Programmer Analyst

Update: Please note: Amendment to closing date - extension.

Important messages

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Information on accommodation for persons with disabilities

*** ONLY ONLINE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED ***

All job applications must therefore be submitted through the jobs.gc.ca site.
To submit an application online, please select the button "Apply Online" below.

Persons who cannot apply online or persons with disabilities preventing them from applying online are asked to inform the contact persons responsible for this process and to contact 1-800-645-5605 prior to the closing date.

Candidates must clearly demonstrate in the screening questionnaire how they meet the education and experience criteria listed in the Essential Qualifications and Asset Qualifications if applicable. 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 résumé" will not be accepted and may result in your application being rejected.

Work environment

As an employer of choice for over 29,000 men and women, the RCMP promises a career like no other. With over 140 years of tradition and service, the RCMP is Canada’s national police service. Proud of our traditions and confident in meeting future challenges, we commit to preserve the peace, uphold the law and provide quality service in partnership with our communities.

***Please note that this position is located at 1200 Vanier Parkway, Ottawa, Ontario.***

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff two (2) positions on an indeterminate basis, with a linguistic profile of English Essential and an RCMP Secret security clearance.

A pool of candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions within the RCMP in the National Capital Region on an indeterminate or specified period (including term, acting, or assignment) basis, with various linguistic profiles and various RCMP security clearances.

Should a Civilian Member (CM) be found qualified and selected for appointment, the appointment will not result in a change of status to the Public Service (PS) category for the CM. Notification regarding the CM appointment will be sent to all applicable candidates who are within the area of selection and participated in the advertised process.

Should a Public Service (PS) employee be found qualified and selected for appointment, notification regarding the PS appointment will be posted accordingly on www.jobs.gc.ca.

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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 two (2) years of a post-secondary educational program in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Management or another specialty relevant to the position being staffed or an acceptable combination of education, training and or experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE :

Stream 1: Business Intelligence
Stream 2: Data Warehousing

ALL Streams:
• *Experience designing, developing, testing, implementing and maintaining IT applications, reporting solutions, or databases.
• *Experience analysing, defining and documenting requirements and recommending solutions.
• *Experience in authoring three (3) or more technical documents, such as; functional requirements, options analysis, analysis and design documents, work break down structures, implementation plans, test plans, test cases.
• * Experience using one (1) or more of the following corporately scalable database products: Oracle, DB2, and SQL Server.

Stream 1:
• *Experience with IBM Cognos products 10.x or higher, including at least two (2) of the following: Framework Manager, Report Studio, or Transformer.

Stream 2:
• *Experience with IBM InfoSphere tools.

Definition: *Experience is defined as the depth and breadth of experience that would normally have been gained performing the duties for a period of at least two (2) years.

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

ASSET EXPERIENCE :

ALL Streams:
• Experience in the development or maintenance of logical or physical database models in ERwin.
• Experience using a development tool such as TOAD to create database objects.

Stream 1:
• Experience with IBM Infosphere tools or other data warehousing tools.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE :

ALL Streams:
• Knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Knowledge of dimensional modelling
• Knowledge of data movement and integration

Stream 1:
• Knowledge of report development

ABILITIES AND SKILLS :

• Ability to effectively communicate in writing
• Ability to effectively communicate orally
• Ability to establish priorities and plan own work
• Ability to analyze and solve problems
• Ability to work as part of a team

PERSONAL SUITABILITY :

• Initiative
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Dependability
• Client service orientation
• Thoroughness

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

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Willingness and ability to work overtime as and when required.

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance - RCMP Secret Security Clearance

All applicants for positions within the Royal Canadian Mounted Police will be subject to a thorough security clearance process which includes an interview wherein questions may include (but not limited to), reference checks, previous employment, on-line activities, credit checks, alcohol and/or drug use.

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 exam may be administered.

An interview may be administered.

Reference checks may 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.

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

You must provide proof of education credentials. If you obtained your degree outside Canada, it is your responsibility to demonstrate its equivalence, please take a look at the following link for more information: http://www.cicic.ca/383/foreign-credential-recognition.canada.

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.

Indeterminate employees at the same group and level, or equivalent may be considered for deployment, assignment/secondment prior to the assessment of other applicants.

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

If a qualified candidate has been selected and appointed on an indeterminate basis from the established pool, they will be removed from the pool. If a candidate is selected for a specified period (including term, acting, or assignment/secondment) appointment, they will remain in the pool for future offers.

Our means of communication with applicants is via e-mail. Please ensure to include a functional e-mail address, which will accept messages from unknown users (some e-mail systems block these types of e-mails). It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required.

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.