Analyst/Senior Analyst

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Assessment accommodation

When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.

Duties

What You Will Be Doing
RE: 04
The Analyst provides moderately complex technical services in one of the assigned areas of Information Management/Information Technology (IM/IT), namely, application, data warehousing and business intelligence development and support, or quality assurance, in support of the Division’s IM/IT Strategic Plan and operational objectives.

RE: 05
The Senior Analyst contributes to the fulfilment of the Divisional operational objectives and supports the vision and objectives set out in the IM/IT Strategic Plan by providing first-line supervision of work teams, leadership of project teams and subject matter expertise in complex programming analysis and recommendations.

Intent of the process

Who We Are
The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) is an independent agency of the Government of Canada, established in 1987 to contribute to the safety and soundness of the Canadian financial system. OSFI supervises and regulates federally registered banks and insurers, trust and loan companies, as well as private pension plans subject to federal oversight.

What OSFI Offers
OSFI is a separate agency that offers a competitive salary and eligibility for performance pay annually. People are the foundation of our organisation. You will become part of a diverse community that acknowledges everyone has varied experience and fosters an environment where communication and teamwork amplify our effectiveness. Working at OSFI offers the following:

Mandate
The work you do at OSFI matters. Your efforts contribute to the safety and soundness of the Canadian Financial Sector. A strong financial sector promotes competition, and benefits all Canadians.

Learning & Development
Our organisation understands that ongoing learning and development is critical and necessary, and must evolve with developments in the Financial Sector. Learning and Development is a component of our Human Capital Strategy.

Community & Culture
We strive to create a working environment that allows employees to work to their fullest potential. We strive to promote employee wellbeing, including a focus on balancing work and personal needs. Where available, we offer opportunities for flexible working arrangements.

Benefits
As a Federal Government Agency, OSFI offers a number of competitive benefits to its employees, including a Defined Benefit Pension Plan, maternity and parental leave benefits, vacation (4 weeks), personal and family leave days.

Positions to be filled: 2

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Contact information for 2 references.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

Successful completion of an acceptable post-secondary educational program in computer science, information technology, information management, another specialty relevant to the position to be staffed OR an acceptable combination of education, training and experience.

Degree equivalency

RE-04 & RE-05 (the RE-05 level requires significant experience** in the section below)
• Experience* troubleshooting applications supporting business operations in a production setting.
• Experience* developing solutions to satisfy business requirements in a team environment.
• Experience* writing and supporting quality assurance test artifacts.
• Experience* managing client requirements for IM/IT application design or development or maintenance (for example, bringing client requirements from discovery to functional software features by translating client requirements into functional, technical, or security requirements, and so on)

RE-05 only
• Significant experience** in solution delivery using Microsoft development tools.(e.g. Visual Studio, SQL Server Management Studio, Power BI, Power Platform, MS Dynamics, SharePoint, SSAS, SSIS, SSRS)

* Experience is defined as “Experience that is normally acquired over the course of at least two (2) years actively performing the duties on a regular basis”, where “actively performing the duties on a regular basis” means that at least two days out of a five day work week would typically be spent performing the duty.

** Significant experience is defined as “Experience that is normally acquired over the course of at least five (5) years actively performing the duties on a regular basis”, where “actively performing the duties on a regular basis” means that at least two days out of a five day work week would typically be spent performing the duty.

• Knowledge of programming approaches and the importance of standards.
• Knowledge of quality assurance methodologies.
• Knowledge of Agile tools and techniques.

• Results Orientation
• Working as a Team
• Critical Thinking
• Innovation
• Service Orientation
• Excellent Oral Communication Skills
• Excellent Written Communication Skills

• Ability to work under pressure

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

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

• Application development methodology certification (for example, Certified Scrum Developer, DevOps certification)
• Microsoft technical certification (example, MCP, MCPD, MCSD, etc.)
• ITIL Certification
• A recognized certification(s) from The International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB)

Degree equivalency

RE-04 and RE-05
• Experience* playing a lead role in team delivery of software-based solutions.
• Experience* implementing business solutions in a production setting using one or more of the following Microsoft Cloud-based Business Intelligence (BI) and Data Analytics services: Power BI, Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Bricks, Azure Synapse.
• Experience* implementing business solutions in a production setting using one or more of the following Microsoft Cloud-based collaboration services: SharePoint Online, OneDrive, MS Teams.
• Experience* implementing business solutions in a production setting using one or more of the following Microsoft Cloud-based services: Dynamics 365, Power Automate, Power Apps, Azure Logic Apps.
• Experience* supporting or implementing test automation.
• Experience* investigating or resolving IT Security issues or incidents
• Experience* with implementing ETL design principles.
• Experience* working in a multi-developer environment using Team Foundation Server (TFS), Azure DevOps Services or a comparable source control tool.

RE-04 only
• Experience* performing application administration of applications supporting business operations in a production setting.

* Experience is defined as “Experience that is normally acquired over the course of at least two (2) years actively performing the duties on a regular basis”, where “actively performing the duties on a regular basis” means that at least two days out of a five day work week would typically be spent performing the duty.

• Knowledge of relational database design principles and SQL.

OSFI is committed to having a skilled and diverse workforce representative of the Canadian population. In order to meet our employment equity objectives, selection for this position may be made from among qualified candidates who self-declare as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Persons with a disability, Aboriginal people, Members of a Visible Minority, or Women. OSFI is committed to diversity and inclusion and we strongly encourage candidates to self-declare if they belong to one of these designated employment equity groups.

• Ability and willingness to travel within Canada on occasion (should the telework environment no longer apply).
• Ability and willingness to work overtime when required.

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

• In our current telework environment, the ability to work remotely from home within Canada with access to Internet in one’s residence is a condition of employment.
• All employees of the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 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

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY: Achieving a representative and diverse workforce has been identified as an organizational need for OSFI and may be applied at any time during this appointment process. If this criterion is used, only those who have indicated that they are members of the specified designated group(s) will be considered. As such, first consideration for an appointment may be given to candidates who self-declare as belonging to one of the four designated employment equity groups (Persons with a disability, Aboriginal people, Members of a Visible Minority, or Women).

In order to self-declare, please ensure to check off the appropriate box within the online application under the Employment Equity section. We encourage you to consult theses links to learn more about employment equity and self-declaration:

• https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/jobs/services/gc-jobs/employment-equity.html
• https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/jobs/services/gc-jobs/applying-government-canada-jobs-how-to-apply.html#EE

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.