Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) specialists (Technical Advisor)

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PKI Gurus Wanted!

For the last 15 years, the Internal Credential Management (ICM) team has been providing an enterprise-level service to over 120 federal institutions. This critical service allows over 350,000 public servants to leverage Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) technologies for the purpose of strong authentication and the secure exchange of corporate sensitive information.

Shared Services Canada (SSC) is looking for a few PKI Gurus to help manage the entire encryption infrastructure from the storage right up to the servers and everything in between for over 500,000 digital certificates.

If you are searching for an exciting work environment and would like to make a difference then you are the right candidate to help us shape the future of digital encryption and signatures for the Government of Canada.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates will be established and will be used to staff similar positions within Shared Services Canada. All federal organizations may use this staffing process to appoint a candidate to its organization in a similar position.

Positions to be filled: 4

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.

Notes:

1.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.

2.It is the recognized educational institution (e.g. community college, CÉGEP or university) that determines if the courses taken by a candidate correspond to two years of a post-secondary program at the institution.

3.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 using 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

1. Significant* experience configuring, implementing and administering PKI IT infrastructure, including but not limited to, the Certificate Authority (CA) in a corporate environment.

2. Recent** experience working with Windows server operating systems, such as Windows 2008/2012 Server.

3. Recent** experience monitoring the health and performance of a PKI IT environment and actively participating on the resolution of operational incidents.

4. Recent** experience creating and documenting operational procedures and processes.

Definitions:
*Significant is described as three (3) years experience within the last ten (10) years.
**Recent means the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with having performed a broad range of complex related activities within the last five (5) years.

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

Various language requirements
Bilingual imperative CBC/CBC
Bilingual imperative BBB/BBB
English or French essential
English Essential
French essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE

1. Knowledge of X.500 Directory Service.
2. Knowledge of IT Service Management industry best practices.

ABILITIES

1. Ability to collaborate with other stakeholders to analyze IT issues and make recommendations.
2. Ability to evaluate technical problems within a complex IT environment.
3. Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
4. Ability to communicate effectively orally.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY

1. Initiative
2. Effective interpersonal relationships
3. Judgment
4. Adaptability
5. Dependability

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

Ability and willingness to work on-call and overtime, if required.

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.