SAP Technical Specialist / Technical Analyst (CS-02 / CS-03)

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

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.

Canada continues to navigate the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the country’s largest employer, the Government of Canada is committed to playing a leadership role by further protecting the health and safety of public servants and the communities where they live and work across Canada. Vaccination is the most effective tool to reduce the risk of COVID-19 for Canadians and protect the broader public health. As of October 6, 2021, the Government of Canada requires public servants to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Accommodation requests will be assessed on a case-by case basis and will be limited to employees who are unable to be vaccinated due to a certified medical contraindication, religion or any other prohibited ground of discrimination as defined in the Canadian Human Rights Act (CHRA).


Further to changes made to the Public Service Employment Act (PSEA) to address systemic barriers for equity-seeking groups in public service staffing, permanent residents now have the same preference as Canadian citizens when appointments are made through external advertised hiring processes. The following statement replaces the statement in the ‘’Preference’’ section located at the bottom of the job advertisement (i.e. correct statement includes permanent residents):

Preference will be given to veterans first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

IITB is a national organization, with a wide variety of work that can be performed regardless of geographic location. However, certain positions may require a physical presence at a specific location.
IITB’s Hub locations outside of the NCR are located in: St-John’s, Dartmouth, Charlottetown, Bathurst, Fredericton, Miramichi, Moncton, Saint John, Boucherville, Jonquière, Laval, Montréal, Québec, Shawinigan, Belleville, Chatham, Cornwall, London, Toronto, Mississauga, Windsor, Vaughan, Winnipeg, Regina, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver.

Please note that the first pull of candidate applications is scheduled for November 26, 2019 at noon (Eastern Daylight Time [EDT]). We encourage you to apply before this deadline to be considered for this first pull. Applications received after this date will be considered in the following pull.

Your application in this inventory will be active for 90 days. A notice that your application is about to expire will be posted to the My jobs menu of your account 14 days before the end of your active period. If you do not take action, your application will no longer be active and therefore no longer considered for this inventory. Should your application become inactive while the process is still open, a notice will be posted to your account indicating that your application has expired; you may select the link Update my Inventory Status to reaffirm your interest.

We will only accept on-line applications received via the jobs.gc.ca site. 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 .

Work environment

The mission of the Employment and Social Development Canada portfolio, including Labour and Service Canada, is to build a stronger, more competitive Canada, to support Canadians in making choices that help them live productive and rewarding lives, and to improve Canadians' quality of life. The SAP team at ESDC is comprised of a dynamic mix of very talented individuals. We pride ourselves on being one of the most innovative and leading-edge SAP footprints of the GoC. In fact, we are the first federal Government department to be on HANA and we make use of the latest SAP technologies (IDM, MDG, BOPF, Fiori, etc.) Employee motivation, well-being and work-life balance are at the forefront of our priorities. By joining our team, you have an opportunity to improve services to Canadians by leveraging SAP and participating in challenging work. Come and be part of this diverse and energetic team!

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to staff vacant positions in the Innovation, Information and Technology Branch within Employment and Social Development Canada. This inventory will be used to staff similar positions with various language requirements, tenures and security requirements. The positions to be filled are in the following streams:

Stream 1: ABAP Developer
Stream 2: BI/BW Developer
Stream 3: Roles and Authorizations Analyst
Stream 4: BASIS Analyst
Stream 5: Solution Manager Analyst

Once a qualified candidate has been selected and appointed on an indeterminate basis from the established pool, they will be removed from the pool. If a candidate is selected for a term or acting appointment, they will remain in the pool for future offers.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

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.

Notes:
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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 using 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:
STREAM 1: Experience* in developing ABAP programs in a SAP environment.
STREAM 2: Experience* in developing SAP BI solutions including, but not limited to, SAP Business Warehouse (BW), SAP Business Objects (BOBJ), SAP BPC Embedded, or Native HANA.
STREAM 3: Experience* in designing, configuring, and maintaining SAP Roles & Authorizations for ERP and/or, BW/BI and/or, Portal and/or, Solution Manager.
STREAM 4: Experience* in SAP Basis.
STREAM 5: Experience* in configuring Solution Manager.

*Notes:
1. Candidates applying for positions at the CS-02 level must have at least one (1) year of experience and this experience must have been acquired within the last three (3) years.
2. Candidates applying for positions at the CS-03 level must have at least three (3) years of experience and this experience must have been acquired within the last five (5) years.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS
The criteria below are asset qualifications, as such they are not essential to the positions to be staffed. However, it would be “nice to have” as a candidate and the board members may decide to favor a candidate who has these qualifications. Let us know if you meet some of these by answering the questions in your application.

►CERTIFICATIONS:
ITIL Certification.
SAP Certification.

►EXPERIENCE:
Experience with SAP Fiori (SAPUI5 and OData Services).
Experience with Java.
Experience with SAP Process Integration (PI) 7.4 or SAP Process Orchestration (PO) 7.5.
Experience in IT Security, including security documentation and GC security policies.
Experience in IT Service Management processes, such as Change Management and Release Management.
Experience in system or application architecting.
Experience with testing methodologies and best practices.
Experience using test automation tools, such as Load Runner and testing tools, such as UFT and QTP.
Experience in UNIX/Linux operating systems.
Experience with ABAP WebDynpro, BRFPlus, MDG, PSCD, Workflow, etc.
Experience using SAP HANA tools (HANA Studio, HANA cockpit, etc.).
Experience in using SAP Identity Management (IDM).
Experience in SAP BOBJ platform on Windows/Unix/Linux.
Experience using SAP GRC.

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

Various language requirements
Bilingual Imperative (BBB/BBB)
Bilingual Imperative (CBC/CBC)
English or French Essential

Information on language requirements

►KNOWLEDGE:
Knowledge of the technical skills based on the position being staffed.

►COMPETENCIES:
Communication
Demonstrating integrity and respect
Thinking things through
Working effectively with others
Showing initiative and being action-oriented

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as per the Policy on COVID-19 Vaccination for the Core Public Administration.

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

At Employment and Social Development Canada, diversity is our strength. If you’re a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a visible minority and are interested in bringing in different perspectives and insights, let us know by completing the Employment Equity (EE) section in your application. Appointments of members of these EE groups could be made to ensure our workforce is inclusive and representative of the Canadian public we serve.

Candidates must meet all of the essential qualifications noted in the Statement of Merit Criteria to be appointed to a position. A candidate may be appointed to a position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications or operational requirements. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

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.

Depending on the number of applicants, the needs and/or Human Resources plans, volume management strategies such as random selection, top-down approach and/or establishing cut-off scores to determine who will continue in the staffing process, may be used for the purpose of managing applications.

Candidates must provide their proof of education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcripts (original documents only) at a later time in the process. If you were educated outside of Canada, you must have your certificates and/or diplomas assessed against Canadian education standards. For more information please click on “Degree Equivalency” in the Education section above.

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

All information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to the conclusion of the process, may be used for evaluation purposes.

PLEASE NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure that your email and contact information are maintained with the hiring board AND in your Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS) account. As all of the communication for this process will be conducted via the email address provided in your application AND/OR via your PSRS account, it is your responsibility to ensure that you check for messages regularly. Failure to respond to key messages may result in your being eliminated from this process. Acknowledgment of receipt will not be sent.

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.