IT Specialist (SAP Focus) (Amended closing date)

Update: Please note: The poster closing date has been amended to 19 May 2023.
Those who already applied will not be impacted by these changes and need not reapply but may amend their application before the closing date if necessary.

Important messages

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

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.

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The first applications could be collected from the inventory as early as 20 February 2023. Apply before this date to be considered for our immediate vacancies.
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📢 How does this work?

Step 1: Read the entire advertisement. Want to join our team? Let us know you’re interested! Click “Apply Online”

Step 2: Tell us about yourself!😀 Attach your resume and answer the screening questions in the online application.
↪ Please provide complete and thorough details of your education and experience;
↪ Do not assume that the screening board has any previous knowledge of your background, qualifications, or work history. You must be specific and provide concrete examples/details for each experience element, as applications will be screened only on the information provided;
↪ Failure to provide sufficient information may result in your application being screened out of the process.

Step 3: We will carefully review all of your qualifications. If your talent matches one of our immediate or upcoming opportunities we may contact you for further information or assessment.

Creating an environment where diverse perspectives are valued begins with self-declaration. Count yourself in and self-declare by identifying to which employment equity group(s) you belong. In order to self-declare, please ensure to indicate this by checking off the appropriate box within the online application as part of the Employment Equity section.

Work environment

Together, DND and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) form the largest and most complex organization in Canada. DND's role is to provide services and support to the CAF in their operations and missions at home and abroad. DND and the CAF work side-by-side to fulfill the Government of Canada’s mission to defend Canada and Canadians and contribute to international peace, security and stability efforts.

What do we offer?

🍁 At DND we foster a work environment where employees have opportunities to grow, learn, progress in their careers and have job satisfaction over the long-term. You’ll enjoy:

↪A career among a dynamic and dedicated team
↪Opportunities for advancement
↪A diverse, respectful and inclusive work environment
↪A total benefits package including a competitive salary, health and dental insurance plans, pension plan and a variety of leave entitlements👌

Intent of the process

The intent of this process is to fill immediate vacancies within each stream.

A pool of candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions with various employment tenures, language profiles, security requirements and conditions of employment.

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

Notes:
1. Indeterminate period incumbents of positions in the IT 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 IT group.
2. It is the recognized educational institution (e.g. community college, CÉGEP or university) that determines if the courses taken by a candidate correspond to two years of a post-secondary program at the institution.
3. 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 using this alternative, it is met for the specific position only and must bere-assessed for other positions for which this alternative has been specified by the manager.

Degree equivalency

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ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE ⤵

⭐You can apply for one or multiple streams advertised by clearly indicating on your application how you meet the Essential Experience factor for each stream.

▶STREAM 1: Functional Analyst
*Extensive and **recent experience in system support and maintenance including functional configuration and testing in a large SAP environment/ SAP project.

▶STREAM 2: Testing Specialist
*Extensive and **recent experience in testing as well as using test automation tools.

▶STREAM 3: Project Management Specialist
*Extensive and **recent experience working on large IT projects in a Project Management Office role.

▶STREAM 4: Training Specialist
*Extensive and **recent experience designing training content and using training tools on large Enterprise Resource Planning System.

▶STREAM 5: Client Service Specialist
*Extensive and **recent experience working on a large Enterprise Resource Planning System as part of a Service Desk.

▶STREAM 6: Programmer
*Extensive and **recent experience as a programmer supporting ERP or other large Enterprise IT database solutions.

▶STREAM 7: Programmer (data)
*Extensive and **recent experience in providing technical support to Enterprise Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence and Analytics solutions.

▶STREAM 8 Roles & Authorizations Analyst
*Extensive and **recent experience in designing, configuring, and maintaining Roles & Authorizations for ERP systems or other large Enterprise IT database solutions.

▶STREAM 9 BASIS Analyst
*Extensive and **recent experience in SAP BASIS.

▶STREAM 10 Analyst (Operating Systems)
*Extensive and **recent experience in supporting Unix and/or Linux and/or Windows OS (Operating System Support and Virtualization Software).

▶STREAM 11 Analyst (Security)
*Extensive and **recent experience in designing and supporting System & Network Security for ERP or other complex IT systems.

▶STREAM 12: Analyst (Data)
*Extensive and **recent experience in developing and providing technical administration of Enterprise Information Management solutions for ERP or other complex IT systems.

▶STREAM 13: ALM Analyst
*Extensive and **recent experience in designing, configuring, and maintaining Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) solutions

*EXTENSIVE and **RECENT experience refers to a depth of experience in the indicated area that would normally be acquired over a period of approximately one (1) year within the last three (3) years.

