Technical Specialist

Kyndryl • Regina, SK

11d • CA$3,492 - CA$4,002 • Remote

About The Position

The Technical Specialist works as a member of one of several specialized technical teams in the area of server support, workstation support and project delivery. The position provides technical support for servers, workstations, and supporting tools & infrastructure across government and the broader public sector including the full range of related technical services. The position responsibilities include maintaining the support of hypervisors, installation, configuration & maintenance of operating systems. Managing and maintaining layered products & middleware, installing and upgrading hardware, providing and maintaining a test environment, applying approved patches to operating systems, and maintaining fallback and recovery procedures and processes. If you have a hands-on approach, are committed to providing service excellence, and are looking for a rewarding and challenging career opportunity where you can be part of an exciting operation, we would like to hear from you!

Requirements

• Related degree or an equivalent combination of relevant experience, education and/or training.
• Experience in the following: Technical project planning and coordination of hardware and/or software business solutions in a LAN/WAN Microsoft Windows environment.
• Experience with configuring and administering Service Management software suites such as Service Now
• Analyzing and resolving complex Microsoft Windows Operating Systems, Microsoft Office suite of products, Microsoft Azure cloud technologies, and TCP/IP Network problems.
• Technical experience in or administration of one or more of the following technology disciplines: Advanced Microsoft Operating System configuration such as Group Policy, Active Directory, or creating images for enterprise deployment
• Microsoft Systems Center Configuration Manager(or equivalent product)
• Software Packaging Tools (E.g. InstallShield, AppAttach, MasterPackager)
• Software development using Microsoft tools and languages,ie:PowerShell
• Experience with Enterprise Mobile Management products such as Airwatch or In-Tune is an asset
• Skills & Abilities: Project Management Plan, organize, and lead moderate to complex technical projects, from initiation through to implementation, effectively and within time and resource constraints and taking into consideration your own and others workloads, shifting constraints, impacts and priorities as well as client and company objectives as applicable.
• Communication Ability to prepare, edit, and proof-read a variety of written materials including technical materials such as project plans, charters, reports and/or manuals, efficiently, effectively and at a level appropriate to diverse audiences and within established guidelines.
• Ability to present information to audiences, responding appropriately to on-the-spot questions without pre-scripted responses while maintaining credibility and integrity.
• Interpersonal Communication Deal effectively with resistant, demanding and sometimes frustrated individuals or groups at various levels within the client organization, remaining focused on outcomes, and responding appropriately in order to: provide or obtain information including information they may not wish to hear; clarify or resolve issues; provide assistance or service; achieve co-operation; elicit assistance; or ensure compliance.
• As a member of a team, ability to contribute to group objectives and enhance output in a team environment through cooperation and interaction, active and full contribution, acknowledging diverse opinions, collaboration.
• Organizational Organize and manage one's fluctuating workload effectively, efficiently and independently in a variety of operational settings, achieving results within acceptable time frames taking into consideration changing priorities, deadlines, workload, available resources and/or reporting relationships while sharing information and/or significant issues with colleagues, clients and supervisors.
• Determine a course of action by breaking it down into smaller steps, and by planning and resourcing each of these.
• Research/Analyze & Investigate Analyze business and technical problems, situations and issues systematically, identify options, draw logical conclusions and sound inferences, and develop effective, appropriate courses of action using innovation, creativity, good judgment and strategic thinking.
• Apply high quality standards to all tasks in hand, paying attention to detail, no matter how small, and ensuring that nothing is overlooked.
• Conduct investigations and research related to complex issues to gather pertinent facts, Information Systems/Business Technology Use computer technology to ensure high level of efficiency in accomplishing work by using fundamental software applications, keeping abreast of changes, integrating technology into the workplace and operating and monitoring computers.
• Apply information technology to find effective solutions to business problems.
• Maintain the customer’s hardware, software and operating systems.
• Administration and monitoring the operations of the service delivery infrastructure platforms.

Nice To Haves

• Endpoint Security (Defender, Crowdstrike, Sentinel)
• VDI Technologies including Azure Virtual Desktop/ Citrix platforms and technologies
• Azure Administration (Azure Cloud, Azure Local)
• VMWare Administration and Management

Responsibilities

• Determines the most appropriate hardware, operating systems, server/desktop, or cloud configurations for information technology projects.
• Analyzes customer service requests and conducts technical and procedural analysis including risk analysis.
• Designs and develops appropriate technical, business and/or procedural solutions to meet client needs.
• Designs, develops and documents cross-agency technical support specifications.
• Ensures implications of systems changes are understood by users, stakeholders, and other systems professionals.
• Conducts rollout planning, testing and scheduling of application and operating system deployments to ensure quality assurance of end product, including unit testing and systems integration.
• Receives and prioritizes service requests for systems changes and additions.
• Assigns tasks to team members as required.
• Manages Incidents within the incident management toolset.
• Monitors queues for new incidents, analyzes tickets, assesses and assigns tickets as required.
• Provides highest level technical support for incidents including liaison with vendor as required.
• Conducts daily monitoring and maintenance of system infrastructure, applications and operating systems.
• Participates/leads projects including determining resource requirements.
• Develops project implementation plans, tracks progress of activities and negotiates changes to plans with project sponsors.
• Reviews all detailed systems specifications, schedules and implementation plans produced by team members.
• Identifies emerging desktop issues, evaluates software and operating system threats and sources or develops fixes.
• Identifies emerging trends in server and desktop computing, communications, research and develops new product offerings.
• Executes Problem and Change Management process for all server and desktop problems and changes.
• Provides Tier-3 technical support, advice, and guidance for the delivery of effective business solutions.
• Reviews and tests business solutions, operating systems and software application releases ensuring system and data integrity and functionality.
• Provides complete documentation including infrastructure and application change reports, user documentation, Technical Information Bulletins, etc., and assists with the development of policy, guidelines and standards.
• Researches technology; monitors and assesses vendor advisories, industry trends and best practices; meets and works with vendors; develops and documents technology and service strategies; performs feasibility studies; recommends technology.
• Participates in special or unexpected projects as assigned including disaster recovery tests and declarations as per customer contract.

Benefits

• Competitive wage plus yearly salary step increments for the first 5 years in the Job Pay Range classification
• Competitive starting vacation with increases to vacation entitlements after the second year and beyond
• Alternative Work Arrangement options (which could include work from home, earned days off, temporarily or permanently reduced hours)
• Ongoing training and professional development opportunities
• Comprehensive extended health and dental benefits for you and your family
• Defined benefit pension program (BC Public Service Pension Plan)
• Health & wellness programs – lunchtime seminars, community activities and a comprehensive Employee & Family Assistance Program
• Seasonal events and socials
• A robust awards/recognition program
• A friendly work environment where your team is always willing to help
• A leadership team that actually cares about you and wants you to love your job

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree