Team Leader, Security - ANTICIPATORY

Important messages

Candidates must clearly demonstrate in the Screening questionnaire how they meet the education and experience criteria listed in the essential and asset qualifications. Please note that stating that the requirement has been met, and/or listing past or current responsibilities, does not represent adequate substantiation. Rather, you must provide concrete examples that clearly illustrate how you meet the requirement. Résumés may be used as a secondary source to validate the qualifications described; comments such as "refer to my attached resume" will not be accepted and may result in your application being rejected. Failure to provide this information in the requested format may result in your application being rejected.

Intent of the process

ANTICIPATORY PROCESS.

A pool of qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions in the NCR or other locations, with various tenures, language requirements and security requirements. All federal organizations listed in Schedules I, IV and V of the Financial Administration Act may use this staffing process to appoint a candidate to its organization in a similar position if a pool is created.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

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
EDU1 - Successful completion of two (2) years of an acceptable post-secondary educational program in computer science, information technology, information management or another specialization relevant to the position being staffed.

It is the candidate's responsibility to obtain all required documentation as outlined in the notes below.

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. The candidate MUST identify on his or her application if he or she is grand-parented, as such.

2. It is a recognized educational institution (e.g., community college, CÉGEP or university) that determines if the courses taken by a candidate correspond to two (2) years of a post-secondary program at the institution. It is the candidate's responsibility to obtain the appropriate documentation from the recognized educational institution. Candidates will be required to submit proof of education during the assessment phase of the staffing process.

3. Foreign educational credentials must be assessed by a recognized credential assessment service. If the candidate has been educated outside of Canada, it is the candidate's responsibility to have his or her certificates and/or diplomas assessed against Canadian.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE
EX1 - Experience leading a team of at least one person in an Information Management and Technology Services (IM&TS) environment.
EX2 - Experience in the planning OR coordination of IM&TS activities.
EX3 - Significant* and recent** experience implementing IT Solutions OR IT products.
EX4 - Significant* and recent** experience analyzing IT standards.
EX5 - Significant* experience working collaboratively with stakeholders towards suitable IT solutions.

DEFINITIONS:
* Significant is defined as the experience usually acquired over two (2) years.
** Recent is defined as the experience usually acquired within the last five (5) years.

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

EDUCATION
AEDU1 - Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related IT field.
AEDU2 - Successful completion of a three (3) years acceptable post-secondary educational program in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related IT field.

Degree equivalency

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION
AOCU1 - Project Management (PMP / PRINCE2)
AOCU2 - McAfee

EXPERIENCE
AEX1 - Experience in one (1), or more of the following:
• IT security engineering/architecture
• IT security operations
• Risk assessment
• IT Security incident management

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENT
Willingness and ability to work overtime.

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

Various language requirements
The language requirement for positions located in Ottawa, Ontario is bilingual imperative CBC/CBC. However, a pool of qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions with various tenures, language requirements and security requirements.

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE
K1 - Knowledge of current IM/IT trends in the Government of Canada AND how they might impact the priorities.
K2 - Knowledge of ITSG-33A.
K3 - Knowledge of the Operational Security Standard Management of Information Technology Security (MITS).
K4 - Knowledge of Cyber Security in the Government of Canada (GC)
K5 – Knowledge of IM/IT best practices.

COMPETENCIES
CO1 - Analytical Thinking
CO2 - Client Focus
CO3 - Decision Making
CO4 - Project Management
CO5 - Interpersonal Relations

ABILITIES
AB1 - Ability to communicate effectively both orally AND in writing.
AB2 - Ability to communicate technical information to a variety of audiences.
AB3 - Ability to work under pressure.
AB4 - Ability to develop IT procedures.
AB5 - Ability to formulation recommendations related to IT security.

Other information

The hiring Department will only accept applications using the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS).

It is your responsibility to ensure that your email and contact information are maintained with the hiring board AND in your Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS) account. As all of the communication for this process will be conducted via the email address provided in your application AND via your PSRS account, it is your responsibility to ensure that you check for messages regularly and to ensure that your email address accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email or filter them to a junk mail folder). Failure to respond to key messages may result in your being eliminated from this process.

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.