring the delivery of high-quality service across multiple clients, including those supporting national infrastructure. The ideal candidate will bring strong technical expertise, leadership capability, and a commitment to customer excellence within a shift-based environment.

Role Overview

As a NOC Shift Lead, you will oversee the performance and coordination of the shift team, ensuring incidents are resolved efficiently and service levels are consistently met. You will act as a key escalation point, drive process improvements, and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

As part of our commitment to building an inclusive and diverse workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from people who are from Black, Asian and other ethnic minority backgrounds.

Rolling shift pattern 7am-7pm x 4 on 4 off repeated and then 7pm-7am x 4 on 4 off repeated.

As a NOC Shift Lead, you will oversee the performance and coordination of the shift team, ensuring incidents are resolved efficiently and service levels are consistently met. You will act as a key escalation point, drive process improvements, and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders

What we are looking for:

• Proven, demonstrable experience leading technical service teams.
• Experience managing third-party suppliers and escalations.

In addition you will also have:

• Ability to coordinate major incidents while maintaining BAU operations.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with adaptability to changing demands.
• Demonstrated customer service excellence.
• Experience working in ITIL environments and meeting strict SLA requirements.
• High attention to detail and ability to perform under pressure.
• Eligible for Security Clearance (SC minimum, NPPV3 preferred).

What you will be doing:

• Allocating and oversee tasks across the shift team, including monitoring, call handling, and incident management.
• Providing process leadership and guidance to ensure consistent service delivery.
• Supporting resolution of service incidents and advise team members to enhance knowledge and efficiency.
• Managing escalations of major incidents and liaise with senior management as needed.
• Contributing to team development, performance reviews, and training initiatives.
• Driving continuous improvement and ensure SLA compliance (targeting 95%+ resolution rate).
• Managing operational handovers and ensure outstanding issues are clearly communicated.
• Maintaining regular updates to customers and ensure system records are accurate.
• Collaborating with the Carrier Management team and third-party providers to uphold service standards.
• Leading fault resolution calls and ensure all stakeholders are informed and aligned.
• Identifying and implement improvements in network monitoring and operational processes.

About Capita

Capita is an outsourcer, helping clients across the public and private sectors run complex business processes more efficiently, creating better consumer experiences. Operating across 8 countries, Capita’s 34,000 colleagues support primarily UK and European clients with people-based services underpinned by market-leading technology. We’re a vital support service for our clients, enabling the everyday interactions that we expect to run seamlessly, to run seamlessly.

Check out our website for more information

What’s in it for you?

• Opportunity to progress your career
• company matched pension, life assurance, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks…and plenty more
• volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice - opportunity to take a paid day out of the office
• access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform
• opportunity to gain additional qualifications through our Learning Academy or apprenticeships to help develop your career

Unlock Your Potential with Capita

At Capita, your career can take you wherever your ambition leads. You'll become part of a diverse network of talented, forward-thinking professionals working across a wide range of disciplines and sectors. We’re committed to your growth — offering endless opportunities to expand your skills, explore new paths, and advance your career.

Join us and discover a career with purpose. #CareersWithPurpose

What we hope you’ll do next:

Choose ‘Apply now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

We’re an equal opportunity and Disability Confident employer, which means we recruit and develop people based on their merit and passion. We’re committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and working environment for everyone. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format (such as large print or audio), or if you’d like to discuss other changes or support you might need going forward, please email and we’ll get back to you.

For more information about equal opportunities and process adjustments, please visit the Capita Careers website.

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  Executive

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