Programmer Analyst, GIS Application Development

Intent of the process

The intent of the process is to staff one (1) indeterminate position (English or French essential).

A pool of fully or partially qualified candidates may be established to staff similar positions with various linguistic profile : English or French, bilingual imperative BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC, CCC/CCC  within Elections Canada with various tenures (various specified periods or indeterminate).

Positions to be filled: 1

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)

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Successful completion of two years of an acceptable post-secondary educational program in computer science, information technology, information management, geomatics, GIS, or another specialty relevant to the position to be staffed.

Note: Indeterminate period incumbents of positions in the CS group on May 10, 1999, who do not possess the education prescribed above are deemed to meet the minimum education standards based on their education, training and/or experience. They must be accepted as having met the minimum education standard whenever this standard is called for when staffing positions in the CS group.

or

At the manager's discretion, an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience may serve as an alternative to the minimum post-secondary education stated above. Whenever the minimum education is met via this alternative, it is met for the specific position only and must be re-assessed for other positions for which this alternative has been specified by the manager.

Degree equivalency

Experience

Experience in assessing, analyzing, and documenting clients’ requirements, and in proposing GIS solutions.
Experience in developing GIS applications, or GIS services with the ArcGIS platform.
Experience in developing applications with .Net.

Experience is defined as having normally performed the functions listed above for a minimum of two (2) years within the last three (3) years.

(*) Application is defined in this context as computer software for use by multiple end-users simultaneously which typically access database(s), has a front-end and is used in a network environment.

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

English or French

Information on language requirements

Knowledge

Knowledge of Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) techniques and/or practices.
Knowledge of spatial analysis with GIS.
Knowledge of RDBMS.
Knowledge of the ArcGIS plateform.

Abilities

Ability to analyze and apply technical information
Ability to work in a team
Ability to problem-solve
Ability to effectively communicate orally
Ability to effectively communicate in writing

Personal Suitability

Adaptability
Client-oriented
Result-oriented
Effective interpersonal skills

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS

Education

University Degree in Geomatics or GIS.
College Diploma in Geomatics or GIS.
Certification in Geomatics or GIS.

Degree equivalency

Experience

Experience using ESRI’s Web-AppBuilder, or App Studio.
Experience using ArcGIS platform’s APIs, SDK, and development tools.
Experience using ArcGIS server 10.0 or higher.
Experience with HTTP, and IIS.
Experience creating cross platform responsive web sites using HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript.
Experience with Javascript Frameworks such as JQuery or Dojo.
Experience developing applications using C# Microsoft .Net framework 4.0 or higher.
Experience developing mobile GIS applications.
Experience using or administrating ArcGIS Portal, or ArcGIS Online.
Experience using versioning control systems such as GIT, SVN or TFS.
Experience using ESRI geospatial databases10.0 or higher.
Experience developing in Oracle PL/SQL.
Experience developing in Python.
Experience configuring and customizing ArcGIS Desktop 10.0+ or ArcGIS Pro

For the asset qualifications, experience is defined as having normally performed the functions listed above for a minimum of one (1) year within the last three (3) years.

(*)Application is defined in this context as computer software for use by multiple end-users simultaneously which typically access database(s), has a front-end and is used in a network environment.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Availability and consent to work overtime often on short notice.
Consent to observe strict political impartiality and neutrality for the duration of employment.

Other information

A test may be administered.
An interview may be administered.
Reference checks may be sought.
You must provide proof of your education credentials or occupational certification.
Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.
Please note that asset qualifications may be used at the screening stage or any stage during the process.
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.
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 client organization will accept applications on-line only.

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.