Programmer Analyst

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Candidates must complete the screening questions by clearly demonstrating how they meet the screening qualifications (Education, Certification and Experience). Candidates must use each of the qualifications and demonstrate in clear and precise detail how they meet the qualifications required and citing concrete examples. Please note that it is not sufficient to only state that the qualification is met or to provide a list of current or past responsibilities. A point form or “copy and paste” from your resume will not be accepted. Resumes will be used as a secondary source to validate the information provided.

Duties

Reporting to the Quality Assurance Manager, the successful candidate will provide technical services in quality assurance testing. Some of the key activities include:
- Reviewing and analysing user requirements and seeking clarification
- Preparing test strategy documents
- Estimating test efforts
- Developing test data and test scripts
- Developing and executing test cases
- Documenting defects
- Reporting on test results

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to staff one (1) indeterminate position. This process may also be used to create a pool of partially-qualified and/or qualified candidates to staff identical or similar positions with various tenures (ex. indeterminate, term, casual), various language requirements (bilingual imperative, English Essential) and linguistic profiles (BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC), and various security requirements (reliability or secret) at the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

EDUCATION:
A degree from a recognised university in computer science or information technology

Degree equivalency

CERTIFICATION:
IT Service Management certification (for example, ITIL Foundation or Intermediate)

EXPERIENCE:
- Experience performing software testing (for example, functional, integration, systems, load, or regression; writing automated tests, building test suites, using testing tools, resolving bugs, continuously learning new tools and frameworks)
- Experience developing user queries to effectively extract data (e.g., SQL programming)
- Experience managing client requirements for IM/IT application design, development, or maintenance (for example, bringing client requirements from discovery to functional software features by translating client requirements into functional, technical, or security requirements, and so on)
- Experience writing MS SQL scripts and queries
- Significant* experience in test management activities and processes (e.g.; Analysing requirements, creating test plans and strategies, preparing and executing test cases, creating and maintaining test data, executing performance testing, executing system integration testing (SIT), documenting defects using MS Team Foundation System Test Manager 2013 or higher)

* Significant experience is defined as experience that is normally acquired over the course of at least five years.

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

ASSET EXPERIENCE:
Experience of Agile Testing Methodology (e.g. Test-Driven Development or other)

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:
- Knowledge of quality assurance methodologies, technologies and testing procedures
- Knowledge of software development practices and policies

COMPETENCIES / PERSONAL SUITABILITY:
- Results Orientation
- Working as a Team
- Critical Thinking
- Innovation

ABILITIES:
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing
- Ability to communicate effectively orally

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

ASSET ABILITY:
Ability to manage multiple priorities

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:
In order to meet the organization’s Employment Equity objectives in support of a diversified workforce, ‘right fit’ selection for this position may be made from among qualified candidates who self-declare as being members of the Persons with disabilities or Aboriginal Peoples.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Ability and willingness to travel
- Ability and willingness to work overtime

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

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.

The ability to communicate effectively in writing may be assessed using the candidate's application, as well as through the evaluation process.

Candidates invited to an interview will be required to bring proof of their education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcript (original documents only). Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca/.

Candidates must meet all of the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position. A candidate may be appointed to a position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

Depending on the requirements of the position(s) being staffed from this process, for current or future vacancies, any or all of the asset qualifications may be applied at any time during the staffing process, including screening. Candidates may be contacted and assessed against these criteria at any time during this process.

Achieving a representative workforce has been identified as an organizational need and may be applied in this appointment process. If this criterion is used, only those who have indicated that they are members of the specified designated group(s) will be considered.

A top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

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.

For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail (including sending invitations for written tests and interviews). Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and make sure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.

All job applications must be submitted through the Government of Canada public service jobs website. Do not email, fax, or mail hard copy documents as these will not be accepted. To submit an application online, please click on the "apply now" button.

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Persons with a disability preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

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OSFI's Ottawa location is downtown with easy access to shopping, restaurants, gyms, financial institutions and more. The building is less than a five minute walk from the Transitway and from the nearest STO stop.

As a Separate Agency, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) appoints employees in accordance with the Public Service Employment Act (PSEA). OSFI is named in Schedule V of the Financial Administration Act (FAA) and it offers the same pension and benefits plans as the core Federal Public Service. In addition to this, OSFI employees obtain a minimum of 4 weeks of vacation leave per year, earn a competitive salary, and are eligible for an annual performance bonus.

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.