System Developer

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Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to recruit a Systems Developer for Canada’s National Forest Inventory, which is headquartered at the Canadian Forest Service’s Pacific Forestry Centre in Victoria, BC.

A pool of (fully or partially qualified) candidates may be established through this process to staff identical or similar positions within Natural Resources Canada with various tenures, various language requirements (English Essential, French Essential, English or French Essential, or Bilingual), linguistic requirements (imperative and/or non-imperative) and profile(s) (BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC, CCC/CCC, etc.), various security requirements (Reliability status or Secret clearance), various conditions of employment and for various locations.

The Canadian forest service is recruiting a System Developer for Canada’s National Forest Inventory (NFI), on a temporary basis.

The NFI is a statistical sampling program that collects data as consistently as possible through time and across all forest types to monitor Canada’s forest resources and how they are changing over time (https://nfi.nfis.org).

The new Systems Developer will be challenged with developing a mobile application to migrate the NFI field survey program from paper forms to digital data collection with real-time quality assurance checks. The data collected through the new mobile application will be required to adhere to the reporting structure, definitions, format and reporting requirements outlined in the NFI Ground Plot Data dictionary.

NFI team members and colleagues look forward to working with the successful candidate.

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.

Degree equivalency

Experience
Experience in design and programming of applications

Experience in using SQL

Experience in Java and JavaScript

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge
Knowledge of software engineering practices such as object-oriented design and modeling, software testing methods and project documentation.
Knowledge of technique for the development of technical documentation and operational instructions.
Knowledge of relational databases and SQL.
Knowledge of Java and JavaScript.

Abilities
Ability to analyze problems and to prepare and evaluate alternative solutions.
Ability to learn and adapt to new programming languages and practices in response to changing project requirements.
Ability to communicate effectively orally.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing (this ability will be assessed via the screening questions).

Personal Suitability
Teamwork
Cooperativeness
Thoroughness
Initiative

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS
Experience in development of applications for mobile devices.

Experience in using PL/pgSQL

Experience in developing surveys using Survey 123 connect

Experience in using ArcGIS enterprise.

Experience in QML

Knowledge of Geographic Information Systems.
Knowledge of ground plot sampling for forest inventory.
Knowledge of QML.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Willing and able to work overtime occasionally.

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

All applications must be submitted online through the GC Jobs website. DO NOT email, fax or mail in applications, as these will NOT be accepted..

Acknowledgment of receipts of applications will not be sent; we will only contact successful applicants when the screening process has been completed.

Applicants are required to meet the Essential Qualifications. Asset Qualifications MAY be applied at any point in the assessment process. Therefore, you are strongly encouraged to answer Asset Qualifications questions in your online application. Applicants do not need to meet any/all of the Asset Qualifications for consideration, however, possessing any/all of the Asset Qualifications may increase the likelihood of being considered for an appointment.

Natural Resources Canada is committed to establishing and maintaining a representative workforce. This organizational need may be identified as part of the appointment decision. In such cases, qualified candidates who self-declare as members of a visible minority group, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities or women (in non-traditional occupations) could be considered in priority.

An interview may be sought.

A written test may be administered.

A situational exercise may/will be administered.

Reference checks may be sought.

Random selection and/or top-down selection may be used at any time during the process to identify which applicants will be further assessed.

Candidates should be prepared to provide proof of education (copy of degree/diploma) and citizenship or permanent resident status. If you have obtained education outside Canada, you will be required to submit proof of evaluation of Canadian equivalency.

Candidates from outside the public service may be required to pay for travel and relocation costs associated with this selection process.

If you are selected for further consideration, please advise the person who will contact you of any accommodations you may require during the selection process.

Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

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 the 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 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.