Senior Advisor, Data Centre Operations

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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.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to staff two (2) 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: 2

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

EDUCATION
Successful completion of a two (2) year acceptable post-secondary educational program in computer science, information technology, information management or another specialization relevant to the position being staffed or acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

NOTES:
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.

Degree equivalency

Significant and recent* experience working in data centre, networks or IT security environments.

Significant and recent* experience in working with multi-disciplinary teams to develop IM/IT solutions to meet business needs.

Experience monitoring and managing data centre transformational projects.

Experience representing an organization on committees or working groups.

Experience preparing multiple (more than one) technical infrastructure solution documents such as high level architecture, concept of operations, or solution architecture** .

*Significant and recent experience is defined as the experience generally obtained from performing the duties for a period of five (5) years or greater within the last ten (10) years.
**Examples should specify which documents the candidate authored (rather than contributed to the creation of a document authored by another party).

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

Various language requirements
Note: The language requirements will vary according to the position to be staffed:
Bilingual Imperative (BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC), English Essential, French Essential, English or French Essential.

Information on language requirements

ABILITIES
Ability to analyze information and provide solutions to diverse technical problems.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
Ability to communicate orally.

PERSONAL SUITABILITIES
Leadership
Client Service
Strategic Thinking
Effective interpersonal skills
Judgment
Dependability

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

Significant experience in quality assurance associated to data centre production environments.
Significant experience managing data centre teams providing application support services.
Significant experience managing data centre teams providing virtualization support services.
Significant experience in the design and integration of data centre solutions based on business requirements.
Experience with Network and Firewall management.
Experience capturing, monitoring, analyzing and reporting key project-related elements.
Experience with workload prioritization and coordination.
Experience in the implementation and management of at one or more of the following data center technologies;
o Software defined networking (SDN),
o Software defined security (SDS),
o Virtualization management,
o Cloud management software.

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

Willingness to travel.
Willingness to work overtime (evenings and weekends).
Willingness to work 24/7 on-call status.

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.