Various IT Positions (3 Streams)

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FedDev Ontario welcomes applications from Veterans. We recognize your contribution to Canadians and would like to offer you the opportunity to continue your career in an environment where talented employees with diverse skills are appreciated and supported.

Only applications received through the 'apply online' link from this advertisement will be considered for this process.

Please indicate in your application whether you are interested in Stream 1, Stream 2, Stream 3, or all streams.

The successful applicant is required to work in Waterloo, Ontario.

Duties

IT-02 - Analyst, Business Line Support (BLS) (Stream 1)
• Define and document system architecture solutions and deployment instructions
• Assist in modernization of IT systems and solutions
• Contribute towards migration to cloud and maintenance of cloud systems
• Provide technical advice, and recommendations to relevant stakeholders

IT-02 - Database Analyst, Database & Data Administration (Stream 2)
• Interpret requirements for database systems
• Define and document system architecture solutions and deployment instructions
• Ensure quality of information in databases
• Follow agile development practices including sprint planning within Microsoft DevOps, and attending daily scrums with business team

IT-02 - Programmer/Analyst, Application & Development (Stream 3)
• Interpret business requirements to develop IT solutions in Microsoft Dynamics
• Analyze technical options, and recommend solutions to relevant stakeholders
• Follow agile development practices including sprint planning within Microsoft DevOps, and attending daily scrums with business team
• Follow Government of Canada standards in development

Work environment

FedDev Ontario is proud to be named one of Waterloo's Top Employers in 2022! (https://reviews.canadastop100.com/top-employer-feddev-ontario) This award recognizes Canadian employers with exceptional human resources programs, forward-thinking workplace policies, and exceptional workplace diversity and inclusiveness programs.

At FedDev Ontario, your ideas are heard and you have the ability to influence overall organizational change. We are a small, nimble organization, with a focus on innovation. The Agency is a unique and stimulating place to work, a place where employees are valued members of the team and are committed to serving Canadians.

As one of the seven Regional Development Agencies, FedDev Ontario actively works to advance and diversify the southern Ontario economy through funding opportunities and business services that support innovation and growth in Canada’s most populous region.We make investments that enhance the productivity and scaling-up of firms, strengthen the region’s diverse innovation ecosystem and support inclusive growth and community development.

FedDev Ontario enjoys a vibrant, inclusive, representative and diverse work force that is committed to excellence. Our employees are proud to work for an Agency that encourages a culture of ownership, where employees feel engaged, empowered and have a personal stake in the impact of their work. This creates an environment that is committed to learning, innovation and collaboration and sets us apart as a workplace of choice. Working at the Agency also offers a unique opportunity for employees to work directly with funding recipients and stakeholders to see first-hand the impact that their work has on the ground across southern Ontario.

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, our Agency has embraced working remotely full-time and continue to be an agile and high performing workplace. We embody the workplace for tomorrow and offer flexible work arrangements such as telework. Hybrid work arrangement plans are underway; however, this would need to be discussed with your supervisor and agreed upon jointly.

Intent of the process

A pool may be established as a result of this process and may be used to fill similar positions with various tenures, language requirements and security profiles at the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario).

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)

***VERY IMPORTANT NOTE***: “Ability to communicate effectively in writing” will be assessed through your responses to the screening questions. It is the responsibility of the candidate to clearly outline that they meet each of the screening criteria (i.e. Education and Experience Qualifications, both Essential and Assets) by responding to the screening questions in the online application and by providing one or two concrete examples and additional detail in their résumé. Additionally, answers to the screening questions and candidate résumés will both be used as sources to determine that the Experience Qualifications are met. Should you indicate in your response "please refer to CV/resume" your application will be rejected. Lack of examples and details or indicating in your response will result in your application being rejected as the Assessment Board will have insufficient information to determine if the requirement is met.

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: 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

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

Various language requirements
Bilingual Imperative (BBB/BBB) & English Essential

Information on language requirements

Second Language Writing Skills Self-Assessment
In order to help you decide if you should apply to a bilingual position, an optional self-assessment of your writing skills in your second official language is available for you to take before completing your application.

For more information, please consult:
Unsupervised Internet Test of Second Language Writing Skills

EXPERIENCE:
STREAM 1: IT Project Management
STREAM 2: Database Design & Management
STREAM 3: Application Development/Support and Maintenance
ALL STREAMS: Business Analysis
The four experience criteria above will be assessed via your application.

Candidates must answer all questions identified as being applicable to ALL Streams. In addition, candidates must also answer the questions applicable to the specific Stream(s) that they are applying for.

COMPETENCIES:
ALL STREAMS:
Analytical Thinking
Client Focus
Testing
Teamwork

ABILITIES:
ALL STREAMS:
Ability to communicate effectively orally*
Ability to communicate effectively in writing**

*Accessibility note: assessment on oral communication will focus on content and clarity of a message and not factors such as speed of delivery, pronunciation, or volume.
**Important note: ability to communicate effectively in writing will be assessed through your application and via assessment at a later date.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS FOR ALL STREAMS:
Change Leadership
Architecture
Security/Information & Application Protection

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:
FedDev Ontario would like its workforce to be reflective of the population it serves. As a result, selection may be limited to candidates who are members of an Employment Equity group: Aboriginal persons, visible minorities, persons with disabilities and women. Therefore, we encourage candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a member of one of these groups.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Willingness and ability to work overtime on short notice.
Willingness and ability to travel on occasion.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

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

Persons are entitled to participate in the selection process in the official language of their choice (English or French). Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

It is the responsibility of the candidate to clearly outline that they meet each of the screening criteria (i.e., Education and Experience Qualifications, both Essential and Assets) by responding to the screening questions in the online application using specific examples and by providing additional detail in their résumé. Answers to the screening questions and candidate résumés will both be used as sources to determine that the Education and Experience Qualifications are met.

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to a position.

Candidates who are interested and meet the essential experience and education qualifications in all three streams will be screened in to all streams. Candidates who are interested and only meet the essential qualifications of Stream 1, Stream 2, or Stream 3 criteria will be screened into the corresponding stream(s) only.

Asset qualifications may be taken into consideration when selecting candidates for interviews and/or appointment. Therefore, we ask candidates to identify which of the asset criteria that they meet and provide concrete examples to demonstrate how they meet them.

You will be contacted by e-mail should you be selected for the next phase of the selection process.

Acknowledgement of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is complete. Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete information on their application.

Candidates may be assessed using one or more of the following tools: written test, interview and reference check.

Top down and/or random selection may be used during any stage of the selection process.

The Selection Committee reserves the right to contact references other than those provided by the candidates (within the Public Service only), if found necessary, in order to adequately assess the candidates.

Proof of education will be required. Candidates will be asked to provide their proof of education at the interview stage. Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at: https://www.cicic.ca.

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.