IT Solutions Developer

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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

PLEASE NOTE, WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT ON-LINE APPLICATIONS RECEIVED VIA THE Canada.ca SITE. Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

If you do not fully complete the screening questions as instructed, you may be screened out. It is not acceptable to put “see resume” in the space provided to answer the questions. You MUST clearly demonstrate in writing how you meet the Essential Education, and Experience requirements. Provide examples and describe the work/duties you have performed. Failure to do so may result in your application not being considered further during the screening process.

Any or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements, and organizational needs may be used for the screening of applications. If you meet these criteria, please clearly demonstrate how you meet them in writing. Provide examples and describe the work/duties you have performed. Failure to do so may result in your application not being considered further during the screening process.

Original proof of your education will be requested and must be provided during the selection process, in order to verify that candidates meet the education requirement. Candidates who are unable to provide proof that they meet this essential qualification as requested may be eliminated from the process. Also note, if the name on your education credentials does not match the name on your current photo identification, you will need to provide proof of your name change.

Education obtained outside of Canada must be evaluated. Please contact The Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials as soon as possible to initiate the evaluation process http://www.cicic.ca/

Work environment

Are you an innovative Developer who enjoys figuring out simple solutions to complex problems? If so, come work with us at the RCMP in BC!

Our Application Development Team is growing and is looking for qualified Developers to join us. You will have the opportunity to learn new things as you apply modern design principles to new and existing solutions for the RCMP in BC. Moreover, you will be able to work on many different projects branching across multiple teams within the RCMP.

The Team is located at the RCMP BC Headquarters in Surrey, BC. The office has great amenities (which includes gym facilities, in-house cafeteria, and basketball court), is along a bus route and only a short walk to the King George Skytrain station. It is located by Green Timbers forest and the Surrey Nature Centre which provides excellent trails for walking, jogging, or biking. This role works a 37.5 hour week, Monday through Friday with some flexibility to work variable start times or completing their hours of work over 8 or 9 days instead of 10 in a two week period. The RCMP recognizes the diversity of its workforce and is committed to providing a respectful workplace free of harassment, discrimination and other forms of disrespectful behaviour.

This position is located in a law enforcement environment which includes regular contact with uniformed and armed police officers.

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff 4 temporary vacancies.

This selection process may initially be used to staff the position on a temporary basis.

A qualified pool will be established and may be used for future permanent or temporary vacancies.

Applicants are encouraged to apply ONLY if they are willing and able to work in Surrey, BC. All positions are located at 14200 Green Timbers Way, Surrey, BC.

Phase 1 of this process will be used to staff a temporary position as outlined above. Only candidates who indicate that they are willing and able to accept a temporary position will be considered for Phase 1 if they are referred. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure they correctly indicate Employment Tenure in the appropriate section of the application. In future, management may undertake additional Phases should a permanent position become available.

Should a CM be found qualified and selected for appointment, the appointment will not result in a change of status to another category for the member.

Positions to be filled: 4

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

Education:

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 employees of positions in the CS Group on May 10, 1999, who do not possess the education level prescribed above are deemed to meet the education requirement based on their education, training and/or experience.

It is the 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.

Degree equivalency

Experience:

• Experience developing MVC web applications such as .NET MVC, Spring, Ruby On Rails, Laravel, etc
• Experience using HTML and CSS

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

Education:
Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
• * Significant experience performing programming and analytical tasks in a team environment
• * Significant experience with SQL
• * Significant experience with Microsoft Entity Framework
• Experience using .NET MVC 5 or .NET Core MVC
• Experience using JavaScript
• Experience in writing Unit Tests with xUnit or nUnit
• Experience delivering applications through Continuous Integration and Delivery processes
• Experience developing cloud applications with Azure or AWS
• Experience working with Atlassian Stack (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket)
• Experience in providing time and cost estimates for deliverable-based projects
• Experience with Quality Assurance practices and processes
• Experience using Microsoft Dynamics or Dynamics 365

* Significant experience refers to the depth and breadth of experience associated with the performance of duties over approximately 1 year or more

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge
• Knowledge of developing applications
• Knowledge of HTML and CSS

Abilities
• Ability to communicate orally effectively
• Ability to communicate in writing effectively
• Ability to plan and organize workload
• Ability to solve technical problems using research and reasoning skills

Personal Suitability
• Dependability
• Flexibility
• Innovative thinking
• Effective Interpersonal Relationships

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

Knowledge
• Knowledge of C#
• Knowledge of writing SQL queries
• Knowledge of user experience (UX) / user interface (UI) design
• Knowledge of SDLC (Software Development Lifecycle)
• Knowledge of usability testing and UX research
• Knowledge of Microsoft Entity Framework
• Knowledge of Microsoft .NET MVC 5 or .NET Core MVC
• Knowledge of CSS Frameworks such as Bootstrap or WET-BOEW
• Knowledge of traditional and agile project management methodologies
• Knowledge of code review
• Knowledge of business requirements gathering and analysis

Conditions of employment

Enhanced reliability status with 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

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.

NOTE: Successful candidates will require a valid RCMP security clearance prior to appointment and throughout the tenure of their employment. The process to obtain RCMP security clearance involves a security/reliability interview and a field investigation regarding matters of criminal activity which includes reference checks, verification of credit/financial status, education, employment, etc. As such, the process may take several weeks or months to complete.

To be granted RCMP security clearance and to maintain the ethical standards of the RCMP, candidates must not be, or have been, involved in certain criminal activities*, have been dishonourably discharged, have pending personal bankruptcies, etc. For additional information and a complete list of activities, please visit http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/qualifications-and-requirements and read the section titled “To apply as a police officer, you must not have”, as well as the applicable considerations. The security requirements are the same for all employees of the RCMP.

Depending on the requirements of the position(s) being staffed from this process, for current or future vacancies, any or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements, and organizational needs may be applied at the time of staffing. Candidates may be contacted and assessed against these criteria at any time during this process.

Interested persons must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to the position, in a manner determined by the Selection Board. A person may be appointed to the position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements or organizational needs. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

Once established, the qualified pool will be valid for a period of 12 months and may be extended.

Practical and/or standardized tests may be administered for screening and/or assessment purposes.

Please note that candidates (including persons employed in the Public Service) will not be considered to be in travel status or on government business and travel costs will not be reimbursed. Consequently, candidates will be responsible for travel costs.

Random selection may be used to identify which applicants will be assessed or appointed in this appointment process.

Top-down selection may apply.

This process and the resulting pool will only be used to staff positions in the RCMP.

Any information provided by a candidate through their application or assessment that is deemed to be incorrect or fraudulent will be eliminated from further consideration.

Experience qualifications will be assessed upon application. Further confirmation or assessment may be conducted through reference checks.

All communication relating to this process, including e-mail correspondence and telephone conversations may be used in the assessment of qualifications of the candidate.

PLEASE NOTE: Where an e mail address is provided, the Selection Board may choose to communicate with candidates by e mail to provide/request information and to invite candidates to attend any portion of the assessment. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent. We will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

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

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.