IT Technical Advisor, IT Software Solutions / IT Database Management / IT Infrastructure Operations

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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

Provides specialized technical advice, support and guidance to management, technical staff, program specialists and clients in the planning, design, development, testing, implementation, integration and maintenance of software solutions and services.
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Provides specialized technical advice, support and guidance to management, technical staff, program specialists and clients on the development, installation, testing, management and monitoring of database management solutions and services; implementation of data models and database administration systems, database software releases and tools, implementation and migration planning, database backup and recovery procedures, capacity and performance planning, cloud technologies and services, database disaster recovery procedures, management systems, security and access. Solves complex problems dealing with database issues.
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Provides specialized technical advice, support and guidance to management, technical staff, program specialists and clients in the planning, design, development, testing, implementation, integration and maintenance of IT infrastructure operations (server and mainframe operations, cloud technologies and services, connectivity between local and remote sites, IT asset acquisition and life cycle management, service management, integrity of corporate and client applications, the roll-out of enterprise software, and technical support and planning for the evolution of a departmental/agency IT infrastructure).

Intent of the process

The intention of this process is to create a pool of candidates to staff IT-03 positions with varying tenures (such as indeterminate, specified period, acting or casual) and various linguistic profiles (English Essential, French Essential, BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC or higher).

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
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.

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: * for further details, please refer to notes 1 to 3 from the IT Qualification Standards.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCES
EXP1: Recent* and significant** experience in one or more of the following IT/IM disciplines:
• Security
• Geomatics
• Infrastructure/Operations
• Application Development, Database and Data Administration
• Enterprise Architecture
• IT project management

EXP2: Recent* and significant** experience implementing IM/IT plans to achieve the objectives of the client or management.

EXP3: Recent* and significant** experience in writing and/or presenting IT materials for a senior audience (manager, director or above).

*Recent experience is defined as experience that was acquired within the last five (5) years.
** Significant is defined to mean the depth and breadth of experience associated with having performed a broad range of duties for a period of approximately three (3) years.

Your CV must confirm your work experience.

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

Various language requirements
Bilingual Imperative – Level equal or higher than BBB/BBB
English or French Essential
French Essential
English Essential

Information on language requirements

COMPETENCIES
C1: Demonstrating integrity and respect

ABILITIES
A1: Ability to analyze complex issues, formulate options and make a recommendation.
A2: Ability to work with others and establish relationships
A3: Ability to obtain results and meet objectives
A4: Ability to communicate in writing
A5: Ability to communicate orally

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

Organizational Need
Elections Canada is committed to establishing and maintaining a representative workforce. Qualified candidates who self-identify as members of the Equity-seeking groups (a group of persons who are disadvantaged on the basis of one or more prohibited grounds of discrimination within the meaning of the Canadian Human Rights Act) may be selected for appointment to fill an organizational need.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status 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.

The answers provided to the screening questions will be the main source of information. Failure to provide complete answers may result in job applications being screened out from further consideration in this process. Should you indicate in your response "please refer to resume" we may be unable to assess you against the position’s essential qualifications which could result in a failure. Lack of examples and details will result in your application being rejected. Applicants will not be contacted to clarify incomplete or missing information.

A random and/or top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

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.