Junior IT Analyst and IT Analyst (privacy/data security/research)

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

In the application process, applicants will be asked to indicate in which stream they are interested:
STREAM 1: CS-02 – $ 70,439 to $ 86,213
Junior Information Technology (IT) Research Analyst or Junior Data Security Analyst or Junior Privacy Engineering Specialist

STREAM 2: CS-03 – $ 83,147 to $ 103,304
IT Research Analyst or Data Security Analyst or Privacy Engineering Specialist

Work environment

Employees of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) are passionate about privacy and work to protect and promote the privacy rights of individuals. The OPC is a small federal organization of approximately 200 employees that reports independently to Parliament. We may be small, but our office influences the lives of all Canadians. We oversee two privacy laws that span the private and public sectors, and our office acts as a public advocate for the privacy rights of Canadians.

Because of our size, new employees are able to integrate and gain access to our systems more quickly, and benefit from in-house compensation and IT support. There are also opportunities to expand or gain experience in a variety of areas. The ideal OPC candidate is interested in developing skills in a wide range of activities and enjoys working on a variety of projects. You may be interested in emerging technologies, the online world or human rights. As an employee, you would tackle interesting and important issues, so the work is meaningful and satisfying.

Organization-wide, we offer an environment that is intellectually stimulating and supportive. If you believe in making a difference by serving Canadians, an exciting career at the OPC may be for you.

Please also note in the current pandemic context, telework will be available and OPC is ready to virtually onboard new employees.

Intent of the process

Stream 1 (CS-02)
The current need is to staff an indeterminate CS-02 position.

Stream 2 (CS-03)
Anticipatory process to fill futures vacancies.

Both streams
A pool of candidates will also be established and may be used to staff positions (and similar positions) at an identical or equivalent group and level with various linguistic profiles (English Essential and Bilingual Imperative CBC/CBC), various security profiles (reliability, secret, top secret), various tenures (indeterminate, specified period) using various staffing activities (indeterminate, term, deployment, assignment, secondment) for positions with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada and within the public service.

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)

EDUCATION (both streams)
Successful completion of two years of an acceptable post-secondary educational program in computer science, information technology 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 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.
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 via 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
Stream 1 (CS-02)
• Experience in designing, creating, testing, or deploying data protection or IT security;
• Experience assessing and mitigating security or privacy vulnerabilities;
• Experience using current programming language and technologies; and
• Experience in advising and presenting briefings to key stakeholders.

Stream 2 (CS-03)
• Significant* experience in designing, creating, testing, and deploying data protection or IT security;
• Significant* experience assessing and mitigating security or privacy vulnerabilities;
• Significant* experience providing technical expertise within security compliance or privacy activities; and
• Significant* experience in providing sound research, analysis, evaluation and recommendations to decision makers.

Definition:
*Significant experience will be assessed based on the extent, the complexity and diversity of the work accomplished by the candidate across a range of files or projects.

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

Various language requirements
Stream 1 (CS-02)
• Bilingual Imperative CBC/CBC

Stream 2 (CS-03)
• Bilingual Imperative CBC/CBC
• English Essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE (both streams)
• Knowledge of data de-identification techniques or encryption technologies;
• Knowledge of privacy by design or privacy engineering or software engineering practices;
• Knowledge of at least 2 areas in IT, including but not limited to: Software application development, data storage systems, IT security, IT architecture, system administration, networking, and telecommunications.

COMPETENCY (both streams)
• Analytical thinking;
• Verbal communication;
• Writing communication;
• Collaboration and working effectively with others;
• Action-oriented; and
• Autonomy.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATION (both streams)
• Experience in cyber security;
• Experience in cloud technologies;
• Experience in software reverse engineering;
• Experience in project management;
• Experience in identity and access management;
• Experience in product testing and evaluation;
• Experience managing security or privacy and safety risks on Internet of Things (IoT);
• Master degree in computer science, computer engineering, information systems, privacy engineering or related field of study; and
• Certified Information Privacy Technologist (CIPT)

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada is committed to Employment Equity. In order to ensure a diversified workforce, preference may be given to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one or more of the following Employment Equity groups: aboriginal peoples, women, persons with disabilities and members of visible minority groups provided the candidate meets all essential qualifications listed on the Statement of Merit Criteria and any applicable asset qualification(s).

Conditions of employment

Stream 1 (CS-02)
• Reliability

Stream 2 (CS-03)
• Secret

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

Testing (written examination and/or interview) will be done virtually.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

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).

It is to be noted that it is your responsibility to ensure that, during the life of this selection process, you communicate any changes related to your telephone number or e-mail address to the email address indicated on the poster. Failure to do so might exclude you from the selection process.

You will be asked to provide proof of your education credentials later during the process.

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

The OPC is a fragrance free environment.

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.