Technical Advisor

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It is your responsibility, as a candidate, TO CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE HOW YOU MEET EACH OF THE SCREENING CRITERIA (Education and Experience) by answering the screening questions. Please note it is not sufficient to only state that the qualification is met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. You must provide concrete examples, which illustrate how you meet each qualification (Education and Experience). Failure to provide this information could result in your application being rejected.

Resumes may be used as a secondary source to validate the experience described in the screening questions.

Duties

The primary focus of SSCs Solutions Integration Services Division (SISD) is to assemble and design integrated solutions to address Customer/SSC internal business requirements. SISD will provide solutions integration across all service lines in SSC thus producing an all-encompassing Solutions Integration Design.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to staff four (4) positions in the Solutions Integration division within the Project Management and Delivery Branch (PM&D) on an indeterminate basis. A pool of qualified candidates may be created following this process and could be used to staff other positions at the same or equivalent group and level at Shared Services Canada.

Positions to be filled: 4

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

Successful completion of two years of an acceptable post-secondary education program in computer science, information technology, information management or another specialty relevant to the position to be staffed or acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

(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.)

Degree equivalency

Exp1 - Experience managing data center environments.

Exp 2 - Experience developing and launching midrange servers or related supporting technologies.

Exp 3 - Significant* experience in working with multi-disciplinary teams to develop IM/IT solutions to meet business needs.
*Significant means 3 or more years of experience.

Exp 4 - Experience in representing an organization on committees, working groups, or as part of an association.

Exp 5 - Experience in producing and communicating IT service management status reports.

Exp 6 - Experience preparing written technical documents.

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

Bilingual - Imperative
Bilingual Imperative CBC/CBC, BBB/BBB

Information on language requirements

K1 - Knowledge of current trends in data center technology.

A1 - Ability to analyze information and provide solutions to diverse problems.
A2 - Ability to work as part of a team in a dynamic environment with multiple assigned projects in parallel.
A3 - Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
A4 - Ability to communicate effectively orally.

PS1 - Client service
PS2 - Team work
PS3 - Judgment
PS4 - Dependability
PS5 - Initiative
PS6 - Attention to Detail

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

Certification:
ITIL Certification (v2/v3)
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) as issued by ISC2.
Successful completion of any or all CSEC IT Security Learning Centre Programs of Study.
Project Management Professional (PMP) as issued by PMI.

Degree equivalency

AExp 1 - Experience working with virtual technologies, for example cloud services.
AExp 2 - Experience in application management.
AExp 3 - Experience in workload migration.
AExp 4 - Experience in quality assurance processes associated with production environments.
AExp 5 - Experience working with Canadian Government IT Security related standards and policies (e.g. Government Security Policy, Management of Information Technology Security (MITS) Standards, etc.).
AExp 6 - Experience in doing cable plan.

- Willingness to work overtime as required.
- Willingness to travel.
- Willingness to work flexible hours.
- Willingness to work virtually.

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

A written examination may be administered.

An interview may be administered.

Reference checks will be sought.

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

Please identify clearly your substantive group and level and your employment status on your application form.

Please ensure that your Personal Record Identifier (PRI) is included in your application.

You will be ask to provide proof of your education credentials.

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.

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.