IT Specialist in enhanced productivity for mining

Important messages

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Assessment accommodation

You must clearly demonstrate in detail, in a COVERING LETTER how you meet the requirements under Education and Experience.

Use EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE as a title and then describe how you meet those qualifications. The Assessment Board members must easily understand:

- the kind of position(s) you occupied
- which tasks you performed for each position
- how long you occupied the position(s) (M/Y -M/Y).

This text will be reviewed along with your resume as part of the screening process.

The hiring organization will accept applications on-line only. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System. To submit an application on-line, please select the button “Apply Online” below. Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

For this selection process, it is our intention to communicate with candidates via email for screening and assessment purposes. This will include communication of screening results and invitations to written tests and interviews. To that end, candidates must include a valid email address in their application. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure that this address is functional and that it accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is also the candidate’s responsibility to ensure accurate information is provided and updated as required.

Work environment

At Natural Resources Canada, a department from the government of Canada, we believe in developing leadership skills, fostering teamwork, and supporting creativity and innovation. We know it takes people from diverse pools of talent to make this happen. That is why we are looking for people like you. As an employee at Natural Resources Canada you can enjoy diverse employment opportunities, a range of career development programs, and a learning culture that supports you to learn on an ongoing basis. We support balancing your work and private life by offering the benefits of flexible work arrangements.

Intent of the process

A pool of (fully or partially) qualified candidates may be established through this process to staff identical or similar positions at Natural Resources Canada with various tenures, various linguistic requirements and profiles, various security requirements, various conditions of employment, various operational requirements, and for various locations.

The immediate need is to staff 1 English essential position, in Sudbury Ontario

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 2,000 words (maximum)

Contact information for 2 references.

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

• 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
• NOTE:
- 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.
- It is a recognized educational institution (e.g., community college, CÉGEP or university) that determines if the courses taken by a candidate correspond to two years of a post-secondary program at the institution.
- At the manager's discretion, an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience may serve as an alternative to the minimum post-secondary education stated above. Whenever the minimum education is met via this alternative, it is met for the specific position only and must be re-assessed for other positions for which this alternative has been specified by the manager

Degree equivalency

Experience
· Acting as technical authority on projects
· Conducting research and feasibility studies of new technologies through direct liaison with industry, developing prototypes, and initiating and managing pilot projects
· Planning, organizing, and implementing assigned projects
· Providing consultative and advisory services to management, colleagues, and clients in the area of expertise
· Working with high-level programming languages
· Writing reports, letters, and other documentation

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge
· Of advanced programming tools
· Of computer science theories and principles including computer systems design, programming and testing techniques and practices
· Of data gathering and analysis techniques
· Of data science tools (i.e. programming platforms (python, R…), predictive analytics and machine learning tools)

Abilities & Competencies
· Demonstrating integrity and respect
· Thinking things through
· Working effectively with others
· Showing initiative and being action-oriented
· Plan and conduct research projects

Personal Suitability
· Adaptability
· Reliability
· Judgement
· Oral communication
· Written communication

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

Education
Successful completion of a bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, information management or another specialty relevant to the position to be staffed.

Degree equivalency

Experience
· Participating on inter- and intra-departmental working groups or committees

Knowledge
· Of the theories and principles of IT
· Of the mining sector
· Of the principles of enterprise RDMBS, relational database design and normalization concepts

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
· Willing and able to travel within Canada (and abroad), including travel by car, rail and air
· Willing and able to work overtime as required and to adopt flexible work hours as per operational requirements
· The work requires long periods of sustained attention to a computer screen

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Other Conditions of Employment
· Willing and able to travel
· Willing and able to work flexible hours and overtime

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

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

All information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, may be used to evaluate the candidates.

You must provide proof of your education credentials. Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca/.

References must have an in-depth and direct knowledge of your work, and must be able to answer specific questions pertaining to your achievements and strengths. References must have worked with you for at least six (6) months within the last five (5) years.

An interview may be conducted.

A written examination may be administered.

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.

Candidates may be required to meet the other qualifications, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

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.

Candidates must meet the conditions of employment and continue to meet these same conditions during their employment.

Random selection and/or top-down selection may be used at any time during the process to identify which applicants will be further assessed.

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.