Technical Advisor, Application Development and Technical Advisor, Enterprise Architecture

Work environment

The PSC is located in a brand new building at 22 Eddy Street, in the heart of downtown Gatineau. Our location is easily accessible and is located near Terrasses de la Chaudière and just a few kilometers away from downtown Ottawa. Our facilities meet the new 2.0 office concept and is WI-FI ready throughout the building. Our employees also have access to showers, changing rooms and reserved spaces for bicycles, which is ideal for those wishing to travel to work by bike, running or walking while using the nearby bike paths. Moreover, the PSC launched in March, a pilot project for active workstations, which now enables our employees to work while walking on treadmill or pedaling on stationary bike.

Intent of the process

The results of this process will initially be used to staff two (2) positions indeterminately. A pool of qualified candidates may be established to staff identical or similar positions on an indeterminate or term basis with various linguistic profiles within the Public Service Commission in the National Capital Region.

IMPORTANT: Other Federal organizations will have access to this pool only once the PSC will have made his choice of candidates.

Positions to be filled: 2

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)

A degree* from a recognized post-secondary institution with an acceptable specialization in computer science, engineering, information technology/management or other discipline related to the duties of the position.

*Degree: A Bachelor’s or higher level degree, as established by educational authorities, unless the type of credential is specified in the relevant Qualification Standard

Degree equivalency

E1: Significant experience (3 years within the past 5 years) in working with multidisciplinary teams to implement complex** IM/IT solutions.

Definition
** Complex is understood to mean a solution or project involving two or more of the following:
- A multi-platform set of technologies requiring integration;
- A multi-tier set of technologies requiring integration;
- Significant operational requirements relative to reliability and availability;
- A program of national/international or significant corporate scope.

E2: Significant experience (3 years within the past 5 years) in the service delivery or implementation of IM/IT products based on established methods and best practices (ITIL, Agile, SCRUM, Rational, System Development Life Cycle, and other equivalent methods)

E3: Significant experience (3 years within the past 5 years) in providing advice and guidance on IM/IT for various target clienteles, such as supervisors, clients or management (managers or directors)

E4: Significant experience (3 years within the past 5 years) in collecting and analyzing information from various sources to support the development or implementation of solutions for a system

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

AEd1: Valid TOGAF accreditation (The Open Group Architecture Framework) or any other certification in the field of enterprise architecture.

Degree equivalency

AE1: More than one year of work experience in more than one area of IT (e.g., IT security, enterprise architecture, databases, etc.). Please provide the dates and specify the IT areas

AE2: More than one year of experience in cloud computing solution design using AWS, Azure, IBM Bluemix, Docker, DevOps or other equivalent commercial platforms

AE3: Significant experience (3 years within the past 5 years) in developing and implementing enterprise software architecture

AE4: Experience in developing and implementing Enterprise Data Warehouse or Data Lake (EDW/Data Lake)

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

Various language requirements
Bilingual imperative: BBB/BBB
Bilingual imperative: CBC/CBC

Information on language requirements

K1: Knowledge of current initiatives and trends in IM/IT and of related challenges and opportunities for IT organizations (such as cloud computing, Platform as a Service (PaaS), Software as a Service (SaaS), Docker, Containers, DevOps, microservices and other similar technologies).

K2: Knowledge of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC), such as a cascading approach, Agile or SCRUM.

K3: Knowledge of methodologies, best practices for documentation and delivery of solution and enterprise architecture artefacts.

COMP1: Demonstrating integrity and respect

COMP2: Thinking things through

COMP3: Working effectively with others

COMP4: Showing initiative and being action oriented

COMP5: Reliability

A1: Ability to communicate effectively orally

A2: Ability to communicate effectively in writing

A3: Ability to communicate complex IT problems and challenges in a way that is understood by a non-technical audience

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

AK1: Knowledge of project management methods and practices in an IM/IT environment

AK2: Knowledge of object-oriented development, service oriented architecture and design patterns

AK3: Knowledge of the Agile development approach and SCRUM methodology

AK4: Knowledge of the principles and practices of implementing microservices

AA1: Ability to introduce, facilitate and promote technological changes within IT teams

Willingness and ability to work overtime on short notice

Conditions of employment

Various security requirements: Reliability and Secret

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.