Technical Support Analyst
Description
Mission
As a Technical Support Analyst, you will be part of a distributed team of highly skilled professionals who take pride in their technical expertise, problem-solving abilities, and customer-focused approach. As the face of Colas IS Support within your assigned territory, you will interact directly with internal customers, delivering exceptional on-site and remote support for a wide range of technical issues. This hybrid role requires four days per week in the office and one day working from home.
What We Offer
We offer a competitive total rewards package, including:
- Annual base salary of $80,000–$90,000
- Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
- Retirement and financial well-being programs
- Paid vacation and approved time-off programs
- Professional development and career-growth opportunities
Final compensation will reflect the successful candidate's qualifications, experience, internal equity, and the scope of the role.
Main Responsibilities
- Assist our customers in maximizing their use of our information technology
- Provide technical support and administration for our business-critical systems, including:
- Microsoft Windows 11 and Server with Active Directory
- Workstations, servers, local and wide area networks, printers and the associated technology at our manufacturing plants
- Systems such as Teams Telephony
- Microsoft Office Suite and Microsoft Office 365
- Prioritize incoming requests from throughout the region made by phone, e-mail, ServiceNow, and in-person
- Travel to our locations within your territory to resolve critical issues on a moment’s notice
- Be the on-site relay for all ISS services (applications, infrastructure, support): analyze needs, identify problems, coordinate resources and share solutions
- Lead or participate in infrastructure, security, and technology modernization projects within your territory
- Assist with support and troubleshooting of business applications (JWS Apex, COMMANDseries, OnBase, HeavyBid, HeavyJob…) as much as your ever-growing skill level allows
- Support corporate mobile devices including iOS and Android smartphones, tablets, and associated mobile applications
- Support conference room technology, Teams Rooms, presentation equipment, and collaboration tools
- Manage the lifecycle of end-user technology assets, including onboarding, device deployments, software installations, hardware replacements, inventory audits, access management, and CMDB updates
- Maintain accurate IT asset records including computer deployments, hardware replacements, inventory audits, and CMDB updates
- Create and maintain technical documentation, standard operating procedures, and knowledge base articles to improve support efficiency
- Support office, shop, pit, plant, and field operations where technology availability directly impacts production and business continuity
- Collaborate with other IT teams, vendors, and business stakeholders to resolve incidents and implement service improvements
- Coordinate with external vendors and service providers to troubleshoot issues, perform installations, and maintain IT services
- Provide professional onsite support for business leaders and operational stakeholders, ensuring minimal disruption to business operations
- Develop relationships across ISS North America teams and regions to promote communication
- Empathize and communicate with customers to ensure satisfaction
- Multitask effectively to ensure no customer is forgotten and no project undone
- Trend analysis: identify recurring issues, propose root-cause hypotheses, and recommend user training/process improvements
Skills/Qualifications
- 5+ years of IT Customer Service Experience
- Experience supporting Microsoft enterprise technologies including Windows 11, Windows Server, Microsoft 365, Teams Phone, Entra ID, Intune, SharePoint Online, and related collaboration and endpoint management services
- Experience supporting and administering enterprise technologies including Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) tools, knowledge management systems, basic Power BI reporting, and enterprise networking technologies
- Strong written and verbal communication
- Ability to work autonomously
- Acts responsibly and holds themselves accountable for their performance
- Demonstrates initiative and proactively identifies opportunities to improve service and operational effectiveness
- Exercises sound judgment and makes informed decisions promptly
- Treats everyone with respect and is a model of integrity
- Is a quick learner and problem solver
- Ability to lift 50 pounds
- 50% travel within Western Canada, infrequent travel elsewhere (perhaps between the US and Canada)
- Windows 11 & Windows Server administration; Active Directory (users, groups, GPO basics)
- Microsoft 365 support (Outlook, Teams, OneDrive/SharePoint fundamentals) and endpoint productivity troubleshooting
- Experience with Microsoft Intune for endpoint management, device provisioning, policy enforcement, and mobile device management would be an asset
- Teams telephony support (call routing basics, devices/headsets, common voice connectivity issues)
- LAN/WAN troubleshooting (DNS, DHCP, IP addressing, VPN) in office and manufacturing-plant environments
- Hardware support: workstations, printers, peripherals; imaging/rebuilding and break/fix workflows
- Remote access tools and secure connectivity (e.g., AnyDesk); field support readiness and on-site triage
- Experience using ITSM platforms such as ServiceNow for incident management, request fulfillment, asset management, knowledge managemen, and change activities
- Support cybersecurity initiatives including endpoint compliance, vulnerability remediation, MFA administration, patching, endpoint protection, access controls, phishing awareness, and security incident response activities
- PowerShell fundamentals for supporting automation (account/device checks, service status, basic log collection)
- AI-assisted support workflows: use Copilot/GenAI to draft KB articles, summarize tickets, and generate troubleshooting checklists while protecting sensitive data
- Ability to manage competing priorities and maintain service levels in a fast-paced environment
Job Posting Information
- This posting is for an existing vacancy.
- Colas Canada may use artificial intelligence-assisted tools to support certain aspects of the recruitment and selection process.