SharePoint Administrator (Client Service Analyst)

Important messages

Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) is looking for a SharePoint Administrator to join our team. If you are motivated and want to make a difference, show us what you've got!

Work environment

WD makes strategic investments to grow the Canadian economy with a focus on business development, innovation and community development. WD is thrilled to have placed 2nd overall in the 2017 Public Service Employee Survey as one of the best federal departments to work for; this coming from your future co-workers says a lot about our amazing organization! WD is also recognized as one of Canada’s Best Employers for Recent Graduates and a Top Employer in Alberta!

We are looking for people who think independently, work creatively and play well with others. As a SharePoint Administrator, you will be challenged to connect with people, build relationships, and develop creative approaches to addressing unique opportunities. If you want to be part of a great organization that gets things done for Western Canadians, you want to work here!

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to staff one indeterminate position and a pool of qualified candidates will be established to staff future vacancies with various tenures. We are willing to share the pool of candidates with our federal public service partners who have similar needs.

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)

Successful completion of an acceptable two-year, post-secondary education program in computer science, information technology, information management or another specialty relevant to the position to be staffed.

Experience as a Farm Administrator for a SharePoint 2010 deployment or higher – to maintain, manage and report on the farm’s web, application, index, search, queries and database servers in accordance with best practices.*

Experience providing support to a SharePoint user community and troubleshooting SharePoint issues.

Experience developing, testing and maintaining Microsoft ASP.Net

* Minimum three years is required for this experience factor.

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

Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist
Microsoft Professional certifications
Microsoft Certified Master program

Experience as a SharePoint Architect - architecting topology and scalability of farm.
Experience with Internet Information Server (IIS).
Experience in building InfoPath forms to be accessed by the public.
Experience working with AlphiNat form.
Experience tracking and optimizing performance, security and storage utilization for SharePoint Farm.
Experience in using Business Data Catalog and/or Business Data Connectivity.
Experience in using SharePoint Managed Metadata Service.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge of SharePoint Central Administration Console.
Knowledge of SharePoint “Site Settings” Menu.
Knowledge of SharePoint Security administration model.
Knowledge of SharePoint Workflow and/or Search and/or Web part relationships.

Competencies:
Communication – Oral and Written
Values and Ethics
Engagement
Strategic Thinking

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Candidates may be required to work overtime on short notice with appropriate compensation from time to time.

Candidates may be required to travel outside of the Edmonton area for periods up to 5 days.

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.