Air Traffic System Analyst/Programmer

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Assessment accommodation

You will be required to demonstrate how you meet the essential qualifications (Education and Experience) for the initial screening through your resume and in answering online screening questions. It is NOT sufficient to only state that the qualifications are met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Rather you must clearly demonstrate HOW, WHEN, and WHERE the qualification was met through substantiation by examples. Information on your described skills, experience, etc. provided in screening questions should be supported by your resume. Failure to provide the above information in the format required may result in your application being rejected from the process.

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Work environment

The Department of National Defence (DND) is one of the largest federal government employers, offering over 70 different types of civilian career opportunities. DND's role is to provide services and support to the Canadian Forces (CF) in their operations and missions at home and abroad. The department fosters a work environment where employees have opportunities to grow, to learn, to progress in their careers and have job satisfaction over the long-term.

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to staff two (2) indeterminate vacancies in Trenton, Ontario. A pool of qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions on an indeterminate or term basis, including casual employment and with various security requirements.

Positions to be filled: 2

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

- 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 with Linux or one of the Unix-like operating systems

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

- Knowledge of principles, theories and methods of Information Technology and software development
- Knowledge of the ANSI C programming language
- Knowledge of Internet Protocol (IP) networks

- Ability to investigate software and hardware problems, and to recommend solutions
- Ability to document programming code
- Ability to communicate orally
- Ability to communicate in writing

- Dependable
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Display sound judgment

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

- Experience in a military or civil aerospace control environment

- Experience working in an ISO 9000 or similar quality framework

- Experience with the X Window / Motif programming environment

- Knowledge real-time operating system concepts
- Knowledge of project management methods, techniques and practices
- Knowledge of Airfield operations and standards
- Knowledge of electronic telecommunications and radar systems

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Willing and able to work overtime
- Willing and able to work standby

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

- Must be willing and able to travel away from the normal daily workplace for meetings and on-site work
- Willing and able to travel occasionally within Canada

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

A written exam, interviews and reference checks may be conducted.

Our intention is to communicate with candidates via email. Candidates who apply on this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and to make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is the candidate's responsibility to provide any changes to their personal information to the contact indicated on this job advertisement.

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

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.