About the Role
The Application & Technical Support Specialist 3 provides technical support and front-line troubleshooting for application, desktop, network, security, and access management to ensure Toronto Water staff can deliver essential services effectively and reliably.
Responsibilities
- Travel to off-site Toronto Water locations to provide advanced technical support for desktops, laptops, mobile devices, and line-of-business applications.
- Deliver exceptional customer service, ensuring timely resolution while adhering to established service standards.
- Participate in hardware/software deployments, configuration, upgrades, and lifecycle maintenance.
- Document and track support cases, ensuring accuracy, proper escalation, and compliance with SLAs.
- Assist with the identification and resolution of issues and problems.
- Configure and maintain endpoint infrastructure.
- Participate in information security investigations, threat analysis, mitigation activities, and incident response.
- Assist with administering data security, access control, and authentication mechanisms.
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to resolve issues, recommend preventative solutions, and support continuous improvement initiatives.
- Contribute to technical documentation, training materials, and user guidelines.
- Assist with the preparation of executive-level reports summarizing findings, metrics, or recommendations.
- Participate in the evaluation of technologies, tools, and processes, providing recommendations for service enhancements.
- Provide training to clients in the use of technology.
Requirements
- Experience delivering end-user technical support in a professional environment, including asset management, hardware deployment, authentication services, file/print services, and remote access.
- Experience maintaining desktop and mobile computing hardware, software, and client/server operating systems.
- Must have ITIL certification and CompTIA A+ or other additional recognized certifications (e.g. Microsoft Certification, Microsoft Modern Desktop Administrator Associate, CompTIA Security+).
- Valid Ontario Class G driver's license and access to a motor vehicle for business travel within the GTA.
- Post-secondary education in Computer Science, Business/Information Technology or an equivalent combination of education and related experience.
- Ability to lift/move equipment/boxes up to 40lbs.
- Knowledge of current/emerging computing technologies.
- Ability to work under time constraints and meet deadlines.
- Ability to work independently or cooperatively within a team.
- Ability to work on several projects concurrently.
- Good analytical and organizational skills.
- Detail oriented with demonstrated problem solving abilities.
- Excellent interpersonal, listening, verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Strong customer service focus, teamwork and collaboration skills.
- Demonstrated analytical thinking, sound judgment, and effective problem-solving in complex technical environments.
- Ability to organize, prioritize, and manage multiple tasks to meet operational deadlines.
- Commitment to promoting equity, diversity, inclusion and respectful workplaces.
- Availability for after-hours emergency support and scheduled standby rotation.
Location
- 60 Tiffield Road
Work Type
- Full-Time
- Temporary
Education Level
- Post-secondary education in Computer Science, Business/Information Technology or an equivalent combination of education and related experience.
Salary/Compensations
- $42.28 - $46.31 per hour
About the Company
- The City is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to creating a workplace culture of inclusiveness that reflects the diverse residents that we serve.
- The City of Toronto is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive organization.
- We are committed to providing barrier-free and accessible employment practices in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).
- Should you require Code-protected accommodation through any stage of the recruitment process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to meet your needs.
- Disability-related accommodation during the application process is available upon request.
Equal Opportunity
- The City is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to creating a workplace culture of inclusiveness that reflects the diverse residents that we serve.
- Learn more about the City’s commitment to employment equity.
- We are committed to providing barrier-free and accessible employment practices in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).
- Should you require Code-protected accommodation through any stage of the recruitment process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to meet your needs.
- Disability-related accommodation during the application process is available upon request.
- Learn more about the City’s Hiring Policies and Accommodation Process.
