Protective Technical Systems Support

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Duties

Who are we and what do we do?

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Protective Technical Services Branch (PTSB) program exists to support various physical security mandates and operations. Our team delivers effective physical security services with state-of-the-art technologies to protect RCMP facilities, and the assets and people within them. Our team also protect Canada’s VIPs and Internationally Protected Persons (IPP), and is called upon to help protect dignitaries during special events. There are various positions to be filled in 3 sections of PTSB, namely, the Rapid Deployment team, Physical Security Technology installation team and the Physical Security Engineering and infrastructure support team.

What will your role be?

Depending on where your skills best fit, you may join the Rapid Deployment team where your job will involve keeping physical security Rapid Deployment technology maintained and up-to-date and being deployed, sometimes in short notice, to special events involving Canada’s VIPs and IPPs. If you join the Physical Security Technology installation team, your job will be to design, install and commission access control and intrusion detection systems at RCMP corporate and VIP sites. If you were to join the Physical Security Engineering and infrastructure support team, your job will involve engineering solutions for access control and intrusion detection systems, supporting and maintaining the Intrusion detection, access control and CCVE network and infrastructure.

Work environment

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is looking for talented and skilled individuals in to join our dynamic team. We offer a diverse, inclusive, respectful and healthy work environment that offers flexible work arrangements to ensure work-life balance. If you value teamwork, challenging assignments and are innovative, collaborative and value high quality service to clients, we want to hear from you!

Our team is located at 1426 St. Joseph Boulevard, Orleans, Ontario.

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff four positions on an indeterminate basis, with various linguistic profiles and a Top Secret security clearance.

A pool of candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions within the RCMP in the National Capital Region on an indeterminate or specified period (including term, acting, or assignment) basis, with various linguistic profiles and various RCMP security clearances.

Should a Civilian Member (CM) be found qualified and selected for appointment, the appointment will not result in a change of status to the Public Service (PS) category for the CM.

Positions to be filled: 4

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

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 OR an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

*Significant experience in the electronics technology field.
*Significant experience in the installation, programming and maintenance of technical equipment associated to security systems (e.g. electronic access control, intrusion detection or closed-circuit video).
**Recent experience in troubleshooting and repair of electronic and electromechanical equipment, with emphasis on security systems (e.g. intrusion detection, video, or physical access).
**Recent experience in electronic security such as software applications, networks and interface hardware.
** Recent experience in electronic system performance analysis, problem analysis and documentation.

*“Significant” is defined as the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with the performance of the duties for a period of approximately 2 years.

**“Recent” is defined as experience acquired within approximately the past 5 years.

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

Certification in either alarm or Voice/data/video disciplines.
Experience using enterprise applications to host access control systems, intrusion detection systems and/or closed-circuit video systems.
Experience administering and querying SQL databases.
Experience in programming or using a software development kit (SDK) to interface between applications.

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

Various language requirements
Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB and English Essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge of electronic access control systems, intrusion detection systems and/or video surveillance technologies.
Knowledge of electronic security network configurations and communication protocols used in security systems and applications.
Knowledge of servers, workstations and databases.

Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
Ability to communicate effectively orally.
Ability to analyze and troubleshoot problems and to recommend appropriate solutions.
Ability to work independently and in a team environment.

Discretion
Initiative
Client Service Oriented
Planning and Organizing

Conditions of employment

Enhanced Reliability Status with Top Secret security clearance.
All applicants for positions within the Royal Canadian Mounted Police will be subject to a thorough security clearance process which includes an interview wherein questions may include (but not limited to), reference checks, previous employment, on-line activities, credit checks, alcohol and/or drug use.

Must hold a valid driver’s license.
Willingness and ability to travel.
Willingness and ability to work outdoors in various inclement weather conditions.
Willingness and ability to climb ladders and to work at height.
Willingness and ability to work in confined spaces.
Willingness and ability to lift boxes or equipment up to 23 kg.

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 written exam may be administered.

An interview may be administered.

Reference checks may be sought.

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.

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

Acknowledgement of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

You must provide proof of education credentials. If you obtained your degree outside Canada, it is your responsibility to demonstrate its equivalence, please take a look at the following link for more information: https://www.cicic.ca.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

Please identify clearly your substantive group and level and your employment status on your resume and/or application form.

If a qualified candidate has been selected and appointed on an indeterminate basis from the established pool, they will be removed from the pool. If a candidate is selected for a specified period (including term, acting, or assignment/secondment) appointment, they will remain in the pool for future offers.

Our means of communication with applicants is via e-mail. Please ensure to include a functional e-mail address, which will accept messages from unknown users (some e-mail systems block these types of e-mails). It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

HOW TO APPLY:

You will be required to answer screening questions to demonstrate how you meet the Essential Qualifications (Education and all Essential Experiences).

When answering the screening questions, it is not sufficient to say that you have the required qualifications or to list your current or past responsibilities. Rather, you must provide concrete examples of tasks you have accomplished with significant details to explain the WHAT, WHEN, WHERE and HOW you acquired each qualification.

For each experience criteria, please provide the following information:

1- Name of the department or organization where the experience was acquired;
2- Title of the position occupied, group and level and the period(s) in which you performed the functions (M-Y to M-Y);
3- Specific details of tasks or projects demonstrating how the experience was acquired (Situation/Challenge, Tasks, Action and Result).

Should your responses to the screening questions contain insufficient details to demonstrate that you meet the screening criteria, your application will not be given further consideration in this process. Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or possible missing information.

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.