computer network technician

Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years

Work setting

Relocation costs covered by employer

Tasks

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

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

Set up local area networks and connections to the Internet

Implement network traffic and security monitoring software, and optimize server performance

Modify Web pages, applets and scripts

Transportation/travel information

Travel expenses paid by employer

Work conditions and physical capabilities

Fast-paced environment

Work under pressure

Work Term: Permanent

Work Language: English

Hours: 30 to 40 hours per week