SAP Specialists

Important messages

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.

In order to complete your application you will be asked a series of questions. These questions will require detailed written answers that will assess your education and knowledge. You will be able to save your partial application and return to it to complete all required sections before submission.

Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

**All candidates, including Priorities must adhere to the following: Applications that do not clearly demonstrate how the candidate meets the screening criteria will not be given further consideration. Management WILL NOT ask for any additional information when screening applications.**

Work environment

DDRMIS manages the Defence Resource Management Information System (DRMIS), an application used for financial records, materiel acquisition, workforce management, and weapons and vehicle life cycle management. DDRMIS implements new functionality for the application in accordance with its Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) roadmap and strategy.

Intent of the process

This is an inventory of potential candidates to fill upcoming employment opportunities for SAP Specialist positions at the CS-02 level.

These employment opportunities will be based on highly anticipated needs within the Department of National Defence.

This inventory may be used to establish pools of qualified candidates which may be used by DND to staff the following CS02 positions:

Stream 1: SAP Configuration Analyst
Stream 2: SAP ABAP and/or Java Developer
Stream 3: SAP BW and/or BOBJ Developer
Stream 4: SAP Testing Analyst
Stream 5: SAP Basis Analyst
Stream 6: Infrastructure Analyst (Operating System Support and Virtualization Software)
Stream 7: System & Network Security Analyst for SAP environments
Stream 8: SAP Roles & Authorizations Analyst
Stream 9: SAP PI Developer

Positions to be filled: 2

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 5,000 words (maximum) "Candidates must clearly demonstrate how they meet the essential experience factors (Stream 1-9) IN THEIR COVER LETTER. Candidates should use the experience factors (Streams) as a header and provide CONCRETE examples as to how they meet the experiences that are required. Resumes may be used to validate the experience listed in the cover letter. Your answer will be used to assess your experience and your communication in writing. Failure to provide sufficient information in the cover letter will result in the candidate being screened out."

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

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

Essential Education

E1: Education
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 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.

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 be re-assessed for other positions for which this alternative has been specified by the manager.

Degree equivalency

Essential Experience:

*SIGNIFICANT and **RECENT experience refers to a depth of experience in the indicated area that would normally be acquired over a period of approximately two (2) years within the last five (5) years.

STREAM 1
EXP1: *Significant and **recent experience in configuring at least 1 SAP Application module***. This experience includes the impact assessment on the integration points to at least one other SAP module. For SAP Solution Manager, the impact assessment experience on the integration points is not required

*** SAP Application modules include but are not limited to MM, PM, FI, FM, CO, PS, WFM, RE, EH&S, SAP Solution Manager.

STREAM 2
EXP2: *significant and **recent experience in developing ABAP and/or Java programs in a SAP environment

STREAM 3
EXP3: *significant and **recent experience in SAP BW and/or BOBJ

STREAM 4
EXP4: *significant and **recent experience in using and configuring test automation tools in a SAP environment

STREAM 5
EXP5: *significant and **recent experience in SAP Basis

STREAM 6
EXP6: *significant and **recent experience in supporting Unix and/or Linux (Operating System Support and Virtualization Software)

STREAM 7
EXP7: *significant and **recent experience in designing and supporting System & Network Security for SAP environments

STREAM 8
EXP8: *significant and **recent experience in designing, configuring, and maintaining SAP Roles & Authorizations

STREAM 9
EXP9: *significant and **recent experience in SAP PI

Essential Knowledge
K1: Knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle

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

Various language requirements

Information on language requirements

Competencies:
Oral Communication
Communication in writing
Analytical Thinking
Continuous Learning
Creative Thinking
Planning & Organizing
Client Focus
Teamwork

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

Asset Education/Certification:
AE1: A bachelor's degree from a recognized university in computer science, information technology, information management or another specialty relevant to the position to be staffed.

AE2 - Completion of Stream-applicable SAP courses or certifications

AE3 - Completion of ITIL courses or certifications

Degree equivalency

Asset Knowledge:
AK1 - Knowledge of ITIL

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Other information

Reference checks may be sought.

Interviews may be administered.

Please identify clearly for which stream(s) you are submitting an application. You can apply for more than one stream.

Indeterminate employees at the same group and level or equivalent will be considered for deployment.

You must provide proof of your education credentials.

You must provide proof of your Canadian citizenship.

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

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.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.