IT Technician

Information Technology
General IT
Entry Level

As an IT Technician, you bring a service-led approach to delivering services and supporting teams to meet their goals. You'll partner with vendors, end users to keep work moving and ensure key incident notes are accurate and up to date. You'll own recurring tasks end-to-end, manage competing priorities and recommend small improvements that reduce friction. Success looks like timely follow-through, strong communication and confident use of tools such as Azure/AWS.

What you’ll do day to day

  • Support basic network and application troubleshooting for end users
  • Assist with patching, updates and preventative maintenance to improve reliability
  • Respond to support requests, diagnosing issues and documenting outcomes in the ticketing system
  • Monitor systems and alerts, escalating incidents according to runbooks
  • Coordinate with vendors for troubleshooting and service requests as needed

Skills and tools to learn

Core skills: documentation, troubleshooting, security mindset, customer support, prioritisation

Software/Platforms: Azure/AWS basics, ServiceNow/Jira, Microsoft 365, endpoint/security tools

Methods/Knowledge: access management, incident response runbooks, ITIL basics

What you can earn

Annual Avg.
$75,000–$101,500
Weekly Avg.
$1,700
Hourly Avg. (Per Hour)
$45

Courses to help you get this role

Certificate III in Information Technology - Focus on Programming (ICT30120)
Learn coding fundamentals for entry level programming roles
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Certificate III in Information Technology - Focus on Web Development (ICT30120)
Develop basic web pages and IT support foundations
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Certificate IV in Information Technology (Systems Administration Support) (ICT40120)
Support system administration, servers and user access
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