2 STREAMS: 1- Team Lead / 2- Agile Product Owner / Senior Business Analyst

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Intent of the process

A pool of candidates will be established to staff similar positions within Global Affairs Canada. The pool established may be used by other federal organizations across Canada in order to staff similar positions.

Positions to be filled: 3

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

***Applicants must clearly demonstrate how they meet the education and experience factors listed in the ESSENTIAL and ASSET QUALIFICATIONS. Please note that it is not sufficient to only state that the qualification is met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Resumes will be used as a secondary source to validate the experience described. FAILURE TO CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE HOW YOU MEET THE ESSENTIAL AND ASSET SCREENING CRITERIA (Education and Experience) WILL RESULT IN THE REJECTION OF YOUR APPLICATION. APPLICANTS WILL NOT BE SOLICITED FOR INCOMPLETE OR POSSIBLE MISSING INFORMATION.

EDUCATION:

Successful completion of a two (2) year 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 relevant to the position.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:

ALL STREAMS:
Recent** and significant* experience in delivering Information Management projects or Information Technology projects.

Significant* experience gathering and synthesizing client requirements in the form of Business Requirements Document or Agile User Stories with associated acceptance criteria.

Significant* experience building and maintaining relationships with clients or external stakeholders.

Experience leading a team or supervising staff of at least two people, including assigning duties to team/staff and managing performance.

STREAM 2:
Significant* experience in designing and conducting workshops or working sessions with clients or stakeholders.

Significant* experience in the delivery of IM/IT solutions in an Agile/SCRUM team environment.

Experience working on business intelligence and analytics projects.

Significant* is defined as experience normally associated with having performed a broad range of related activities for a period of approximately three (3) years.
Recent** is defined as experience that has been obtained within the past five (5) years.

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

ASSET EDUCATION:

ALL STREAMS:
Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with specialization in Computer Science.

ASSET CERTIFICATION:

ALL STREAMS:
Enterprise Architecture certification (such as TOGAF).

Agile Certification (such as Agile Certified Practitioner or Certified Scrum Mater or Certified Product Owner).

CIMP, CDMP, or related certification in Data Management.

Degree equivalency

ASSET EXPERIENCE:

ALL STREAMS:
Experience running, facilitating or participating in Agile rituals (e.g. sprint planning, sprint retrospectives, sprint reviews, daily scrums) and creating and managing Agile artifacts (e.g. user stories, epics, product roadmap, backlog).

Experience in the review and development of use cases, process maps, or workflow diagrams.

Experience with Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK) methodologies.

Experience working in following domains: finances, human resources, real property, case management, or ERP software such as SAP, Peoplesoft, or Microsoft Dynamics.

Experience working business intelligence and analytics software (e.g. COGNOS, Tableau, Power BI, etc.).

Experience in project management including the development of project management artifacts (e.g. project plans, risk logs, charters etc.).

Experience using and or delivering solutions on IBM InfoSphere suite, Metadata technology, Stewardship Technology, Quality Stage, Information Analyzer or equivalent tools or technologies related to Data Management.

Experience presenting to technical and architecture teams to influence decisions on data or information policies, standards and processes.

Experience applying DMBOK methodology

Experience presenting at governance meetings (i.e. chaired at the Director General level/private sector equivalent or above).

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

Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:

ALL STREAMS:
Knowledge of current and emerging trends and priorities for the Government of Canada in Business Intelligence and Analytics.

Knowledge of Data Management functions, challenges and priorities in the Government of Canada.

STREAM 2:
Knowledge of the Agile Methodology.

ABILITIES:

ALL STREAMS:
Ability to provide IM/IT advice or guidance.

Ability to communicate effectively orally to a variety of audiences with various levels of technical understanding.

Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities and strict deadlines.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:

ALL STREAMS:
Client Service
Analytical Thinking
Team Work
Initiative
Leadership
Reliability
Engagement – Mobilizing people, organizations, partners

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

Reference checks may be sought.

An interview may be administered.

A test may be administered.

You must provide proof of your education credentials.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.

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.