Intelligence Systems - Technical Advisor

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Assessment accommodation

Work environment

Tired of working for a large, stuffy government department or a profit-driven private sector organization? Want to bring your ideas straight to the decision makers? Then the CRTC may be the place for you!

The CRTC is an administrative tribunal that regulates and supervises broadcasting and telecommunications in the public interest. Our work has a direct impact on the industry and on Canadians, which makes it real and relevant! We recognize the importance of communication services to Canadians and are dedicated to ensuring that Canadians have access to a world-class communication system. To do this, we collaborate with other countries to share knowledge and best practices and develop research partnerships with external organizations.

Intent of the process

A pool of partially qualified candidates may be established for permanent and temporary appointments.

Positions to be filled: 2

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION:

Successful completion of two (2) 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.

Notes:

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 accept as having met the minimum education standard whenever this standard is called for when staffing positions in the CS group.

It is the candidate’s responsibility to obtain the appropriate documentation from the recognized educational institution. Candidates will be required to provide proof of education credentials (i.e. original version of diploma or transcript(s)) if or when invited to the interview stage.

Foreign educational credentials must be assessed by a recognized credential assessment service. If the candidate has been educated outside of Canada, it is the candidate's responsibility to have his or her certificates and/or diplomas assessed against Canadian educational standards. Guidance may be found at the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC) at http://www.cicic.ca/.
Degree equivalency

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:

Recent* and significant** experience providing technical guidance as a primary contributor to an application development project, solution, or service.

Recent* and significant** experience developing web applications using a modern programming language and web application framework: Python-Django, Ruby on Rails, Java-Spring, Javascript-React or equivalent combination.

Recent* and significant** experience using relational databases to persist and access data using SQL or ORM tools.

Recent* experience interacting with clients or users to gather requirements, or conduct training, or technical guidance.

Definitions:

* Recent experience is defined as experience usually acquired within the last five (5) years.

** Significant experience is defined as experience associated with having performed a broad range of activities usually acquired over the course of three (3) years.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION:

Bachelor Degree in computer science, software engineering, information technology, information management or another specialty relevant to the position to be staffed.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:

Recent* experience working in a cyber security environment (acceptable experience includes but is not limited to: Analyzing cyber data; Programming; Digital artifact analysis; IT systems architecture or administration; IT security technologies; Cyber security operations; Cyber incident management; Risk management; IT security awareness and training).

Recent* experience working on systems handling large datasets, including performance tuning.

Recent* experience implementing Data Automation, Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning or Data-mining techniques.

Recent* experience using a modern source-code repository (e.g. Git).

Recent* experience installing and configuring clusters for non-relational data storage (e.g. MongoDB), compute (e.g. Apache Spark), or search/indexing (e.g. ElasticSearch).

Recent* experience working in an agile application development environment.

DEFINITION:

* Recent experience is defined as experience usually acquired within the last five (5) years.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

ABILITIES:

Ability to communicate effectively orally.

Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Ability to analyse business requirements.

Ability to work independently in a dynamic environment with multiple assigned projects and tasks.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:

Strategic Thinking.

Engagement.

Results Orientation.

Client Focus.

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

OTHER CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Willingness to travel for work.

Willingness to work overtime when required.

Willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies.

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

A test may be administered.

An interview may be administered.

Reference checks may be sought.

NOTE:

Pass marks will be established for each qualification. However, achieving the pass mark is not a guarantee of an appointment or that candidates will be put through the next stages of the assessment process. A cut-off score may be used and top-down approach may be used at any step if there is a sufficient number of candidates to meet immediate and anticipated staffing needs.

Please identify clearly your substantive group and level and your employment status on your resume and/or application form. (For Federal Government employees only.)

Please ensure that your Personal Record Identifier (PRI) is included in your application. (For Federal Government employees only)

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed and only those retained after screening will be contacted.

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.

All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

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).

PROOF OF EDUCATION CREDENTIALS:

You must provide proof of your education credentials.

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 .

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.