***AMENDMENT CLOSING DATE***IT Analyst, Software Solutions

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VACCINATION

On October 6, 2021, the Government of Canada announced details of its plans to require vaccination across the federal public service.

As per the new Policy on COVID-19 Vaccination for the Core Public Administration Including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, federal public servants in the Core Public Administration and members of the RCMP must attest to their vaccination status. The requirement for employees to be fully vaccinated applies whether they are teleworking, working remotely or working on-site. This is a condition of employment and it applies to indeterminate (permanent), determinate (term), casual, and student hiring. Should you reach the point in the selection process where it is necessary to verify terms and conditions of employment then the hiring manager or a human resources representative will contact you in order to complete an attestation.

Work environment

ABOUT GLOBAL AFFAIRS CANADA

Global Affairs Canada manages Canada’s diplomatic relations, provides consular services to Canadians, promotes the country’s international trade, and leads Canada’s international development and humanitarian assistance.

Global Affairs Canada offers the possibility of flexible work arrangements such as compressed workweeks, leave with income averaging, opportunities to be part of a networking community, and outstanding professional development opportunities in a wide variety of fields and functions.

Note that full-time telework is the current preferred working arrangement for our teams in light of the challenges presented by COVID-19.

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSIVENESS

Our organization offers a healthy, inclusive and diverse workplace where respect, teamwork, and collaboration are part of our culture, and where innovation is valued.

Global Affairs Canada is committed to promoting and supporting values such as equitable treatment, accommodation and an environment free from harassment and discrimination as well as encouraging and supporting employees to work at their full potential.

Intent of the process

A pool of partially qualified candidates will be created to fill similar positions within Global Affairs Canada.

Please identify which stream you are interested in:

Position A - Business intelligence developer or business analyst
Position B - Enterprise Data Management analyst
Position C - Platform analyst
Position D - Data Scientist
Position E - Innovation Analyst, Emerging Technologies
Position F - Business/Functional Analyst
Position G - Product Manager

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

Graduation from a two-year program of study from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in computer science, information technology, information management or another specialty relevant to the position to be staffed.

Note:
1. Indeterminate incumbents in the IT group on December 9, 2021 who do not possess the education prescribed above, are deemed to meet the minimum education standard 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 IT group.
2. Indeterminate 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 standard 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 IT group.
3. At the manager’s discretion, an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience may serve as an alternative to the minimum 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

Experience working, developing, operating or supporting IM/IT solutions to meet business needs.

Experience providing technical services or solutions in at least one of the following areas:

a. Business intelligence and analytics (e.g. reports, data warehousing)
b. Data management (e.g. data quality, metadata management)
c. Data engineering
d. Data architecture
e. Business analysis
f. Functional Analysis
g. Product Management
h. Client Relationship;
i. Enterprise Architecture;
j. IT support;
k. Cloud Administration.
l. Application or Web development
m. Platform administration
n. Data science (e.g. machine learning, artificial intelligence, statistical techniques)

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

**ASSET QUALIFICATIONS

Position A – Business intelligence developer or business analyst

1. Experience working in Scrum teams on projects and working in an environment using Agile software development methodology.
2. Experience with scripting languages such as SQL, Python.
3. Experience in co-designing solutions with clients and in rapid-prototyping.
4. Experience gathering user requirements and translating business needs into analytics/reporting requirements and solutions.
5. Experience working with Azure analytics services (e.g. Data Factory, Databricks, Data Lake, Synapse) and/or ETL software (MS SSIS, IBM DataStage, Informatica).

Position B – Enterprise Data Management analyst

1. Experience in data management or database management such as master data management, DAMA DMBok, ETL processing, EDW, data relationships, metadata management, governance catalog, data profiling or data quality.
2. Experience planning, coordinating and/or facilitating data steward working groups.
3. Experience supporting the development of data standards / policies.
4. Experience in actively participating in inter departmental working groups.
5. Experience providing client services in the development of data management solutions and artefacts including identifying and analyzing current and future client needs.

Position C – Platform analyst

1. Experience supporting the development of technical documents such as: architectures, concepts of operations, designs, procedures, specifications reports or standards.
2. Experience with key platform elements such as network elements, security elements (e.g. firewalls), data center elements, database administration, application programing interfaces (API), code repositories (e.g. DevOps, TFS).
3. Experience supporting the development of solution architectures.
4. Experience supporting the configuration of Azure analytics services (e.g. Data Factory, Databricks, Data Lake, Synapse, Purview etc.).
5. Experience supporting cloud services or managing cloud-based environments.

Position D – Data Science

1. Experience performing complex data exploitation on large volumes of data.
2. Experience in the creation and implementation of algorithms and statistical techniques.
3. Experience with supervised and unsupervised machine learning.
4. Experience with text analytics and natural language processing (NLP).
5. Experience in the design, creation, and implementation of graph analytics.

Position E – Innovation Analyst, Emerging Technologies

1. Experience in supporting the planning of IM/IT prototypes, projects or initiatives.
2. Experience in maintaining effective working relationships with IM/IT and clients.
3. Experience working with web technologies including, but not limited to:
a. C#,
b. HTML5,
c. JavaScript
4. Experience with providing or delivering cloud services or managing cloud-based environments.

Position F - Business/Functional Analyst

1. Experience using business analysis techniques within an IM/IT environment.
2. Experience eliciting, specifying or modelling requirements for projects in an IM/IT environment.
3. Experience working in Scrum teams on projects and working in an environment using Agile software development methodology.
4. Experience supporting the development of technical documents such as: architectures, concepts of operations, designs, procedures, specifications reports or standards.
5. Experience documenting business processes or procedures.

Position G - Product Manager

1. Experience eliciting, specifying or modelling requirements for projects in an IM/IT environment.
2. Experience building and maintaining solid relationships with clients, partners, senior management, and other stakeholders to understand requirements, goals, and constraints to develop products that are valuable, usable and feasible.
3. Experience leading product development from concept to release, while ensuring continuous improvement.
4. Experience providing product management advice and guidance to clients, senior management, and other stakeholders.

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

Various language requirements
English essential, English or French, Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB, Bilingual Imperative

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE

Knowledge of current and emerging IM/IT trends and priorities in the Government of Canada.
Knowledge of current and emerging trends in data and analytics.

ABILITIES

Ability to build effective working relationships.
Ability to synthesize information from various sources.
Ability to analyze problems and develop recommendations.
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.

PERSONAL SUITABILITIES

Client focus
Analytical thinking
Creative thinking
Judgment

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

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
1. Ability and willingness to travel on occasion.
2. Ability and willingness to work overtime on short notice.

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

All employees of the core public administration are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and attest to their vaccination status unless accommodated based on a medical contraindication, religion, or another prohibited ground for discrimination as defined under the Canadian Human Rights Act.

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

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.