IT Technician

Main job purposes

An IT Technician is a professional who is responsible for installing, maintaining, and repairing hardware & software components of the organisation's computers. They also support these systems through remote access or site visits as needed by management teams within their company.

Organogram

Superior 2nd Level: Group Head: Information Technology
Superior: Group IT Systems Specialist
This Position: Group IT Technician
Subordinate 1st Level: None
Employment specification
Grade 12
Post School: None
Microsoft Office Products Suite Competent (Requirement)
CompTIA A+ and N+ Certification (Requirement)
Microsoft Certified Professional Fundamentals (Requirement)
Microsoft Certified Systems Administration Certification (Advantage)
POS (Point-of-Sale) Systems (Advantage)
Camera Systems (Advantage)
ITIL Foundation (Advantage)
In House Induction
Valid Unendorsed Code 08 Drivers License
At least three years IT related working experience

Required competencies to meet the job outcomes:
Proven experience in a similar role
Excellent writing, documenting and communication skills in English
Presentable to our clients and contractors
Excellent Computer Literacy Skills
Interpersonal Relationship Skills
Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
Excellent planning and follow through of daily activities
Strong attention to detail
Ability to work well within a team or alone
Ability to act quickly in crisis situations and solve problems in stressful situations and under pressure
Commitment to service delivery, excellent end-user experience and right first-time principles
Ability to explain technical concepts to inexperienced users
Time management, self-driven and motivated
Microsoft Operating System and Application administration and support skills
Terminal Services support skills
Solid understanding of backup and recovery principles
Solid TCP/IP and networking knowledge, inclusive of VLAN, LAN and WAN
Physical demands
Driver of a light motor vehicle
Work requires extensive work using a computer
Physically demanding tasks such as working on Heights
Work environment
The work environment characteristics are those encountered in a typical office with onsite and remote IT support.
Essential duties and responsibilities

All duties take place in accordance with the requirements of the client, Occupational Health and Safety Act and other relevant legislation. Duties include the following:
Organise and schedule timeous end user application or workstation upgrades and maintenance without deterring others from completing their work.
Improves system performance and end user experience by identifying repetitive problem areas and recommending possible changes or improvements.
Ensure security and privacy compliance of end-user, endpoint, network connectivity and computer systems.
Timeously install and configure appropriate software, hardware, and equipment, according to company specifications and best practice standards, ensuring license compliance.
Join, configure, and maintain computer objects on all systems.
Manage user account password resets, account lockout and user Self-Service enrolments.
Provide orientation and guidance to users on how to operate software and computer equipment, walk the customer through the problem-solving process.
Ensure latest operating system, applications, and antivirus software updates applied to all endpoints.
Provide general remote and onsite hardware and software support, that includes troubleshooting through diagnostic techniques and pertinent questions to resolve incidents, requests, and problem tickets successfully.
Ensure all user queries, requests, incidents, related troubleshooting steps and resolutions are captured, validated, and triaged for further processing.
Ensure frequent follow-up, continues and timeous updates on tickets, and feedback through ticketing system, managing all user expectations.
Assign unresolved or more complex incidents and/or requests timeously to the next escalation tier stipulated in the technical support escalation matrix.
Manage the full life cycle of assigned incidents and requests logged on the service desk ticketing system and achieve the set service level agreement KPI.
Maintain and control of all IT inventory (Software and Hardware) assets by providing accurate information when installing, moving, or replacing assets, to update asset registers and inventory lists accordingly.
Maintain and control data centre and security access.
Maintain neat and tidy workspace, data centres, and storerooms
Perform, report, and submit all preventative checklist on all systems as per the stipulated procedures.
Perform proactive monitoring of the ICT infrastructure, by troubleshooting, reporting, escalating, and logging of alerts, and preventative maintenance tasks.
Maintain confidentiality regarding information being stored, processed, or accessed.
Adapts quickly to changing circumstances, new standards, and requests by company management.
Acts quickly in crisis situations for the company to resume normal operations as soon as possible.
Liaising with 3rd party vendors, suppliers, ICT providers for specific requirements, when required.
Contributes to the overall operations of the company by writing, updating, and maintaining internal setup operational procedures.
Ensure successful endpoint device agent deployment and device backups.
Perform Standby Duties as assigned per Standby Roster.
Responsible for following and adhering to all company policies and procedures.
Other duties as required to ensure the successful operation of the business and services delivered by the IT Department.
This Job Specification indicates only the main duties and responsibilities of the position and therefore is not intended as an exhaustive list. Kindly note that should you not be contacted within 2 weeks of your application, please consider your application as unsuccessful.