Analyst (Various IT disciplines)

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Assessment accommodation

When submitting your application, you MUST ANSWER questions regarding the education and experience requirements (both essential and asset qualifications). You must CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE how you meet each of these requirements by answering the online questions. It is not sufficient to only state that the qualifications are met or to only provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. Rather you must clearly demonstrate WHEN (month-year to month-year), WHERE and HOW you acquired each qualification by giving CONCRETE EXAMPLES. Information provided in your answers related to your education and experience must be supported in your resume. Failure to provide the above information in the format required WILL result in your application being rejected from the process. The information you provide in the questionnaire must be true.

Duties

Stream:
S1 - Support Analyst, Infrastructure / Operations
S2 - Programmer/Analyst, Application Development
S3 - Security Analyst

Intent of the process

The immediate intention of this process is to staff one (1) Analyst position.

A pool of fully or partially qualified candidates may be established to staff similar positions at Elections Canada with varying tenures (such as indeterminate, specified period, acting) and various bilingual linguistic profiles (BBB/BBB, CCB/CCB, CBC/CBC or CCC/CCC).

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

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)

EDUCATION

Successful completion of two years of an acceptable post-secondary educational program in computer science, information technology, information management or another speciality relevant to the position to be staffed.
Or
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 via 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.

Note: 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.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCES

EX1 - Recent* and significant** experience in one or more of the following IT/IM disciplines:
• Infrastructure/Operations
• Application Development, Database and Data Administration.
• Security
• Telecommunications
• IT Project Management
• IT business line support (client relations)

EX2 - Recent* and significant** experience analyzing user IT requirements

EX3 - Recent* and significant** experience implementing, support or testing IT solutions

*Recent experience is defined as experience that was acquired within the last five years.
**Significant experience is defined as experience that was a core part of the applicant’s employment and that would normally be acquired over a period of one (1) year or more by performing the full range of activities noted.

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

Various language requirements
Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB
English or French

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE

K1 - Knowledge of industry trends or best practices in emerging technologies.
K2 - Knowledge of software quality assurance/quality control and testing practices.

KEY COMPETENCIES

C1 - Client focus
C2 - Teamwork
C3 - Analytical thinking

ABILITIES

A1 - Ability to communicate effectively orally
A2 - Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

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

ASSET/EDUCATION

AE1 - Post-secondary diploma in the field of IM/IT.
AE2 - Post-graduate degree in the field of IM/IT.
AE3 - Post-secondary degree in Geomatics.

Degree equivalency

ASSET/ PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION

- Certification applicable to an IT technical position
- Membership in a professional association related to IM/IT field.
- Certification in the IM/IT fields.
- (ITIL) Information Technology Infrastructure Library Foundation certification.
- Certification in Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS, Oracle Apex.
- Certification in IM/IT field

ASSET/ EXPERIENCES

AEX1 - Experience in working in a team environment.
AEX2 - Experience in providing either technical assistance, services*, training or advice to clients.
AEX3 - Experience in providing either technical assistance, services*, training or advice to clients.
AEX4 - Experience with data integrity safeguards and practices.
AEX5 - Experience in application testing
AEX6 - Experience in working in a team environment
AEX7 - Experience Application Development, Database and Data Administration *and/or supporting products or services** in an information management and information technology (IM/IT) environment.
AEX8 - Experience in test driven development, Azure DevOps, Mobile technology
AEX9 - Experience implementing WCAG, WET Toolkit

*Recent experience is defined as experience that was acquired within the last five years.
**Significant experience is defined as experience that was a core part of the applicant’s employment and that would normally be acquired over a period of one (1) year or more by performing the full range of activities noted.

ASSET/ABILITY

AA1 - Ability in analyzing and applying technical information.
AA2 - Ability to problem-solve.

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS

Elections Canada is committed to meeting its employment equity objectives. In support of achieving a diversified workforce, consideration may be given to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following employment equity groups: Women, Visible Minorities, Persons with Disabilities, Aboriginal Peoples.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Willingness and ability to travel across Canada and/or abroad on an as needed basis

Conditions of employment

Reliability security clearance.
Consent to observe strict political impartiality and neutrality for the duration of employment.
Willingness and ability to work overtime on short notice.
A working internet connection is required to perform the duties of the position.

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

A test may be administered.

An interview may be administered.

Reference checks may be sought.

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

You must provide proof of your education credentials.

Please ensure that your Personal Record Identifier (PRI) is included in your application, if you have one.

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

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.