Technical Support Technician

Union: Non-Union
Number of Vacancies: 1
New or Replacement Position: Replacement 
Site: Princess Margaret Cancer Centre with travel to any UHN site, as required
Department: UHN Digital
Reports to: Technical Support Manager
Hours: 37.5 per week
Shifts: Shift work is required with potential on-call. Must be available to work outside normal business hours in a 24/7 environment, including weekends and holidays
Salary Range: $31.41 to $47.11 per hour 
Status: Temporary Full-Time
Closing Date: July 24, 2026

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 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, printers, cellphones, basic AV systems and troubleshoot other relevant supported equipment.

The Technical Support will perform a variety of tasks and will need to work across all supported UHN sites. The broader team provides 24/7 coverage, and the position requires shift-work to ensure critical systems are supported.

Duties

• Technical Support of Hardware and Software
• Assist users with network access issues, including Wi-Fi connectivity, and VPN problems
• Create and update documentation for IT processes, troubleshooting guides, and FAQs to aid in resolving common issues efficiently and promoting self-service among users.
• 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
• Perform root-cause analysis of IT problems to resolve complex issues
• 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
• Basic troubleshooting of meeting room audio and visual equipment
• Proactive maintenance and support on systems
• Perform installs, moves, add, changes (IMAC) 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
• Track equipment within the internal database
• Document and report on all work performed in the UHN Digital incident and problem management ticketing system
• Perform Site inventory as required
• Perform other relevant duties as directed