Technical Support Specialist II - Brampton, Ontario

One of Canada's Best Diversity Employers and Greater Toronto's Top Employers for many consecutive years, William Osler Health System (Osler) provides a safe and supportive health care network to grow your career. Osler is nationally recognized for its commitment to patient safety ...

Job description

One of Canada's Best Diversity Employers and Greater Toronto's Top Employers for many consecutive years, William Osler Health System (Osler) provides a safe and supportive health care network to grow your career. Osler is nationally recognized for its commitment to patient safety and is Accredited with Exemplary Standing, the highest rating a Canadian hospital can receive. As a major Ontario hospital system, and home to some of the biggest specialty and emergency departments in the country, Osler serves the 1.3 million residents of Brampton, Etobicoke and surrounding communities. We are proud to offer you incredible exposure to best-in-class health care delivery and challenging hands-on opportunities to stay at the top of your game.

A hospital system built for and by the community, we continue to expand our services to meet the needs of a growing population, creating opportunities for increased hands-on skills development, cross-department training and promotional opportunities. Guided by our accomplished senior leadership team, together we are driving our vision of patient-inspired health care without boundaries.

At Osler, we invest in careers that go beyond where health care professionals like you can achieve their goals and find deep personal and professional fulfillment. Join our team today

Job Description

The Technician Support Specialist II is a customer service focused position that requires an individual to work independently as well as part of a team. As a member of the Information Services (IS) Service Desk and Desktop Support team, the Technical Support Specialist II operates and maintains client computing equipment (e.g. PCs, laptops, printers, multi-function devices) and services for Osler and ensures end-user satisfaction by responding to requests for technical services in a timely and efficient manner. Working within a multi-site organization, this role is part of a team providing service to the organization on a 24 hours a day/seven days a week schedule which includes statutory holidays and on-call duties as required.

Accountabilities:

• Acting as the first point of contact for all computer, application and telecom related requests for IS service and support
• Recording, categorizing and logging requests for service using a central ticket management solution
• Leveraging available tools (SCCM, RDP, knowledge base and other sources of documentation) to resolve incidents and requests in an efficient and effective manner via telephone or in person
• Deploy/install PCs, laptops, printers
• Provide IS move support for clients
• Troubleshoot client issues with hardware and applications
• Transferring and escalating incidents, requests and problems to second/third level support resources and following up with ticket owners to ensure resolution in a timely manner
• Provisioning, changing and de-provisioning user accounts in accordance with corporate policies and procedures
• Actively looking for opportunities to improve levels of service recognizing the needs and expectations of our customers
• Acting as a subject matter expert for specific technologies, services and processes
• Providing knowledge transfer and mentoring other team members when required
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• University degree or college diploma in a computer related field or equivalent work experience
• ITIL Foundations certification preferred
• Microsoft certifications an asset
• Three or more years experience in providing customer support with a high level of professionalism
• Direct hospital or health care experience an asset
• Strong client computing experience including: desktops, laptops, printers, mobile devices (Blackberry/iPhone, etc.), multifunction devices, desktop phones and voicemail
• Solid skills in supporting common end user applications including Microsoft Word/Excel/Outlook/PowerPoint/Edge, Adobe Reader, etc.
• Strong troubleshooting skills with focus on root cause analysis
• Experience with tools and technologies such as Microsoft SMS, remote support utilities, BES, Active Directory and Microsoft Exchange
• Experience with common ticket management solutions such as HEAT/ITSM/Remedy
• Strong verbal and written communication; must be able to communicate with individuals with all levels of technical and non-technical skills
• Must be willing to spend time necessary to achieve and maintain high level of technical proficiency
• Good triaging and multi-tasking skills
• Must work well under pressure and be able to respond quickly to shifting priorities
• Works well independently and as part of a team
• Must demonstrate Osler's Values of Respect, Excellence, Service, Compassion, Innovation and Collaboration
• Must provide own transportation to service all Osler sites as required

Additional Information

Hours: Currently Rotational Days/Evenings/Nights including weekends and statutory holidays (subject to change in accordance with operational requirements)

This is an On-Site First role: Roles that frequently support direct patient care and have dedicated hours when they are available to patients, team members and/or other partners

Annual Salary:

Minimum: $72,189.00

Maximum: $90,246.00

Application deadline: February 27, 2026

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