Cyber Security - Stream 1: Technical Advisor Stream 2: Team Leader

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Assessment accommodation

Are you a Royal Canadian Mounted Police civilian member assigned to Shared Services Canada? We encourage you to apply. Please note that a civilian member selected for appointment through this process may not have to convert to public servant status before deeming. Contact the Shared Services Canada Human Resources Service Desk at for more information. At Shared Services Canada we are working to change the landscape of IT for the Government of Canada. We look forward to working with you in the coming years and will support your career while you support our business. Therefore, we encourage you to be a part of our team for at least 2 to 3 years to ensure business continuity.

SSC welcomes Veterans to apply – we recognize that you are multi-talented and diversely skilled, and our jobs require excellence in both hard and soft skills.

In support of achieving a diverse workforce, selection may be limited to candidates who self-declare as a member of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women.

SSC is committed to providing regional opportunities where feasible, and to increasing its regional presence.

Virtual work may be available for some positions.

Work environment

Shared Services Canada (SSC) is mandated to secure Government of Canada Information Technology infrastructure, assets and data. To accomplish this mission, SSC deploys and manages sophisticated advanced Cyber and IT security technologies, solutions and services. SSC is currently recruiting dynamic and cutting-edge professionals to protect Canada's cyberspace including data protection, infrastructure and application security, and identity management. We are seeking individuals who are looking for a progressive career opportunity in the continuously evolving and challenging cybersecurity environment and who are driven to develop and grow their skills and expertise working with top professionals and teams. As technology becomes increasingly more sophisticated, the demand for an experienced and qualified workforce to protect the Government of Canada's networks and information systems has never been higher. Set your career sights on being an industry specialist in a rapidly growing field.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates will be established and will be used to staff similar positions within Shared Services Canada in various locations across Canada. Other government departments may use this staffing process to appoint a candidate to its organization in a similar position.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Contact information for 2 references.

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

EDUCATION - BOTH STREAMS
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 education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE - STREAM 1 ONLY – Technical Advisor

E1. *Significant experience working as an IT analyst or similar position in one or more of the following areas:
a. IT Security
b. Network architecture
c. Programming/Scripting
d. Network monitoring
e. Identity or Credentials
f. Access Management
g. Directory services
h. Classified Systems
i. IT Security assessment, audit & evaluation.
j. ITSM (IT Service Management)

E2. *Significant experience in conducting technical research and analysis in any area of IT (as identified in experience 1), and providing written technical advice, including recommendations, to various audiences.

E3. Experience working in an IT environment involving a variety of platforms, operating systems, environments, database technologies and/or messaging technologies.

E4. Experience developing, delivering and/or supporting IT solutions using defined methodologies and best practices.

EXPERIENCES - STREAM 2 ONLY - Team Leader

E1. Experience planning and organizing tasks for Enterprise projects and transposing them to Change Management processes

E2. *Significant experience with IT Service Management best practices and standards.

E3. Experience establishing and maintaining relationship with various service lines.

E4. Experience in the management of human or financial resources.

E5. Experience providing strategic advice and recommendations to Senior management

EXPERIENCE DEFINITION for both streams:

* Significant - means 3 or more years of combined experience.

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

Various language requirements
Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB
Bilingual Imperative CBC/CBC
English Essential
French Essential
English or French essential

Please note that any positions with a supervisory role will be staffed with a bilingual imperative CBC/CBC linguistic profile.

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE

BOTH STREAMS
K1. Knowledge of current trends, technologies and best practices in the fields of IM/IT.

K2. Knowledge of Project Management principles and best practices.

STREAM 1 ONLY
K3. Knowledge of the principles and practices of IT incident handling

COMPETENCIES:

BOTH STREAMS
C1. Analytical/Conceptual Thinking

C2. Client Service

STREAM 2 ONLY
C3. Team Leadership

ABILITIES - BOTH STREAMS

A1. Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

A2. Ability to communicate effectively orally.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY - BOTH STREAMS

PS1. Initiative

PS2. Effective interpersonal relationships

PS3. Judgment

PS4. Dependability

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

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATIONS - BOTH STREAMS

OC1. ITIL v3 Fondation Certification
OC2. CISA: Certified Information Systems Auditor
OC3. (CISSP) Certified Information Systems Security Professional
OC4. (GIAC) Global Information Assurance Certification in one of the specializations under the Security Administration category as issued by SANS
OC5. (CSE) Successful completion of any Communications Security Establishment IT Security Learning Centre Programs of Study
OC6. (OSCP / OSCE) Offensive Security Certified Professional and/or Offensive Security Certified Expert
OC7. TOGAF
OC8. PMP or Prince
OC9. CISM Certified Information Security Manager - IT Certification - CISM | ISACA
OC10. Cloud certifications
OC11. Certified Cloud Security Professional, or Specialist or Manager or Knowledge
OC12. Certified Integrator Secure Cloud Services

ASSET EXPERIENCE - BOTH STREAMS
1. Experience in the design, implementation, and testing of an enterprise security solution.
2. Experience supporting security services such as Firewalls, Intrusion Detection, Security Event Management, Anti-Virus, Anti-Malware, Data Loss prevention, Network Security, Vulnerability Assessment and Directory Services, or other related Cyber/IT security services.
3. Experience with vulnerability management services including performing vulnerability assessments, penetration testing or remediation services.
4. Experience in scripting and/or tasks automation.
5. Experience working with Type-1 cryptography devices and applying the IT Security Directives for the Control of COMSEC Material
6. Experience developing and/or assessing information systems security or technical security architecture models, elements, or practices.
7. Experience in developing security key performance indicators and reporting dashboards.
8. Experience in working with Canadian Government IT Security related standards and policies such as: Management of Information Technology Security (MITS) Standards, ITSG-33 etc.).
9. Experience in change management for security infrastructure including assessing impacts (cost, security) of proposed changes.
10. Experience in quality assurance processes associated with production environments
11. Experience in cloud-based service delivery providing Infrastructure/Platform/Software as a Service.
12. Experience in dealing with PKI technologies, such as: TACACS, RADIUS, multi-factor authentication solutions, X.500 Directories; Entrust Etc.
13. Experience in application management
14. Experience in workload migration
15. Significant* experience configuring and administering SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language) or OATH ( Open Authentication)
16. Experience‎ configuring and administering Azure AD (Azure Active Directory) or AWS (Amazon Web Services) authentication services
17. Significant* experience with Forefront Identity Manager or Microsoft Identity manager

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS - BOTH STREAMS

- Ability and willingness to work overtime as required
- Ability and willingness to travel
- Ability and willingness to work 24/7 On-call status
- Ability and willingness to do shift work
- Ability and willingness to work flexible hours

Note: The operational requirements may vary by the position being staffed.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - Certain positions may have a requirement for a Secret or Top Secret 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 designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.