computer network technician

    College/CEGEP

or equivalent experience

  Experience

  1 year to less than 2 years

  Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

Attention to detail; Tight deadlines

Ability to Supervise

3-4 people

Personal Suitability

Initiative; Effective interpersonal skills; Accurate; Team player; Excellent oral communication; Excellent written communication; Client focus; Organized

Specific Skills

Supervise technical staff; Maintain, troubleshoot and administer the use of local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), mainframe networks and computer workstations and peripheral equipment; Evaluate and install computer hardware, networking software and operating system software; Operate master consoles to monitor the performance of computer systems and networks and to co-ordinate access and use of computer networks; Load computer tapes and disks and install software and printer paper and forms; Provide problem-solving services to network users; Implement data, software and hardware security procedures; Perform routine network start up and close down and maintain control records; Perform data backups and disaster recovery operations; Implement network traffic and security monitoring software, and optimize server performance; Perform Web-server backup and recovery operations; Install, maintain, troubleshoot and upgrade Web-server hardware and software; Modify Web pages, applets and scripts; Respond to requests for help and information from Website visitors and Website designers; Research and apply meta-data to Websites and register Websites with search engines; Set up local area networks and connections to the Internet.