Senior Business Data Analyst

Duties

Excellence in client services is dependent on the quality of data and the ability of clients to use the information effectively and efficiently. Patent Business Intelligence and Information Management Services (PBIIMS) is the hub of Patent Branch expertise for developing and maintaining tools, procedures that ensure the security, integrity, accuracy and completeness of all Patent Related Information Holdings (PRIH) within its information systems.

As a Senior Data Analyst, you are responsible for the development, ongoing support, maintenance and improvement of the Patent Branch specific work applications, databases and macros. You provide technical support, coaching and guidance to the above mentioned systems. You are responsible for performance monitoring, tuning, improvement and changes to the Patent Branch work tools. You are responsible for the acceptance and production environments and you will be responsible to do testing in UAT (often during weekends) to ensure the proper functionalities of patches and system updates.

Work environment

CIPO is a self-sustaining Special Operating Agency of Industry Canada which generates revenue and manages a revolving fund, is responsible for the administration, processing and granting the greater part of intellectual property rights in Canada. The Patent Branch is responsible for the examination and registration of patents, and is obligated to maintain accurate information throughout the lifecycle of the prosecution of patent applications and registrations.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to fill three (3) positions on an indeterminate basis.

A pool of qualified candidates may be created and may be used to fill similar positions, for :

* various tenures (*indeterminate*, term, acting, assignment or secondment),
* various language requirements (BBB/BBB,CBC/CBC,English Essential, French essential, English or French) and/or
* various security requirements (Enhanced Reliability, secret).

Positions to be filled: 3

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:
A secondary school diploma or combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

Significant* experience in design and conceptual skills to capture, translate and design business requirements and develop them into applications, interfaces and work tools.

Significant* and recent** experience in the development of comprehensive documentation including user manuals, technical manual, training material.

Significant* and recent** experience in complex SQL (Structured Query Language) techniques.

Significant* and recent** experience in VBA, VBS, VB6 and XML languages.

*Significant experience refers to the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with having performed a broad range of various, complex related activities as the MAIN function.
** "Recent" is defined as acquired within the last three (3) years.

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

Education asset:

Successful completion of two years of a post-secondary program with specialization in Computer Sciences and/or Information Technology.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
Experience in supervising.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)

Information on language requirements

Ability:

Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.

Personal Suitability :

Effective interpersonal skills;

Judgment;

Autonomous;

Client service orientation;

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

Asset Knowledge:
Knowledge of Techsource LOB by IBM.

Operational Requirements:

Willingness and ability to work overtime occasionally on short notice.

Other information

1) THE CLIENT ORGANIZATION WILL ONLY ACCEPT ONLINE APPLICATIONS VIA JOBS.GC.CA.

2) A written examination may be administered.

3) An interview may be administered.

4) Reference checks may be sought.

5) You must provide proof of your education credentials.

6) Candidates may be required to meet the other qualifications depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

7) Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent.

8) An assignment/secondment or an acting appointment is a temporary resourcing option. The approval of your substantive supervisor may/will be required before an offer can be made.

9) Depending on the number of applicants, Department needs and HR plans, volume management strategies such as random selection and/or top-down approach, and/or cut-off scores MAY be used for the purpose of managing applications/candidates in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

10) Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

11) PLEASE NOTE: For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail for screening/assessment purposes (including issuing screening results, and sending invitations for written tests and interviews). Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and make sure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.

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.