Senior Advisor

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Solution Integration Services Division (SISD) is looking for motivated solution architects to join our team. SISD provides IT advice and solution integration design documents for both internal and external clients to support their infrastructure needs.

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Work environment

Shared Services Canada is modernizing how the Government of Canada manages its information technology (IT) infrastructure. The Department is mandated to deliver email, data centre and telecommunication services, including videoconferencing and Wi-Fi, to partner organizations.

At SSC, we are building an environment that doesn't just have jobs, but valuable long-term careers. We provide a supportive and collaborative workplace with flexible work arrangements. We promote a positive work-life balance with a commitment to workplace wellness.

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:

Over ten (10) years of experience working in the Information Technology field.

• Extensive* experience in completing conceptual, logical or physical infrastructure design artefacts (such as IT solution designs) OR experience as part of an operational team in at least three of the following infrastructure disciplines and technologies:
- Midrange (Servers, OS, Application Hosting, Virtualization, Storage)
- Networking (Data Center Network, LAN, WAN, MAN, Load-Balancing)
- Security (Firewall, VPN, Vulnerability Scanning, Sniffing, Risk Assessment, ITSG-22/38/33)
- Infrastructure management, maintenance and support (monitoring, alerting, EITSM, root-cause analysis)
- Application and Foundational Services (Patching, Anti-Virus, Citrix, Active Directory, Programming, Scripting
- Enterprise application (CRM, Peoplesoft, SAP, Dynamics, Oracle, MSSQL)
- Emerging Technologies (Containers, Cloud Hosting, Software Defined Networking)
- Facilities, i.e. the physical infrastructure of the data center
- IT Business analysis

• Extensive* experience in completing infrastructure options analysis including providing recommendations to Senior Management**.
• Extensive* experience providing the lead technical role on complex*** IM/IT projects.
• Extensive* experience in service engineering, solution integration or enterprise architecture

Definitions:
*Extensive is defined as minimum three (3) years of relevant experience
**Senior management is defined as Director level and above or private sector equivalent
***Complex projects involving two or more of the following: high-impact to the Clients, high media visibility, involving external stakeholders, department-wide multiple clients, new product introduction, high technology risks, or cross-functional

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE :
Knowledge of current IM/IT trends within the Government of Canada.

ABILITIES :
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally.
• Ability to provide technical advice on solution design to senior management.

PERSONAL SUITABILITY :
• Leadership
• Strategic thinking
• Analytical thinking
• Judgement
• Adaptability
• Client focus

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

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:
• In support of achieving a diverse workforce, selection may be limited to candidates who self-declare as a member of one of more of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, members of visible minorities, persons with disabilities and/or women.
• SSC is committed to providing opportunities across Canada where feasible, and to increasing its regional presence.

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

• Some positions may require Reliability or Confidential Security 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

Volume Management strategies may be used.

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.