Technical Advisor, Application Development *AMENDMENT TO CLOSING DATE*

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Assessment accommodation

We encourage applicants to submit their applications online.

You must clearly demonstrate on your application, via your responses to the screening questions, how you meet each of the ESSENTIAL qualifications. Your questionnaire answers should clearly identify your role in the example. A job title alone, does not demonstrate that you have the requisite level of experience, so be sure to explain relevant responsibilities and/or actions that you took. Additionally, please be sure to provide sufficient information regarding timelines & duration; scope of work; project or job complexities (as appropriate); etc. You MUST provide verifiable, relevant and concrete examples from your work history that clearly demonstrate how you acquired the required experience. Relevant and concrete examples MUST include substantiating details that clearly outline the breadth and depth of your experience, as well as relevant timelines.

For the ASSET qualifications, please identify in the screening questions which one you meet. You do not need to provide concrete examples at this stage.

Work environment

Application Development Database and Data Administration (ADDDA)’s main office is situated in Gatineau, Quebec currently located on Rue Montclair, near a shopping centre, bike paths, a walking trail, and restaurants and shops nearby. Parking is readily available at a relatively modest monthly fee, and local transit stops a few short steps from our doors. ADDDA will, likely in the near future, be moving to join the rest of the Information Management Branch team in downtown Gatineau (Hull Sector), where there is easy access to a wider range of resto-bars, cafes and shopping nearby. It is only a short walk to the parks surrounding the Theatre de l’île with walking trails and bike paths, as well as simpler transit access for those coming from Ottawa. ADDDA is committed to attracting, hiring, and retaining a diverse workforce, and to maintaining a workplace that balances employees with contracted resources and positive employee morale. Depending on the position to be staffed, ADDDA supports alternative work arrangements (e.g., compressed work week, remote work) as well as flexible working hours. As part of the Government of Canada, employees enjoy competitive remuneration and an excellent benefits package that includes medical and dental coverage as well as one of the best pension plans in Canada. ADDDA also has offices in Kanata (Ontario) and various regional locations across Canada.

Intent of the process

Immediate needs are to fill 6 indeterminate positions with an English or French essential linguistic profile in the National Capital Region (Gatineau). The pool could be used to staff positions througout Canada (regions to be determined).

A pool of partially or fully qualified candidates will be established and may be used to staff similar or identical positions within Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) and Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs (CIRNA) with various linguistic profiles (English essential, French or English Essential, BBB/BBB) and/or requirement, various locations, as well as tenures (indeterminate, deployment, acting, specified period, assignment, secondment) and/or the security clearance (reliability or secret), which may vary according to the position being staffed.

Positions to be filled: 6

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:

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.

It is a 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.

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 via 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:

Minimum of five (5) years of experience in the field of IM/IT.

Recent* and significant** experience working in multiple IM/IT projects.

Recent* experience in recommending software solutions to meet business needs.

Recent* and significant** experience in the delivery of software solutions using a recognized SDLC methodology.

NOTES:

*Recent experience means within the last two (2) years.

**Significant experience is understood to mean the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with having performed a broad range of activities related to this task, which is normally acquired over a period of five (5) years.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS:
( Not essential, but preference may be given to candidates who possess asset qualifications)

EDUCATION:

Graduation with a degree (baccalaureate or higher level degree) from a recognized post-secondary institution in Science, Computer Science or another field relevant to the position to be staff.

Degree equivalency

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION:

Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Foundation;

Oracle certifications;

SQL Server certifications;

Microsoft certifications;

Java certifications;

Agile or Scrum certification;

The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) certification;

TeamSite certification;

Other IM/IT Certifications (relevant to positions being staffed).

EXPERIENCE:

Common to all

Experience in developing IT project work estimates and cost analyses;

Experience in creating presentations to present to various stakeholders, and facilitating meetings and discussions;

Experience with software development practices, techniques and principles;

Experience with project management practices, techniques and principles;

Experience in developing PL/SQL or Transact SQL (Programming Language / Structured Query Language) code;

Experience with cloud development and implementation solutions such as Azure, Salesforce, Oracle Cloud or other available platforms;

Experience working in a team environment using an Iterative or Agile development methodology;

Experience creating UML diagrams;

Experience working within a multidisciplinary project team;

Experience in providing mentorship to programmers and programmer analysts in applying standards and processes for software development;

Experience identifying and mitigating application security issues.


Application Development

Experience with the Microsoft development environment;

Experience with the Java development environment;

Experience with quality assurance practices, techniques and principles;

Experience with Web technologies, W3C accessibility standards and Government of Canada Web standards;

Experience in implementing or integrating Commercially Off the Shelf (COTS) products/solutions;

Experience in the development, implementation, configuration and administration of TeamSite Web Content Management System (WCMS);

Experience in the development, implementation, configuration and administration of IDOL Search Engine;

Experience in the maintenance and support of Government of Canada departmental Web site(s).


Database Administrator / Data Analyst

Experience with the development or administration of RDBMS;

Experience in database design and modelling.


Application Architect

Experience configuring/administering Team Foundation Server (TFS) and/or Azure DevOps;

Experience in Cross-Platform development of Mobile Applications (iOS, Android) Using Xamarin;

Experience developing and/or utilizing architecture patterns, processes and standards specific to the development of Web Applications.

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

Various language requirements
Various linguistic profiles: Bilingual Imperative (BBB/BBB), and English or French.

Information on language requirements

COMPETENCIES:

Ability to communicate effectively orally.

Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Ability to analyze, resolve complex issues, and make recommendations.

Ability to plan, organize and prioritize tasks.

Ability to work as part of a team.

PERSONAL SUITABILITIES:

Client Focus.

Reliability.

Judgment.

Creative Thinking.

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

CURRENT AND/OR FUTURE ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:
( Not essential, but preference may be given to candidates who possess the organizational needs)

Indigenous Services Canada is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population we serve. In support of our strategy to achieve our employment equity goals, selection may be limited to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Women, Aboriginal Persons, Visible Minorities and Persons with Disability.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Willing and able to travel on occasion.

Willing and able to work overtime if required.

Willing and able to work on call.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status 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

APPLICATION & CORRESPONDENCE INFORMATION:

1) Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language(s) of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language(s) in their application.

2) Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).

3) All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence, may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

ASSESSMENT INFORMATION:

4) You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

5) Candidates at level (indeterminate employees) may be considered for deployment opportunities at any stage of the assessment process, and may not be required to undergo the same assessment process as candidates applying for promotional opportunities.

6) Various assessment tools may be used, such as, standardized tests, interviews, references, board member knowledge, etc.

7) Depending on the number of applicants, 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. Please note that although you may attain the established pass mark on any of the assessments used in this staffing process, management may decide to use a higher cut off score.

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.