Programmer Analyst, Application Development

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Work environment

Due to Covid-19, our teams work virtually from home using the latest technologies to stay connected. Work from a remote location may be possible depending on the position to be staffed and following approval by the manager.

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff five (5) positions at Indigenous Services Canada in Gatineau, QC.

A pool of partially or fully qualified candidates may be established to staff similar or identical positions within Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) and Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs (CIRNA) in various locations, with various linguistic profiles (English essential, French or English Essential, BBB/BBB) and/or requirement as well as tenures (indeterminate, deployment, acting, specified period, assignment, secondment) and/or the security clearance (reliability or secret), which may vary according to the position being staffed.

Positions to be filled: 5

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 or *acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

NOTES:

• 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.

• 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.

• 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

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE:

EXP1. Experience developing technical specifications or models for the design, development, configuration, integration or enhancement of IT Solutions in order to meet business requirements

EXP2. Experience delivering IT Solutions using any of the following: Object Oriented Programming languages (E.G VB .NET, C#, Java), Dynamics 365, Microsoft Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate)

EXP3. Experience performing testing and quality assurance related activities.

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION:

Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Foundation certification.

EXPERIENCE:

AEXP1. Experience in systems development or maintenance using C#, VB .NET or Java

AEXP2. Experience in Dynamics 365 or Microsoft Power Platform

AEXP3. Experience in system development or maintenance of systems using Android or Apple iOS

AEXP4. Experience in the support and maintenance of COTS products such as Teamsite, CCM Enterprise, Ringtail, etc.

AEXP5. Experience working in a team environment using an Iterative or Agile development methodology

AEXP6. Experience in using UML tools (ex. Sparx Enterprise Architect, MS Visio)

AEXP7. Experience in developing SQL (Structured Query Language) or PL/SQL code

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

English or French

Information on language requirements

ABILITIES:

A1. Ability to communicate effectively orally.

A2. Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

A3. Ability to plan, organize and prioritize work.

A4. Ability to work collaboratively with others.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY:

C1. Adaptability

C2. Analytical Thinking

C3. Dependability

C4. Initiative and action oriented

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

CURRENT AND/OR FUTURE ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:
( Not essential, but preference may be given to candidates who possess the organizational needs)

The Department of Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population we serve. In support of our strategy to achieve our employment equity goals, selection may be limited to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Women, Aboriginal Persons, Visible Minorities and Persons with Disability.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

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

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

APPLICATION & CORRESPONDENCE INFORMATION

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

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).

ASSESSMENT INFORMATION

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. Management may choose to invoke an asset(s) at any point of the process. Candidates are strongly encouraged to indicate if they meet any of the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed. Meeting one or many of the asset qualifications may be a deciding factor in appointing a particular candidate amongst the qualified candidates. Please note that one, some or all of the asset qualifications could be used at any stage of the staffing process.

Various assessment tools may be used, such as, standardized tests, interviews, references, board member knowledge, 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.

Depending on the number of applicants, volume management strategies such as random selection, top-down approach and/or establishing cut-off scores to determine who will continue in the staffing process, may be used for the purpose of managing applications. Please note that although you may attain the established pass mark on any of the assessments used in this staffing process, management may decide to use a higher cut off score.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, 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.