Programmer Analyst

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

A pre-qualified list may be established for similar positions for a period of one year or more.

Candidates must clearly demonstrate how they meet the education and experience factors listed on the poster and why you feel you are the best fit for the position. Candidates must use the education and experience criteria as a header and then write one or two paragraphs demonstrating how they meet them by providing concrete examples. It is important that the Candidate provide adequate detail when describing When, Where and How he/she gained the experience.

Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or possible missing information.

Preference will be given to Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents of Canada. Please include citizenship information in your application.

Duties

The Fisheries Management and Corporate Solutions team is looking for a Programmer Analyst with significant experience with PL/SQL and C# languages, especially in the field of programming persistence layers using Entity Framework. You will be part of a small team dedicated to the maintenance and improvement of the National Online Licencing System (NOLS), which supports more than 65 thousand commercial fishers across the country.

We value communication and teamwork and have frequent interactions with our various clients and partners. We expect members of the team to be very resourceful, dynamic and self-sufficient, and to become experts in the technologies associated with this mission critical application.

Key activities include, but are not limited to:
• Participating in the design and coding of Web and procedural applications, especially for the back end using Oracle database and Entity Framework.
• Monitoring system performance and ensuring applications are kept at an optimum level of performance and availability.
• Collaborating with regional partners to improve system integration.
• Implementing and deploying updates, new releases, and migrations of business applications.
• Keeping up to date with current trends in technology.

Work environment

Did you know that Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Canadian Coast Guard have been recognized as top employers? We’ve been recognized as Forbes Canada’s Best Employers (2018) and, one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020!

Under the functional supervision of a Team Leader, the incumbent will be involved in the support and maintenance of mission critical systems providing important services to our public and internal clients. The work will include the design, development, testing, support, and maintenance of these systems.

A great place to work:
We are committed to creating a healthy and respectful workplace. We encourage open dialogue between managers and employees, and you will have the opportunity to collaborate with many colleagues across various sectors and branches within the department.

Do you have the technical and leadership skills to meet exciting challenges? If so, we want you to apply!

Intent of the process

A pool of partially or fully qualified candidates may be established from this selection process and may be used to staff similar positions with various tenures, various linguistic profiles as well as various security clearances within Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO).


In support of achieving a diverse workforce, the first wave of assessments may be limited to candidates who self-declare as a member of one of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities and women. The definition of each of the designated groups as defined by the Employment Equity Act can be found at the following website: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/jobs/services/gc-jobs/employment-equity.html

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:
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.

Note: 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.

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:
Recent* and Significant** experience in developing and improving PL/SQL programs for an Oracle database.
Recent* and Significant** experience in developing and improving an application’s persistence layer built with Entity Framework.
Recent* and Significant** programming experience with C# language.

* Recent is defined as experience within the last eight (8) years.
** Significant is defined as experience of at least three (3) years.

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

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

Information on language requirements

Second Language Writing Skills Self-Assessment
In order to help you decide if you should apply to a bilingual position, an optional self-assessment of your writing skills in your second official language is available for you to take before completing your application.

For more information, please consult:
Unsupervised Internet Test of Second Language Writing Skills

KNOWLEDGE:
Knowledge of Oracle PL/SQL.
Knowledge of Entity Framework.
Knowledge of .NET C#.

ABILITIES:
Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
Ability to communicate effectively orally.

PERSONAL SUITABILITIES:
Judgment
Dependability
Initiative
Detailed oriented
Analytical Thinking
Teamwork

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

EDUCATION:
A diploma from a 3-year program offered by a recognized College with specialization in Computer Sciences, Computer Engineering or any other field related to the position.
A bachelor's degree from a recognized university with specialization in Computer Sciences, Computer Engineering or any other field related to the position.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE:
Experience developing and maintaining applications using ASP.NET MVC using C#.
Experience transforming user requirements into technical solutions.
Experience documenting various parts of a system (architecture, design, security audit, functional requirements, etc.).

OPERATIONNAL REQUIREMENT:
Ability and willingness to work overtime

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

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ASSESSMENT
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Candidates must meet all the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.
 
You may be assessed using a variety of assessment tools, such as, but not limited to: standardized tests, written exams, interviews, simulation exercises, reference checks, recent and past performance evaluations, self-assessments, candidate achievement record, etc.
 
Please note that your overall conduct and communications, including email correspondence, throughout the entire process may be used in the assessment of qualifications and competencies.
 
You must provide proof of your education credentials.  If you were educated outside of Canada, you must have your certificates and/or diplomas assessed against Canadian education standards. For more information please click on “Degree Equivalency” in the Education section above. 
 
LEAVE/ABSENCES DURING THIS SELECTION PROCESS: It is the responsibility of the candidate to notify the Departmental contact of any pre-approved leave throughout the duration of the process in order to facilitate scheduling of evaluations. One (1) alternate date will be possible only if requested for the following reasons: 1) Medical reasons with doctor’s certificate 2) Death in your immediate family 3) Confirmation of pre-approved travel plans or training plans (made before the advertisement posting date) 4) Religious reasons or 5) Participation in an assessment for another selection process.
 
Please note that achieving the pass mark on any of the assessments used does not mean you will move forward in the selection process. Management may decide to use a score that is higher than the pass mark on any of the evaluations used throughout the selection process. Management may also decide to use top-down selection at any stage of the process.
 
Management may choose to invoke an asset(s) at any point of the process.
 
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OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
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Persons are entitled to participate in the selection process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.
 
Official language proficiency could be assessed and required solely upon appointment. Each candidate can only undergo SLE testing one time within the context of an appointment process. Also, a person who initially failed linguistic testing could be introduced into the pool of qualified candidates during the pool’s validity period if he/she is assessed again through another selection process or following linguistic training.
 
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COMMUNICATION
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Communication for this process will be sent via email. Applicants MUST check their e-mail accounts frequently as there may be a deadline for responses.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). Please note that we will have to consider that you are no longer interested in participating in the selection process and that you have withdrawn your candidacy should you not provide us with an up-to-date email address or respond to our communications.

If you need to communicate with us during any stage of this process, please send your questions with the selection process number in the subject line of the email.

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.