IM/IT Programmer (INVENTORY)

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.

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 National Capital Region 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.

PRE-SCREENING QUESTIONS: The pre-screening questions MUST be completed when applying for this selection process. It is your responsibility as a candidate to answer these questions explaining and substantiating in detail: HOW, WHERE and WHEN (MM-YYYY to MM-YYYY) you meet each of the essential qualifications and asset qualifications (for education and experience) associated with the position you are applying for. We cannot make any assumptions about your experience, please note that it is not sufficient to only state that the qualification is met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. You must provide concrete examples, which illustrate how you meet each qualification. Resumes may be used as a secondary source to validate the education and the experiences described in candidates’ answers to the pre-screening questions. Failure to provide this information in the requested format will result in your application being rejected. Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or possible missing information.

THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE EFECTIVELY IN WRITING could be assessed through pre-screening questions.

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. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

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 extraction, however they will not be reassessed unless three (3) 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 extraction, however they will not be reassessed unless three (3) months have passed since they were last eliminated from consideration.

Work environment

Why work for one company when you can work for an entire country?

At ESDC we are dedicated to creating a positive and dynamic working environment—one that supports career aspirations and where employees with new ideas and fresh perspectives can make a difference and excel. If you are awesome and love innovation, this is the place for you!

WE’RE HIRING
• Are you an ambitious programmer 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 (Over 2,000 in IITB) 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 and work locations in Gatineau, Que., and in dozens of other vibrant cities across Canada, allowing you to work close to home. Working from home is also an option.

• 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?
The Innovation, Information and Technology Branch (IITB) is hiring.
As part of IITB, 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
IITB has over 2,000 employees working on multiple projects to help deliver the social benefits to Canadian citizens. IITB has a need for developers with many programming skills such as: Java, .Net, Cobol, MS-Dynamics, etc.

YOUR ROLE
As an IM/IT Programmer you play a key role in designing, developing and testing solutions on multiple platforms for Canadians to use the services throughout their lifespan. The results of your work play an important role in helping Canadians by supporting the development and delivery of key social and labour market policies and programs.

The position is responsible for the design, development, testing, implementation and maintenance of application systems; participating in quality assurance activities; and producing programming specifications, writing new or modifying existing code and producing technical documentation.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates will be established and may be used to staff similar positions within ESDC with various tenures and/or various language requirements and/or locations.

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
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
EX1- Experience in application development.

Note 1: You must provide concrete examples and relevant timelines to validate each experience criteria.
Note 2: Experience obtained from school or personal projects will be considered relevant experience.

ABILITIES
• Ability to communicate effectively orally.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
• Ability to analyze problems, identify options and generate practical solutions.
• Ability to plan, organize and prioritize work.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY
• Integrity and Respect
• Adaptability
• Teamwork
• Initiative

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

Various language requirements
Bilingual Imperative (BBB/BBB)
English or French Essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge in one or more of the following:
• Object oriented computer programming, design and concepts
• Procedural computer programming design and concepts
• Testing concepts and best practices

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

EDUCATION
Graduation with a degree from an acceptable post-secondary institution in computer science or information technology or information management.

Degree equivalency

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION
Relevant certification such as:
• Microsoft Certified “Technology Specialist”
• Microsoft Certified “IT Professional”

EXPERIENCE
• Experience programming with .NET (VB.NET, C#, ASP.NET and/or MVC)
• Experience programming with Java
• Experience scripting or programming with PL/SQL (Oracle)
• Experience scripting with or programming with T-SQL (MS SQL Server)
• Experience in Oracle Forms or Reports 10g and up
• Experience in Oracle SOA or BPM suite
• Experience in Oracle Portal Technologies (Oracle WebCenter)
• Experience programming with LINC (Unisys)
• Experience programming with PowerBuilder
• Experience programming with COBOL (Unisys, IBM, etc.)
• Experience in Java (Drools library)
• Experience programming with SAP
• Experience programming with PeopleSoft
• Experience in robotic processing automation with Blue Prism and UiPath (Studio and Orchestrator) softwares
• Experience in Cloud Native Technologies
• Experience programming with MS Dynamics
• Experience in Windows server administration
• Experience in Web Services (XML/WSDL/SOAP/REST/XSLT/API)
• Experience programming with Python
• Experience programming with HTML (CSS, JavaScript)
• Experience in event messaging platform (Kafka, Solace)
• Experience in the GC standards on Web accessibility, Web usability and Web Interoperability
• Experience in Mobile application development or frameworks
• Experience with software testing, including functional and/or non-functional, using various methodologies and tools (e.g., test planning and test case management, test environment and test data management, test automation (GUI and/or API), performance testing, security testing, system integration testing, etc)
• Experience in Build automation
• Experience in Waterfall or Agile software development life cycle (SDLC) fundamentals.
• Experience with Agile frameworks (Scrum, Lean, Kanban)
• Experience in Mobile application programming design and concepts
• Experience in Deploy/release pipelines
• Experience in CICD (continuous integration and continuous deployment)
• Experience in Automation of testing, builds, deploys, processes
• Experience with DevOps
• Experience with Team Foundation Server (TFS)
• Experience with Azure DevOps (latest TFS)
• Experience in Web API (REST, JSON)

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Willingness and ability to work overtime as needed, sometimes on short notice.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
Security : Reliability Status

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

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE SENT. WE WILL ONLY CONTACT THOSE CANDIDATES SCREENED INTO THE PROCESS.

Reference checks may be sought.

An interview may be administered.

A written examination may be administered.

No informal discussions will be held.

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

Please identify clearly your substantive group and level and your employment status on your resume and application form.

You must provide proof of your education credentials.

Applicants must submit their applications on-line.

Assessment is planned to occur on an ongoing basis. Failure to attend assessments as scheduled may result in the rejection of your candidacy.

Testing/interviews will be conducted virtually.

TRAVEL RELATED TO THE SELECTION OR APPOINTMENT PROCESS: Please note that candidates (including employees of the Public Service) will not be considered to be in travel status or on government business and that travel costs will not be reimbursed. Consequently, candidates will be responsible for travel costs.

An assignment, a secondment or an acting appointment is a temporary resourcing option. The approval of your substantive supervisor may/will be required before an offer can be made.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of any accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

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.