Notice of job opportunity

CS-02 IT Analyst/Developer

Region: HQ - Headquarters, Information Technology
Location: Ottawa
Contract type: Perm/Temp - Acting,Lateral Move,Permanent,Promotion,Term
Classification: CS-002
Linguistic profile: English Essential
Salary range: $83,852 to $102,646
Closing date: February 28, 2017 11:59 PM Eastern Time
Requisition Number: 50110876

Who can apply

Persons residing in Canada and Canadian citizens residing abroad.

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

The source of candidates includes individuals with preferred status who live and/or work within the general rule of minimum distance of the position(s) being staffed.

You are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible as the first 150 applications may be assessed first, and appointments may take place. Each subsequent 150 applications may then be assessed, and so on. Appointments made from this staffing process may take place during the posting period.

The closing date specified on this Notice of Job Opportunity is subject to change.

Location: The majority of positions to be staffed are located in Ottawa in the National Capital Region (NCR). Applicants must be willing and able to re-locate to the geographical area where the job is physically located.

Any expenses incurred by candidates (including costs incurred for travelling to a CRA office or relocation costs) from the general public in connection with this staffing process, will be borne by the candidates themselves.

Qualified veterans, members and former members of the Canadian Forces who are appointed are not entitled to relocation costs from the CRA. They may, however, be entitled to a final relocation from the Department of National Defence.

Duties

Developing, delivering, integrating, enhances, maintains, and supports the operation of IT infrastructure, products, solutions and services. This includes activities such as:

• Programming IT solutions
• Writing technical specifications and documentation
• Identifying and resolving problems
• Testing IT solutions and products
• Conducting technical research and providing input into business cases, cost/benefit analyses, and feasibility studies
• Providing technical advice, demonstrations, and presentations to colleagues, clients, and management
• Contributing to the enhancement and development of procedures and standards
• Providing mentoring/training
• Configuring software
• Executing backup/recovery procedures
• Identifying, developing, reviewing, and evolving best practices, standards, operating procedures and processes
• Participating in the review of team member deliverables
• Leads a technical team on a short-term basis
• Coaches colleagues
• Follows ITB policies, standards, and guidelines
• Maintains personal technical currency

This process may be used to staff similar positions within the Information Technology Branch such as the following positions:

-CS02 IT Analyst/Developer:

• Cobol programmer/analyst
• Java & Web programmer/analyst
• Mobile App programmer/analyst
• Business Intelligence programmer/analyst
• Database developer

-CS02 Senior IT Infrastructure Support Analyst

• Infrastructure analyst
• Security analyst
• Testing analyst

Staffing Requirements to apply

You must clearly demonstrate on your online application how you meet the essential staffing requirements to apply.

Education:

The IT Branch accepts the following education and/or experience as meeting the Agency's CS Education Standard:

A degree or a diploma from a recognized postsecondary institution, in computer science, information technology (IT), information management, or other specializations relevant to the position.

OR

Any degree from a recognized postsecondary institution; and Three years of IT experience.*

*IT experience must be validated by ITB's CS Education Committee.

Whenever the minimum education standard is met, including the approved alternatives, or was met prior to June 16, 2014, it is met for all CS positions within the CRA.

Acquired rights

Permanent incumbents of CS positions in the CRA who, on February 6, 2002, did not meet the minimum standard are deemed to have met the minimum education standard based on their education, training, and/or experience.

Permanent incumbents in the CS occupational group, as of February 6, 2002, who are appointed to another occupational group, leave the CRA or the public service will retain their acquired rights

A recognized postsecondary institution is defined as a Canadian public or private institution that is recognized or authorized to grant degrees, diplomas, and other credentials by a public or private act of the provincial/territorial legislature or through a government-mandated quality assurance mechanism. The institution must be listed in the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials directory.

Candidates with foreign education credentials must have their education confirmed by a recognized credential assessment service, please visit the Canadian Information Centre of International Credentials website at www.cicic.ca.

Any applicable fees are the responsibility of the candidate.

The onus is on the applicant to demonstrate that they meet the educational requirements.

For more details on education, see Information for candidates and managers on education.


