Various CS-02 positions

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The Courts Administration Service (CAS) is a distinctive organization in the Government of Canada that serves to support access to justice nationwide, and facilitate coordination and support among the four courts; serving the Federal Court of Appeal, the Federal Court, the Court Martial Appeal Court and the Tax Court of Canada.

If you want to be part of a dynamic organization that supports the delivery of justice for all Canadians, this opportunity may be for you!

Come join our IT team today and make a difference!

Intent of the process

A pool of candidates may be created to staff similar or identical positions with various tenure, various bilingual linguistic profiles and security requirements within the Courts Administration Service.

Positions to be filled: 10

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

At minimum, 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 or an acceptable combination of training, education, or experience.

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.

Degree equivalency

Significant* and recent** experience providing technical services in at least one of the following areas:
• Application development
• IM/IT projects
• Database administration
• Quality assurance
• IT security
• Infrastructure
• IT support

Significant* and recent** experience using troubleshooting approaches to resolve IT issues.

Recent** experience providing services or advice to clients.

Significant* and recent** experience working or collaborating with others on IT projects or initiatives.

Definitions:
* Significant experience is defined as the depth and breadth of experience associated with full-time performance of duties related to the criteria.
** Recent experience is defined as the experience usually acquired within the last five (5) years.

• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Ability to work with minimal or with no supervision
• Oral Communication
• Written Communication
• Analytical thinking
• Client focus
• Teamwork
• Continuous learning
• Results oriented

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

Various language requirements

Information on language requirements

Second Language Writing Skills Self-Assessment
In order to help you decide if you should apply to a bilingual position, an optional self-assessment of your writing skills in your second official language is available for you to take before completing your application.

For more information, please consult:
Unsupervised Internet Test of Second Language Writing Skills

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

INFRASTRUCTURE AND NETWORKS:
AEXP1: Experience creating, configuring and supporting Windows 10 devices.
AEXP2: Experience deploying, configuring and operating SCCM Version 1710 (current branch) or later.
AEXP3: Experience creating, configuring and deploying application packages and patches to workstations and servers.
AEXP4: Experience administrating Exchange Server 2010 or higher.
AEXP5: Experience installing, configuring and administrating Windows Server 2012R2 or 2016.
AEXP6: Experience installing, configuring and administrating VMware ESXi, vCenter 6.X or higher.
AEXP7: Experience operating VMware vSAN 6.x or higher.
AEXP8: Experience in ITAM (IT Asset Management) process.
AEXP9: Experience in SAM (Software Asset Management) process.
AEXP10: Experience in Patch Management.

IT SECURITY:
AEXP11: Certified Information Security Systems Professional (CISSP) or other IT security certifications or training.
AEXP12: Experience providing guidance and advice on IM/IT security issues to clients.
AEXP13: Experience installing, configuring and supporting firewalls.
AEXP14: Experience installing, configuring and supporting security information.
AEXP15: Experience installing, configuring and supporting Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tools.
AEXP16: Experience installing, configuring and supporting anti-virus or anti-malware.
AEXP17: Experience installing, configuring and supporting network access control.
AEXP18: Experience installing, configuring and supporting intrusion detection and prevention technologies.
AEXP19: Experience providing or supporting risk assessment activities.

DATABASE AND APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT:
AEXP20: Experience developing using JAVA.
AEXP21: Experience developing using PowerBuilder.
AEXP22: Experience developing using .Net and C#.
AEXP23: Experience managing Oracle or MS SQL databases.
AEXP24: Experience in performing testing and quality assurance related activities (including but not limited to performing functional, integration and regression testing).
AEXP25: Experience in developing and maintaining web solutions and services.
AEXP26: Experience implementing web solutions and services.
AEXP27: Experience in programming using PLSQL.
AEXP28: Experience doing data modeling and database designs.
AEXP29: Experience supporting Oracle Database applications.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE:
AEXP30: Experience gathering business requirements.
AEXP31: Experience applying project management best practices.
AEXP32: Experience developing an IM/IT project plan.

CLIENTS SERVICES:
AEXP33: Experience providing technical support services and troubleshooting for Computer Operating Systems.
AEXP34: Experience providing technical support services and troubleshooting for Office Productivity Suites.
AEXP35: Experience providing technical support services and troubleshooting for Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) software.
AEXP36: Experience in setup and maintenance of computer hardware.
AEXP37: Experience working with remote management software.

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

• Willing and able to work overtime on short notice.
• Willing and able to travel on occasion.

Conditions of employment

Security Clearance: Various depending on the position to be staffed.
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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

Applications submitted by email will not be accepted. You must apply on-line through www.jobs.gc.ca.

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

If you are already a public servant, please identify the following on your application: substantive group and level; employment status; Personal Record Identifier (PRI).

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language(s) of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language(s) in their application.

Candidates must clearly demonstrate in the screening questionnaire how they meet the education and experience factors listed as essential and asset qualifications on the statement of merit criteria. In order to do so, the candidate must provide the information as part of their answer to the pertinent screening question, using concrete examples, in the provided area and within the limited characters provided by the system. The assessment board cannot and will not make any assumptions about your experience. Note that it is not sufficient to only state that the qualifications are met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Resumes may be used as a secondary source to validate the experience described in the experience questionnaire. Failure to clearly demonstrate in the questionnaire how you meet the education and experience, both essential and asset, where applicable, may result in the rejection of your application. Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or possible missing information.

Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).

Indeterminate employees at the same group and level or equivalent may be considered for deployment. If no deployment is made, applicants from other groups and levels may be considered in the advertised appointment process.

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

The assessment board reserves the right to contact references other than the ones submitted by the candidates (only within the Public Service), if found necessary, in order to make a suitable assessment of the candidates.

All the information collected during the selection process, from the time of application until the end of the process, will be used to assess the candidates.

Asset qualification(s) may be applied in this selection process.

Written communication may be assessed via the job application.

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.