Technical Support Technician

TECHNICAL SUPPORT TECHNICIAN

Job Posting # : 923795

Site : UHN Sites

Department : UHN Digital

Reports to : Senior Manager

Hours : 37.5 hours each week - 24 / 7 Environment - Shift Work is required

Salary : $55,790 - 69,732 per annum (Commensurate with experience and consistent with UHN compensation policy)

Status : Permanent Full-Time

Posted Date : September 14, 2023

Closing Date : Until Filled

The University Health Network, where "above all else the needs of patients come first", encompasses Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and the Michener Institute of Education.

The breadth of research, the complexity of the cases treated, and the magnitude of its educational enterprise has made UHN a national and international resource for patient care, research and education.

With a long tradition of ground breaking firsts and a purpose of "Transforming lives and communities through excellence in care, discovery and learning", the University Health Network (UHN), Canada's largest research teaching hospital, brings together over 16,000 employees, more than 1,200 physicians, 8,000+ students, and many volunteers.

UHN is a caring, creative place where amazing people are amazing the world.

UHN Digital delivers information management and technology services for the entire organization and is responsible for assisting UHN staff and students in transforming lives and communities.

Position Summary

UHN Digital is improving customer service delivery across the organization because timely support of UHN staff and students is paramount to our ability to transform lives and communities.

Our mission is to digitally enable UHN and this position is the catalyst for rolling out this vision to our organization.

The Technical Support role will be a key contact for all of UHN users on information technology programs, systems and devices, responding to issues in a professional and timely manner.

The Technical Support team will take ownership of issues brought to them and proactively look to improve our systems and streamline service delivery.

The ideal candidate will make customer service their primary goal and aim to build the trust of our clinical, research, education and administration staff.

In addition to personal computers, the candidate will also be able to address Macintosh computers, network devices, VOIP phones, basic switch configuration review, basic video conference system configuration and troubleshooting as well as tablet / phone devices.

The Technical Support will perform a variety of tasks and may need to work across all of our sites. The broader team provides 24 / 7 coverage to ensure we are supporting our users and critical systems.

Duties

• Available to work outside normal business hours in a 24 / 7 environment; shift work and shift on-call required
• Technical Support of Hardware and Software
• Provide telephone, live-chat, email and in-person support to end users
• Acts as the subject matter expert in Technical Support products and services
• Provides incident and problem management support in accordance to established Technical Support SLA
• Strong customer interaction skills for support in our clinical, research, education and administration environments
• Lead investigations; perform root-cause analysis on IT problems; provide solutions using specific product knowledge, system utilities, and operating environment
• When required, escalate problems and issues to product vendors and management, including services that exceed response time, repair time, lack of parts, or any other issue that could impact customer satisfaction
• Facilitate, manage and initiate interactions between vendors and other UHN Digital support teams
• Perform minor configuration and troubleshooting on end user devices and technologies
• Perform basic troubleshooting on switch ports configuration to check for possible misconfiguration and possibly minor changes to configuration
• Subject Matter Expert in troubleshooting meeting room audio and visual equipment
• Travel to any UHN site, as required
• Proactive maintenance and support on systems to ensure uptime and reduce needs for users to call in issues
• Perform installs, moves, add, changes and decommission of computer equipment
• Unpack, lift and push / move boxes of equipment when required
• Move, configure, deploy and test UHN IT assets, as required
• Plans, develops and implements operational improvements that will maintain system efficiency and minimize system issues / bugs while working within the UHN Digital standards / practice
• Manages Request for Change (RFC) preparation
• Document and report on all work performed in the UHN Digital incident and problem management ticketing system
• Perform Site inventory as required

Qualifications

• 1 to 2 years of practical and related experience
• At minimum, completion of a 3 year community College program in a computer related field or recognized equivalent is required
• A+ certification preferred
• Possesses working knowledge of Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) principals / ITIL Foundation Required / ITIL Practitioner preferred
• Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) certification preferred
• Experience and knowledge of SCCM / SCOM or other automation and orchestration tools and capabilities is an asset
• Self-motivated team player
• Operational experience in managing medium to large scale environments (>

500 systems) for regular provisioning, patching, applications packaging and deployment

• Solid hardware knowledge with PCs, mobile computing and peripherals
• Practical knowledge of networking, TCP / IP, patching with switches telecommunication operations, electronics and general maintenance, troubleshooting and repair of telecommunication equipment
• Experience in PowerShell and / or Python scripting is preferred
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Able to work with minimal supervision on simple to moderately complex tasks
• Able to work with multidisciplinary teams in a positive and productive manner
• Ability to effectively deal with high priority unscheduled tasks and problems
• Understands basic Internet and client / server architectures
• Understands how various issues affect each other and the outcome of projects
• Working knowledge of Windows 7, 8 and 10, Microsoft Office 2016 and Office 365

Why join UHN?

In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world, UHN offers a wide range of benefits, programs and perks.

It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor, allowing you to find value where it matters most to you, now and throughout your career at UHN.

• Competitive offer packages
• Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP https : / / hoopp.com / )
• Close access to Transit and UHN shuttle service
• A flexible work environment
• Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
• Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including : travel, restaurants, parking, phone plans, auto insurance discounts, on-site gyms, etc.)

Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period, have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHN's attendance management program, to be eligible for consideration.

Vaccines (COVID and others) are a requirement of the job unless you have an exemption on a medical ground pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code.

UHN is a respectful, caring, and inclusive workplace. We are committed to championing accessibility, diversity and equal opportunity.

Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known in advance.

Any information received related to an accommodation will be addressed confidentially.

University Health Network thanks all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.