Careers in Information Management and Information Technology (IM/IT) - Post-Secondary Recruitment

Important messages

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• you will have access to a variety of opportunities across the country in a broad range of specializations that offers training, development possibilities and career advancement;
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Work environment

Is your passion in Information Management or Information Technology (IM/IT)?

Did you know that the Government of Canada offers:

- Meaningful and influential careers with opportunities to work on social, technological and economic topics that matter to Canadians.
- Mobility, with over 18,000 IM/IT professionals located across Canada and internationally.

Make your voice heard by joining Canada’s largest employer as it transforms into a digital government!

Intent of the process

This inventory will be managed by the Public Service Commission (PSC) in collaboration with the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, Office of the Chief Information Officer of Canada (OCIO), and used by various federal government organizations to staff positions in IM/IT across the country. Therefore, ensure to ONLY indicate your true work locations of interest.

When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment by the hiring organization.

If this job advertisement looks familiar to you, you may have already applied on one of the related IM/IT hiring processes below:
- Post-Secondary Recruitment (17-RP/PSR-IM/IT);
- Post-Secondary Recruitment (18-RP/PSR-IM/IT);
- Women in Technology (WIT-19-EA); and/or
- Careers in IM/IT (19-PSC-EA-IM/IT).

If you have already been notified by the IM/IT Recruitment Team at Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat that you are a qualified candidate in any of these hiring processes, you have been placed in a pool with no expiry date and therefore no need to apply to this advertisement to be referred for new employment opportunities.

Positions to be filled: 50

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

EDUCATION:
A college diploma, a degree* OR an applied degree, obtained OR will be obtained by June 30, 2020, from a recognized post-secondary institution in computer science, information technology, information management or another specializations relevant to the position to be staffed.

*Unless it is otherwise specified (e.g., Master’s degree), the term “degree” refers to a baccalaureate or an applied degree as established by educational authorities.

Degree equivalency

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

EXPERIENCE
During the application process you will be asked to respond to a series of questions about your experiences through detailed examples.

Fields of experience include: Application Development, Application Testing/Quality Assurance, Infrastructure/Operations, Database Administration, Cybersecurity/Information Security/IT Security, IT Business Analyst/IT Project Management, Information Management, Enterprise Architecture, Data Science/Analysis.

We are aware that there are many questions to answer, keep in mind that by answering all the questions for which you meet the criteria, you will significantly increase your chances to be matched to job opportunities and let hiring managers know what you bring to the table.

Note: Experience may be demonstrated through employment, volunteer work, student employment or scholastic activity or achievement.

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

Various language requirements

Information on language requirements

Second Language Writing Skills Self-Assessment
In order to help you decide if you should apply to a bilingual position, an optional self-assessment of your writing skills in your second official language is available for you to take before completing your application.

For more information, please consult:
Unsupervised Internet Test of Second Language Writing Skills

ABILITY:
Ability to communicate effectively (written and oral)

COMPETENCIES:
Analytical Thinking
Client Focus
Teamwork

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

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Various operational requirements and conditions of employment could apply depending on the position to be staffed such as:
- Weekend work,
- Scheduled overtime or overtime on short notice,
- Shift work.

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.