IT Analyst, IT Software Solutions

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Assessment accommodation

Duties

As a Programmer Analyst - Application Development, you will be joining an innovative team, working towards adopting the latest technology to improve and modernize many key applications supporting the Departmental priorities. Our ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, a strong communicator, incredibly curious, and technically capable, with a focus on providing IM/IT specialized solutions in the relationship management, case management and Customized-Off-the-Shelf areas. This will include the modernization of some existing legacy applications into modern and streamlined platforms, along with the rapid development of new applications, platforms, and data integrations to support a range of scientific projects.

Work environment

Mandate

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Do you want to work for one of Canada’s best public employers? Do you want to be part of an inspiring team that is based across the country and is involved in departmental innovation?

Intent of the process

A pool of partially assessed candidates will be established through this process and will be used to staff positions with various language and security requirements in various locations across Canada.

IMPORTANT: All federal organizations listed in Schedules I, IV and V of the Financial Administration Act may use this selection process to appoint a candidate to its organization in a similar position. By applying to this process, you consent to your personal application-related information being shared with other government departments interested in staffing similar positions.

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:
ED1: 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:
EX1: Recent* and significant** experience in developing, configuring, testing, and deploying new or enhanced functionality in IM/IT systems.
EX2: Recent* and significant** experience providing technical recommendations to clients or colleagues.
EX3: Recent* and significant** experience in providing support for IM/IT systems.
EX4: Recent* and significant** experience in analyzing business requirements and converting them to IM/IT solutions.

*Recent experience is defined as the experience normally acquired within the last five (5) years.
**Significant experience is defined as depth and breadth of experience normally associated with the performance of those duties regularly for a period of two (2) years.
Breadth and depth are defined as a combination of time spent doing the activity, as well as the type (range, scope, and complexity) of work performed.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS (You are not expected to meet these asset qualifications to apply)

You are not expected to have experience in all field or to have the certifications listed below but selection may be limited to persons confirming that they meet certain asset qualifications, based on the needs of the position to be staffed. We will ask for additional information at a later date.

AEX1: Experience in Microsoft Dynamics 365 PowerApps configuration or customization
AEX2: Experience in Microsoft Dynamics 365 PowerApps extension (e.g. plug-in, JavaScript)
AEX3: Experience working with cloud-based development technologies (e.g. IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, Serverless, Containers, Microservices)
AEX4: Experience in designing and implementing automated deployments of infrastructure and applications (DevOps pipeline)
AEX5: Experience in developing reports or dashboards, or modeling data using tools such as Microsoft Power BI, SSRS, Cognos, and Report Server
AEX6: Experience in developing with Web Services (SOAP/REST/API).
AEX7: Experience in developing Extract, Transform and Load (ETL) processes
AEX8: Experience in software testing, including functional and/or non-functional, using various methodologies such as test automation (GUI and/or API), performance testing, security testing, system integration testing, etc.
AEX9: Experience working with software development methodologies such as Waterfall, Agile (e.g.: Scrum, Lean, and Kanban).
AEX10: Experience working with version control system such as Team Foundation Server (TFS) and Git
AEX11: Experience working with DevOps,or Azure DevOps,or JIRA
AEX12: Experience in developing with .NET framework (e.g. ASP.NET, ASP.NET MVC)
AEX13: Experience in documenting technical design requirements and specifications.
AEX14: Experience in implementing IT solutions that conform to IT Security Guidelines.
AEX15: Experience in implementing accessible web applications that meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).
AEX16: Experience administrating or supporting or installing one of the following commercial products: Axios Assyst, CCM Enterprise, AccessPro Suite, TeamMate, IBM IBase.
AEX17: Experience working with the Linux operating system.

Degree equivalency

Microsoft Certified: Power Apps + Dynamics 365 Developer Associate
Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Developer Associate certification

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

Various language requirements

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE:
K1: Knowledge in developing applications using programming languages C#, VB.net, Python, or Java,
K2: Knowledge of software development best practices for identifying, analyzing and solving IM/IT system issues.
K3: Knowledge of Structured Query Language (SQL).

COMPETENCIES:
CO1: Analytical Thinking
CO2: Communication
CO3: Continuous learning
CO4: Results Orientation
CO5: Teamwork

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

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

Conditions of employment

In order to be appointed to a position, a Security Clearance (either Reliability level or Secret level) will be required. You will be expected to maintain this clearance throughout the duration of your employment.

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

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.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent.

The hiring Department will only accept on-line applications. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS). Following are some of the benefits associated with applying on-line.
· Applicants can create a profile and a resume that can be used when applying for other processes without having to recreate a new application each time.
· Applicants can modify their application/resume at any time BEFORE the closing date indicated on the job advertisement.
· Applicants can verify the status of their applications, at any time.
· Applicants can be notified electronically of tests or interviews and results. For some jobs, applicants will find important information, namely the job questionnaire and a complete statement of merit criteria that are only available when applying on-line.

It is your responsibility to ensure that your email and contact information are maintained with the Assessment board AND in your Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS) account. As all of the communication for this process will be conducted via the email address provided in your application AND via your PSRS account, it is your responsibility to ensure that you check for messages regularly and to ensure that your email address accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email or filter them to a junk mail folder). Failure to respond to key messages may result in your being eliminated from this process.

Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605 and press '0' for assistance.

Depending on the number of applicants, the needs and/or Human Resources plans, 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 any information provided through this selection process may be considered in the assessment of any of the essential or other qualifications, including the ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Persons are entitled to participate in the selection process in the official language of their choice.

If employees or person employed of the public service are selected, the acting appointment, deployment, assignment, secondment or Interchange Canada mechanisms could be used depending on the situation and their eligibility.

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.