Technical Advisor - Various Streams

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Assessment accommodation

***COVERING LETTER: IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS TO FOLLOW***

YOUR APLICATION MUST INCLUDE A COVERING LETTER (maximum 5000 words) that clearly describes how you meet the ESSENTIAL EDUCATION and each of the ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE criteria listed under ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS. You must also include any of the applicable ASSET QUALIFICATIONS that you possess and clearly explain how you meet it.

YOU MUST INDICATE WHICH STREAM(S) YOU ARE APPLYING TO. Under each applicable Stream heading, use each of the education/experience qualifications as a sub-header and provide relevant and concrete examples from your work history that clearly demonstrate HOW (be sure to include substantiating details that clearly outline the breadth of experience as well as relevant timelines), WHEN (timelines should clearly state the number of months or years you performed this work along with the pertinent dates), and WHERE (location of work you acquired the education/experience).

IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE EXAMPLES THAT ILLUSTRATE HOW YOU MEET EACH QUALIFICATION. It is NOT sufficient to only state that the qualification is met, or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Failure to clearly demonstrate in your covering letter how you meet the screening criteria will result in the rejection of your application. Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or possible missing information. Resumes will only be used as a secondary source to validate the experience described in the covering letter.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to staff 3 positions on an indeterminate basis within the following disciplines:

STREAM 1 - Technical Advisor, .NET Developer
STREAM 2 - Technical Advisor, SharePoint Developer
STREAM 3 - Technical Advisor, SQL Server DBA / SSRS-SSAS Developer

A pool of qualified candidates will also be established to staff similar positions within the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada with various tenures (assignment, secondment, acting, specified period or indeterminate), various security clearance levels and/or various bilingual linguistic profiles.

Positions to be filled: 3

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 5,000 words (maximum) "A covering letter that clearly demonstrates how you meet all essential and asset qualifications in order to be appointed to the position (See Important Message section above)."

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

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATION EDUCATION:
ALL STREAMS

EDU: 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.

Degree equivalency

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATION EXPERIENCE
ALL STREAMS:

EX1: Recent* and significant** experience in all phases of the software development life cycle (SDLC)
EX2: Recent* and significant** experience in analyzing user requirements and translating them into practical designs and solutions.
EX3: Recent* and significant** experience in providing technical advice and guidance to management, colleagues and clients as a subject matter expert.
EX4: Recent* and significant** experience working collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams on IM/IT projects.

For the purposes of this process, *RECENT is defined as experience acquired within the last 5 years and **SIGNIFICANT is understood to mean the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with having performed a broad range of related complex activities which are normally acquired over a period of at least two (2) years.

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

ASSET EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION
ALL STREAMS

AEDU: Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in the field of computer science, information technology, information management or another specialty relevant to the position to be staffed.

Degree equivalency

ASSET EXPERIENCE
ALL STREAMS:

AEX1: Recent* experience developing software applications using an Agile methodology.
AEX2: Experience in providing technical advice and guidance to management, colleagues and clients as a subject matter expert.
AEX3: Recent* experience in providing information technology support in a federal judicial or quasi-judicial environment.

*Recent experience is understood to mean experience gained within the last five (5) years.

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 essential
French essential

Information on language requirements

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATION KNOWLEDGE:
KNOWLEDGE STREAM 1 - TECHNICAL ADVISOR, .NET DEVELOPER:

K1: Knowledge of the development and maintenance of computer applications using Microsoft .NET framework and .Net Core
K2: Knowledge of developing software applications using Entity Framework
K3: Knowledge of developing software applications using Angular 2.0 or greater
K4: Knowledge of developing software applications using RESTful web services

KNOWLEDGE STREAM 2 - TECHNICAL ADVISOR, SHAREPOINT DEVELOPER:

K5: Knowledge of the development and maintenance of computer applications for Microsoft SharePoint
K6: Knowledge of the development and maintenance of computer applications using Microsoft .NET framework

KNOWLEDGE STREAM 3 - TECHNICAL ADVISOR, SQL SERVER DBA / SSRS-SSAS DEVELOPER:

K7: Knowledge of the technical capabilities of MS SQL Server, including the installation, deployment, and maintenance of SQL Server 2008 R2 or greater
K8: Knowledge of the development and maintenance of applications using T-SQL

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATION ABILITIES
ALL STREAMS:

A1: Ability to communicate effectively orally
A2: Ability to manage and prioritize multiple competing tasks amid tight deadlines.
A3: Ability to communicate technical information to a variety of technical and non-technical audiences
A4: Ability to research, analyze and resolve problems

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATION PERSONAL SUITABILITY
ALL STREAMS:

PS1: Client services oriented
PS2: Judgement
PS3: Teamwork
PS4: Dependability

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

ASSET KNOWLEDGE
ALL STREAMS:

AK1: Knowledge of Agile Methodology and best practices

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:
The Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population we serve. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group. In the context of this selection process, employment equity may be used as an organizational need to fill one or more positions by a qualified person who is a member of a designated group. Accordingly, if you are a member of one of these designated groups and you wish to be considered for placement using the employment equity criterion, you must ensure you self-identify for this purpose at the time of application. Information on employment equity:
https://www.canada.ca/en/publicservice-commission/jobs/services/gcjobs/employment-equity.html.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Willingness and ability to work overtime (Applicable to all streams)

Conditions of employment

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

General information
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Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position. Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications, the operational requirements or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

Candidates are entitled to participate in the selection process in the official language of their choice. Candidates are required to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

Communication for this process will be sent via e-mail. It is the responsibility of each candidate to ensure that a current and valid e-mail address is provided (and updated when required) with their applications. Candidates must check regularly and ensure their e-mail accepts messages from unknown senders (some systems filter them to a junk e-mail folder).

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Applications
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Persons who are unable to apply on-line should contact the person identified at the end of this poster prior to the closing date.
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Documents required
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Proof of your education credential(s) will be required. Education must have been acquired at the time of application.

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Assessment strategy
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For volume management purposes, please note that random selection, asset qualification, top-down ranking and/or cut-off score may be used, at any point during the process to identify which applicants will be given further consideration.

We thank all those who choose to apply to this process and wish you the very best on your career journey!

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.