Senior Advisor, Infrastructure/Operations

Important messages

You must clearly demonstrate on your application, via the screening questions, how you meet each of the essential experiences criteria and assets merit criteria. Failure to do so may result in the rejection of your application.

When responding to screening questions, please be sure to provide comprehensive and concrete examples from your work experience that clearly demonstrate how you meet the identified experience criteria. Your answer should clearly identify your role in the noted example. A job title alone, does not demonstrate that you have requisite level of experience, so be sure to explain relevant responsibilities and/or actions that you took. Failure to complete the questionnaire or failure to provide sufficient details to the questions will result in your elimination from this process.

Are you a civilian member assigned to Shared Services Canada? We encourage you to apply! Please note that a civilian member selected for appointment through this process may not have to convert to public servant status before deeming. Contact the Shared Services Canada Human Resources Service Desk at for more information.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates will be established and will be used to staff similar positions within Shared Services Canada in various locations across Canada. All federal organizations listed in Schedules I, IV and V of the Financial Administration Act (FAA) may use this staffing process to appoint a candidate to its organization in a similar position.

Positions to be filled: 5

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

Education
Successful completion of two years of an acceptable post-secondary educational program in computer science, information technology, information management or another specialty relevant to the position to be staffed or acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Definition of combination of education, training and/or experience:
A candidate who does not meet the minimum education must have at least 2 ½ years of IT related experience. In addition to the 2 ½-years IT related experience requirement, the equivalent to two years of valid IT related experience is required for each year of post-secondary studies in IM/IT that the candidate does not have.*

Degree equivalency

Experience
E1. Significant* and recent** experience in Cyber and IT Security.
E2. Significant* experience assessing IT Security related risks, their impacts and the development of mitigation recommendations.
E3. Significant* and recent** experience leading or managing security in at least one of the following area:
-IT security vulnerability assessment
-IT security assessment and authorization (SA&A)
-IT security incident management
-IT security risk management
-IT Security Operations
E4. Recent** experience providing technical advice to management related to IM/IT and IM/IT Security, through the following:
-Preparation of Briefing Notes
-Preparing and delivering presentations
-Drafting and/or providing specific technical recommendations as part of technical or policy suite (ex. standards, directives) documentation
E5. Recent** experience analyzing client requirements to implement IM/IT solutions.

EXPERIENCE DEFINITION:
* "Significant" means 3 or more years of combined experience.
** "Recent" means in the last five years.

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

Assets Education
A1. Bachelor degree in a discipline related to the field of IT
A2. Master degree in a discipline related to the field of IT
A3. PHD degree in a discipline related to the field of IT

Degree equivalency

Certifications Assets:
A1. PMP certification
A2. CISSP certification
A3. CISA certification
A4. TOGAF certification
A5. ITIL certification

Asset Experience

EA1. Significant* experience developing and implementing IT security policies, procedures, and standards based on GC and/or NIST standards, best practices, and compliance requirements.
EA2. Significant* experience designing, implementing and supporting an enterprise security solution.
EA3. Experience analyzing information and reports in the Cyber and IT Security Domain.
EA4. Experience implementing, supporting or testing IT security solutions within multi-zoned data center environments.
EA5. Experience contributing to the development and management of an IT security program, including: security awareness, policies, standards, procedures, processes, monitoring, risk management, and activities surrounding the Certification and Accreditation (C&A) of IT infrastructure.
EA6. Experience conducting technical research and analysis of cyber threats and IT security incidents.
EA7. Significant* experience supporting security services such as Firewalls, Intrusion Detection, Security Event Management, Anti-Virus, Anti-Malware, Data Loss prevention, Network Security, Vulnerability Assessment or other related Cyber/IT security services.
EA8. Experience working in a Security Incident Response team.
EA9. Significant* experience conducting reverse malware analysis through behavioral and code analysis.
EA10. Significant* experience with IT architecture design.
EA11. Significant* experience writing detailed reports to be presented to Executives (Director and above).

EXPERIENCE DEFINITION:
* "Significant" means 3 or more years of combined experience.
** "Recent" means in the last five years.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

Various language requirements
English or French essential
Bilingual BBB/BBB Imperative
Bilingual CBC/CBC Imperative
Bilingual CBC/CBC Non-Imperative

Should there not be any qualified candidates at the bilingual imperative CBC/CBC level, non-imperative CBC/CBC level staffing may be considered.

Information on language requirements

Knowledge
K1. Knowledge of trends, policies and best practices relevant IT Security and of their applicability to the Government of Canada.
K2. Knowledge of Project Management Framework, Standards and Best practices

Competencies
CO1. Analytical/Conceptual Thinking
CO2. Client Focus
CO3. Effective Interactive Communication
CO4. Teamwork and Cooperation
CO5. Values and Ethics
CO6. Leadership

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

Operational Requirements:
Ability and willingness to travel
Ability and willingness to relocate
Ability and willingness to work overtime (evenings and weekends)
Ability and willingness to be on stand-by 24/7
Ability and willingness to work flexible hours
Ability and willingness to work virtually

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance - Some positions may have a requirement for a Reliability, Secret or Top Secret clearance.

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.