Are you looking for a CS-03 position? Technical Advisors and Team Leaders wanted!

Important messages

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request special accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Information on accommodation for persons with disabilities

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This process consists of 4 streams:
. Stream A : Technical Advisor, SSC Liaison
. Stream B : Technical Advisor, Business Line Support Services
. Stream C : Technical Advisor, Business Analyst
. Stream D : Team Leader
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How to apply:
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

A pool of partially-qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions 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: 12

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

EDUCATION

All Streams:
EDU – 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.

Note:
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

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EXPERIENCE

All Streams:
EX1 – Significant* experience working collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams on IM/IT projects.
EX2 – Significant* experience delivering IM/IT products or services

Streams A & B:
EX3AB – Significant* experience analyzing client requirements to implement IM/IT solutions
EX4AB – Significant* experience in gathering and documenting information technology requirements from clients or stakeholders

Stream A only:
EX5A – Experience working in a project manager role for IM/IT projects

Stream B only:
EX5B – Significant* experience in providing client engagement services including identifying and analyzing to current and future client needs

Stream C only:
EX3C – Significant* experience completing business analysis or architectural design functions in support of IM/IT projects or initiatives

Stream D only:
EX3D – Experience leading a team or supervising staff of at least three (3) persons, including assigning duties to staff.

*Significant is understood to mean the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with having performed a broad range of complex related activities for a minimum of three (3) years.

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

ASSET EDUCATION

AEDU – Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with specialization in Computer Science.

Degree equivalency

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ASSET OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION

AOCU1 – Enterprise Architecture certification (such as TOGAF).
AOCU2 – IIBA Certification (ECBA or CCBA).
AOCU3 – Project Management Professional (PMP).

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ASSET EXPERIENCE

AEX1 – Experience providing support to the management of business transformation initiatives in the Government of Canada.
AEX2 – Experience with architecture modeling and repository tools such as Sparx Enterprise Architect or QualiWare.
AEX3 – Experience in applying the tools and practices of Application Portfolio Management.
AEX4 – Experience in producing Architecture related deliverables, such as (but not limited to):
. business capability models
. high-level business models
. high-level or conceptual data models
. architectural roadmaps
. solution architecture models
AEX5 – Experience in managing commercial off the shelf applications such as (but not limited to) GCDOCS, RDIMS, Assyst, ETC.
AEX6 – Experience in managing an application through its Software Development lifecycle.
AEX7 – Experience in managing developed applications in either Java, .net or other popular coding language.
AEX8 – Experience in managing Content Management applications such as Drupal, SharePoint or other.

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OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Willing and able to work overtime.
Willing and able to travel occasionally.

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

Various language requirements
We are currently seeking to staff Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC and BBB/BBB) and/or English or French Essential positions. However, a pool of qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions with various language requirements.

Information on language requirements

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KNOWLEDGE

All Streams:
K1 – Knowledge of current and emerging IM/IT trends and priorities.

Stream A only:
K2A – Knowledge of project management principles and practices.
K3A – Knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of Shared Services Canada and Treasury Board Secretariat as it relates to IT.

Steam B only:
K2B – Knowledge of Business Analysis principles and practices.

Stream C only:
K2C – Knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of Shared Services Canada and Treasury Board Secretariat as it relates to IT.

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ABILITIES

All Streams:
AB1 – Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
AB2 – Ability to communicate effectively orally.
AB3 – Ability to work under minimum supervision.
AB4 – Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities.
AB5 – Ability to provide IM/IT advice or guidance as a subject matter expert.

Stream A only:
AB6A – Ability to gather infrastructure requirements from client projects and manage internal and external stakeholders for project delivery.
AB7A – Ability to negotiate.

Stream B only:
AB6B – Ability to gather and document client requirements related to IM and IT.

Stream B and C only:
AB6BC – Ability to analyze business requirements and provide recommendations.

Stream D only:
AB6D – Ability to plan resources around IT priorities.
AB7D – Ability to supervise staff.

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PERSONAL SUITABILITY

All Streams:
PS1 – Analytical Thinking
PS2 – Creative Thinking
PS3 – Teamwork
PS4 – Organizational and Environmental Awareness
PS5 – Client focus
PS6 – Influence

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the targeted groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

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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.

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.