Technical Support Analyst Co-op

Town of Milton

5d•$23 - $23

About The Position

Join one of Ontario’s fastest-growing and most dynamic municipalities. The Town of Milton is proud to deliver high-quality, sustainable municipal services that support a vibrant, inclusive, and forward-looking community where residents thrive, businesses succeed, and nature is respected and protected. Our vision is to foster a safe, diverse, and welcoming environment—one that honours its natural landscapes and rich heritage, supports thriving and inclusive neighbourhoods, nurtures a strong and balanced economy, and offers exceptional opportunities to live, learn, work, and play. Reporting to the Manager, Technology Infrastructure & Client Support, this position monitors and logs incoming avenues of communication within the Information Technology division, resolving all incidents and service requests coming into and assigned to the Service Desk. This role is responsible for tracking the lifecycle of customer issues and requests, providing service operation support and striving for first-call resolution responses in order to streamline service delivery and ensure staff can perform their day-to-day tasks without interruption. They will provide timely follow-up to customer requests, escalating incidents when considered appropriate and necessary to maintain SLA expectations. • Number of opening(s) – 1 • Approximate term – March – August, 2026 • Hours of work – 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Requirements

Currently enrolled in or recently graduated from a post-secondary diploma or undergraduate degree in computer science, engineering, or information technology.
Fundamental understanding of Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Service Operation processes.
Strong relationship management skills with a focus on active listening and a demonstrated ability to communicate technical information in manner and medium appropriate for the business needs.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in Information Technology Service Desk Operations with troubleshooting knowledge of business hardware, software, and solutions is preferred.
ITIL v3 certification preferred.
Comptia A+ preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide service operation support, including incident management, problem management, and request fulfillment in order to re-establish normal business functions as quickly as possible.
Diagnose customer issues in-person or remotely, implement workarounds, and resolve underlying problems in order to limit customer impact and restore business services as quickly as possible; fully documenting all pertinent information throughout process lifecycle.
Access software updates, drivers, knowledge bases, and internal/external FAQ resources on the Internet/Intranet to aid in problem resolution.
Escalate requests and problems (as required) to internal colleagues, third-party partners or the team lead.
Establish relationships and strengthen rapport with service desk customers through daily in-person, phone, or email interactions.
Perform regular maintenance tasks, including security/permission audits, and security update deployments; according to established Change Management processes.
Install, configure, test, maintain, monitor, and troubleshoot customer hardware, peripheral devices, printing/scanning devices, presentation equipment, and other products.
Designs and implements desktop archiving/rebuild procedures; perform workstation rollouts and upgrades via Windows Deployment Services.
Maintain a thorough and accurate asset inventory of all computers, monitors, printers, mobile devices, and other peripheral equipment.
Prepare decommissioned hardware for disposal/auction according to established organizational processes and guidelines.
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of hardware and software contracts.
Creates and maintain help sheets, guides and FAQ lists to increase computer literacy and self-sufficiency amongst internal staff.
Reinforce Service Level Agreements (SLAs) to manage customer expectations.