Software Integration and Deployment Specialist (Casual employment)

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

Casual workers are hired for specified periods that may not exceed 90 working days in one calendar year.

Our organization will only accept on-line applications for this advertisement. All job applications must therefore be submitted through www.canada.ca/government-jobs. For this advertisement, applicants will be required to provide information which is only accessible when applying on-line (namely the job questionnaire).

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.

Duties

We are working to break down barriers to scientific data and related software code. By leveraging cloud native technologies and GitHub we intend on building an automated end-to-end platform for generating, managing, storing, and disseminating science data. We are looking for someone with strong GitHub skills and experience deploying web applications on Amazon Cloud. Experience with continuous integration (CI) and continuous deployment (CD) platforms and tools is essential to helping us achieve our goal.

Intent of the process

This advertisement is for casual employment only, which is temporary employment of 90 workings days or less in a calendar year.

Positions to be filled: 1

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.

Degree equivalency

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

• Experience deploying web applications on AWS including Lambda, RDS, and S3
• Experience using CI/CD (e.g. Jenkins, Travis, CodeBuild etc.) to automate testing and software builds
• Experience using GitHub including integration with CI/CD
• Experience developing applications using Python
• Experience with Docker including docker-compose

• Knowledge of industry best practices for cloud native application infrastructures.
• Knowledge of industry best practices for software testing.
• Knowledge of industry best practices for open source software (e.g. licensing, documentation).

• Ability to work unsupervised.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to a non-technical audience.
• Ability to work remotely.

• Comfortable with uncertainty
• Self-starter
• Comfortable taking a leadership role

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

• AWS Certification

• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment.
• Experience working with Geospatial data management systems.
• Experience with Elasticsearch.
• Experience with Postgres.
• Experience working remotely using industry standard collaboration tools (e.g. Slack).

• This position will primarily work remotely using video conferencing, teleconference and only collaboration platforms including MS Teams, WebEx, and Slack

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - This factor is not used at the screening stage. The hiring department is responsible for the security clearance process.

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

For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail for screening/assessment purposes (including issuing screening results, and sending invitations for written tests and interviews). Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and make sure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users. It is the candidate’s responsibility to provide updated contact information as required.

Interviews may be conducted.

Reference checks may be conducted.

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

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; only candidates who will be considered further in this process may be contacted.

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.