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

Various language requirements
Bilingual imperative, BBB/BBB or CBC/CBC
English Essential
French Essential

Information on language requirements

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KNOWLEDGE⤵

K1: *Knowledge of processes, techniques or skills based on the position being staffed.

*will be assessed at the interview phase.

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COMPETENCIES⤵

C1. Demonstrating integrity and respect
C2. Thinking things through
C3. Working effectively with others
C4. Showing initiative and being action-oriented
C5. Communication
C6. Continuous Learning

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS

ASSET EDUCATION⤵

AED1: Completion of Stream-applicable SAP courses or certifications.

AED2: Completion or progress towards a Project Management certification.

AED3: Completion of ITIL courses or certifications.

Degree equivalency

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ASSET EXPERIENCE⤵

AEX1 - Experience with SAP Fiori (SAPUI5 and OData Services).

AEX2 - Experience with Java within an SAP environment.

AEX3 - Experience with Redwood.

AEX4 - Experience with QuestionMark Perception and/or QuestionMark OnPremise Software.

AEX5 -Experience with SAP Process Integration (PI) ,SAP Process Orchestration (PO), or SAP Data Services.

AEX6 – Experience with SAP ABAP programming language.

AEX7 – Experience providing technical support to SAP Enterprise Business Intelligence, Analytics, and Data Warehouse components including, but not limited to, SAP BW on HANA, SAP BOBJ, SAP BPC Embedded, SAP Native HANA, and/or SAP Analytics Cloud.

AEX8 – Experience with developing SAP BI solutions including, but not limited to, SAP Business Warehouse (BW), SAP Business Objects (BOBJ), and/or SAP Native HANA.

AEX9 – Experience in designing, configuring, and maintaining Roles & Authorizations for SAP ERP, including ECC, S/4HANA, BW/BI, Native HANA, Portal, Fiori and/or Solution Manager.

AEX10 - Experience in SAP BASIS.

AEX11 - Experience in supporting Unix and/or Linux (Operating System Support and Virtualization Software).

AEX12 - Experience in designing and supporting System & Network Security for SAP ERP environments.

AEX13 - Experience in designing and supporting System & Network Security for Cloud-based solutions.

AEX14 - Experience in developing and providing technical administration of SAP Enterprise Information Management solutions including, but not limited to, SAP Data Services, SAP Information Steward, SAP Master Data Governance, Opentext for SAP, SAP Content Management, SAP HANA Smart Data Integration and/or SAP Smart Data Quality.

AEX15 - Experience with SAP Solution Manager.
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Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

The Department of National Defence is committed to providing an environment where justice, fairness and the elimination of barriers helps build a skilled, diverse and representative workforce reflective of Canada. We welcome diversity in all its forms, promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply. Please note that preference for hiring will first be given to candidates who are members of the above mentioned designated groups.

In support of Strong, Secure, Engaged (SSE) initiative #24, consideration may be given to the spouses or common-law partners of Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members.

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Operational Requirements⤵

◾️ Willingness and ability to work overtime, as required
◾️ Willingness and ability to travel, as required
◾️ Willingness and ability to work at various sites
◾️ Willingness and ability to be on call and provide standby support, as required
◾️ Willingness and ability to work as part of a 24/7 staggered shift schedule, which will include working on weekend as required

Conditions of employment

Various Security Levels:
⤵Reliability Status
⤵Secret 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

If there are limitations or special circumstances preventing you from submitting your application via the PSRS online portal, you must contact us and receive approval to apply via an alternate means PRIOR to the closing date.

◾️ Depending on the position being staffed:
↪ Additional qualifications, operational requirements and/or conditions of employment may be required
↪ Varying degrees of breadth and depth of experience may be deemed essential
↪ Asset qualifications may be invoked as essential qualifications

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

◾️ A variety of assessment tools may be used. This may include application screening, interviews, role play scenarios, written assessments, reference checks, board knowledge, interactions with internal staff during the process, etc.

◾️ Please note that your overall conduct and communications, including email correspondence, throughout the entire process may be used in the assessment of qualifications and competencies.

◾️ Top down selection may be used during any stage of the selection process.

◾️ Appointment decisions may be based on one or more of the following criteria:
↪ Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the strengths and weaknesses of the work team;
↪ Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the specific duties of the position being staffed;
↪ Depth, breadth, type of work-specific experience;
↪ Level/degree of one or more competencies/qualifications;
↪ Organizational Needs.

◾️ All information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, may be used to evaluate the applicants.

◾️ Our organization will only accept on-line applications for this opportunity. Please click “Apply online” to submit your application. Should you have a disability or an exceptional circumstance that requires an alternative application method, please contact us for guidance.

◾️ Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.

◾️ The term “Aboriginal” is used within this job advertisement as it relates to the Employment Equity Act and other legislative frameworks. The term “Indigenous” is used where possible, in alignment with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

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.