Manager / Senior Advisor (Inventory)

SELECTION PROCESS CANCELLED

We regret to inform you that this job opportunity has been cancelled.

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.

Work locations across Canada - Most of the positions are in Gatineau, Quebec.

The Innovation, Information and Technology Branch (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.

ANTICIPATORY STAFFING** IITB's Hub locations outside of the NCR are located in: St. John's, Dartmouth, Charlottetown, Bathurst, Fredericton, Miramichi, Moncton, Boucherville, Jonquière, Laval, Montréal, 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 January 29, 2020 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.

When you apply you will be asked a series of screening questions based on the education and experience criteria below. When answering the screening questions, please provide:
- Concrete and detailed examples to demonstrate how you meet the qualifications;
- Where, when and how the experience was acquired.

We can’t make any assumptions about your experience. Simply saying you have the required qualifications or listing your current duties is not enough. We’ll only use your résumé as a secondary source of information. The depth and breadth of experience of an applicant may be considered as part of screening or selection of a candidate, which is why it is recommended you quantify your experience. The screening questions are the primary source of information the screening board may use and your résumé may only be used as a secondary source to verify information.

Your application in this inventory will be active for 180 days. A notice that your application is about to expire will be posted to the My jobs menu of your account 10 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.

Candidates who do not meet the essential experience criteria and who are eliminated in the screening phase can update their application in the inventory for another draw, but they will not be reassessed unless 6 months have passed since they were last eliminated from consideration.

Candidates who will be eliminated in subsequent evaluations can update their application in the inventory for another draw, but they will not be reassessed unless 6 months have passed since they were last eliminated from consideration.

We will only accept online applications received via the jobs.gc.ca site. To submit an application online, please select the button "Apply Online" below. Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying online are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

Work environment

Build your career at ESDC Enterprise Architecture.

WE’RE HIRING

• Are you an ambitious information technology specialist looking to expand your skills and take your career to the next level?
o Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) offers career advancement opportunities. Our 28,000 employees work in various fields and locations across the country.

• Do you want to make a difference and serve Canadians in a meaningful way?
o ESDC helps millions of Canadians every year through Employment Insurance, the Canada Pension Plan, Old Age Security, and other social benefits.
o The department is in the midst of a digital transformation, aimed at delivering more client-centered services using the latest technologies.

• Do you value work-life balance?
o We offer flexible hours, telework opportunities and work locations in Gatineau, Que., and in dozens of other vibrant cities across Canada, allowing you to work close to home.

• Are you a techie, who lives and breathes the latest technologies, trends and development methods?
o ESDC is on a mission to meet business and citizen digital service expectations by leveraging and embracing the latest disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence, open source, cloud, and blockchain, and by using development methodologies such as DevOps while also expanding further into the mobile space.

INTERESTED?
ESDC’s Enterprise Architecture (EA) group within the Innovation, Information and Technology Branch (IITB) is hiring.

As part of IITB’s EA team, you will have a voice in shaping the organization’s agenda for innovation and its strategy for meeting business objectives. You will help shape the department’s Information Technology (IT) projects, along with technology selection and delivery, ensuring they follow best practices from the onset.

WHO WE ARE
We are a group of approximately 60 employees. The Enterprise Architecture team encompasses Solution, Technology, Security, and Information Architecture.

WHAT WE DO
We ensure the fulfillment of high-quality corporate management standards by developing frameworks, maintaining IT standards, and developing strategies, as well as initiating and planning end-state target reference architecture, including infrastructure and applications moving to the cloud.

To accomplish this we:

- Perform high-level analysis by examining complex problems, developing strategies, and making recommendations on how to proceed.
- Ensure IT activities align with accepted standards. We often act as a challenge function for other parts of the organization to verify compliance.
- Work with clients to identify business requirements and solutions that benefit all areas of the organization.
- Examine the state of the industry to adapt best practices and innovative technologies to the Public Service of Canada.

Intent of the process

This inventory will be established to staff current and future positions in the various architecture domains.

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

ED1 - The minimum standard is:
• 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 reassessed for other positions for which this alternative has been specified by the manager.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

EX1 - *Significant experience in providing synthesis of diverse information and providing advice and recommendations pertaining to ***Enterprise Architecture to ****senior management and non-technical audiences.
EX2 - *Significant experience as Chair or facilitator in IM/IT related meetings with diverse stakeholders.
EX3 - Experience in providing IM/IT technical direction and guidance to solution/technical teams, on an on-going basis.
EX4 - **Recent experience in producing Architecture related documentation.

*Significant: Minimum of three (3) years.
**Recent: Has been obtained within the past five (5) years.
***Must be related to Enterprise Architecture or to another architecture domain (business, information/data, application, technology, solution, or security)
****Senior management is defined as director level or higher.

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

Various language requirements
• English essential
• French essential
• Bilingual Imperative - BBB/BBB
• Bilingual Imperative - CBC/CBC

Information on language requirements

COMPETENCIES
C1 - Initiative
C2 - Visioning and Strategic Direction
C3 - Client Focus

ABILITIES
1. Ability to communicate effectively in writing
2. Ability to communicate effectively orally

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

Candidates MAY be required to meet ONE OR MORE of the following education and experience qualifications, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed, as they may be deemed as either an Essential or Asset qualification.

ASSET EDUCATION:

AED1 - A degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in the field of Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering or in a related discipline.

Degree equivalency

ASSET CERTIFICATION
AC1 - Certification relevant to Enterprise Architecture.

ASSET OR ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCES (depending on the position)
1- Experience in establishing the metrics to measure the effectiveness (e.g. business value) and efficiency (e.g. EA Program operations) of an EA Program and related services.
2 - Experience in defining and establishing, including a maturity roadmap, a modern business outcome focused on the Enterprise Architecture program/practice.
3 - Experience in managing or leading human resources (e.g. planning, delegation, performance management).
4 - Experience in the financial management of projects or a responsibility center.
5 - Experience in managing or leading architectural design initiatives (TOGAF, Zachman, etc).
6 - Experience in planning IM/IT and performance management frameworks.
7 - Experience in leading the development of roadmaps for enterprise applications.
8 - Experience using Cloud Services providers.
9 - Experience in leading the development of data models and diagrams for enterprise architecture.
10 - Experience in leading the production of solution models and diagrams for security architecture, or solutions as a service (SaaS/Paas or IaaS).
11 - Experience in leading or managing IT Infrastructure Operations or Application Development.
12 - Experience in leading teams and initiatives in one or more of the following:
 Business Architecture
 Solution Architecture
 Technology Architecture
 Security Architecture.
13 - Experience using emerging technologies. (e.g. Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Robotic Process Automation, etc.)

ASSET OR ESSENTIAL COMPETENCIES (depending on the position)
1- Team leadership
2- Developing Others

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
• Must be able to work overtime.
• Some positions may require occasional travel.

Conditions of employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
• Enhanced Reliability Status security clearance.
• Some positions may require 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

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.

Random and/or top down selection may be used when selecting candidates for further assessment.

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.