Experience

Staffing Requirements - Essential

Your application must clearly outline how you meet the following experience factors A and B:

A. *Experience working as a member of a project team in an IT environment as an analyst and/or programmer as an IT professional

And

B1 *Experience in performing application development and/or maintenance in a mainframe and/or distributed environment; or
B2 *Experience in the development and support of mobile applications; or
B3 *Experience in performing application development and/or maintenance in a Web environment; or
B4. *Experience in development and support of Business intelligence solutions; or
B5 *Experience in database management systems (Preferably on DB2); or
B6 *Experience in performing infrastructure support; or
B7 *Experience in performing application and/or infrastructure testing; or
B8 *Experience* as an IT security analyst

*Experience is defined as having normally performed the functions listed above for a minimum of 3(three) years within the last 7(seven) years.

NOTE: The onus is on the applicant to relate their qualifications to the experience requirements of this advertised position, in clear and precise detail. The information provided must enable the Staffing Board to understand the exact kind of position(s) occupied by the candidate, the period they occupied the position(s) and the tasks actually performed for each position. Only applicants who demonstrate that they meet the experience requirements for this advertised position will be considered further. Failure to provide sufficient information will result in those applicants being screened out.

Candidates MUST provide a copy of their resume and proof of education (scanned copy of their degree or diploma and their foreign education credentials if applicable) within their candidate's profiles as soon as possible. Failure to provide those 2 documents may result in your application being screened-out.

Language Requirements

English essential

Staffing requirements to be assessed/applied

Any essential staffing requirements indicated below will be assessed/applied at a later date. Any discretionary staffing requirements indicated below may be applied/assessed at a later date.

Essential assessment:

Language requirement: English Essential

Performance confirmation: in order to be considered further in this staffing process, candidates must meet their current work expectations.

Discretionary Assessment

The following qualifications may be assessed by interview and/or reference check. A pass mark of 70% is required for each of the qualifications listed:

• Problem Solving
• Effective Communication Skills
• Effective Teamwork
• Dependability
• Judgment

Results from locally developed assessment tools are not portable to other staffing processes. Assessment results may be used for appointment.

The following skills may be assessed by a Public Service Commission Standard Test, the Public Service Entrance Exam 371 (PSEE 371). The pass marks for each the skills assessed as indicated below are:

• Reasoning – pass mark 13/30
• Judgement - pass mark 3400/4000

Information about the Public Service Entrance Exam 371 can be obtained from the following web site:

Public Service Entrance Exam 371

Test results from the Public Service Entrance Exam 371 may be used for appointment.

The following competencies may be assessed using a Canada Revenue Agency Standard Test, the Competency-Based Situational – Multiple Choice Test (CBS-MCT D600). The minimum level must be attained as indicated below:

• Teamwork and Co-operation - level 2
• Client Service Orientation - level 2

Information about the CBS-MCT can be obtained from the following web site:

Competency-Based Situational - Multiple Choice Test

Note: For both standardized tests indicated above, there is a 180 day waiting period before you can rewrite the test(s). You may not retake it until the re-test period has elapsed. If you rewrite the test(s) before the re-test period has elapsed, your result will not be valid and a new re-test period will be imposed from the most recent test date(s).

In order to ensure appropriate appointment, candidates may be asked to identify any software, operating system, programming language, Information Technology skills and experience they have by filling out a questionnaire. This questionnaire will not be scored and will be used in order to ensure appropriate appointment. IT specific skills including but not limited to the following may be assessed/validated:

• Skills in COBOL
• Skills in JAVA
• Skills in Business Intelligence
• Skills in Database
• Skills in supporting IT security solution
• Skills in testing application & infrastructure
• Skills in supporting distributed hardware and software

Additional Staffing Requirements

Discretionary

• Budget Considerations
• Employment Equity
• Start Date
• Minimize Business Disruptions
• Skills related to the position to be staffed

Conditions of Employment

• Reliability/Security: Reliability
• Some position may require a Reliability Status Plus or a Secret Status
• Willing and able to relocate to the National Capital Region (NCR)

Appointment

Appointments will be based on the staffing requirements as identified on this notice.

General information

For information on how to apply, communication during the staffing process, foreign credentials, employment equity, accommodations during assessment, security status or clearance, and our code and conflict of interest requirements refer to the general information page http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/crrs/srch/tps-eng.html.

CRA employees are dedicated to serving in the public interest and have worked hard to earn the trust of Canadians. The Code of integrity and professional conduct and the Directive on conflict of interest, gifts and hospitality, and post-employment are important documents that outline the expected standards of conduct for CRA employees. We strongly recommend that you take the time to review these documents before you consider an employment opportunity with the CRA. Please note that a conflict of interest arises whenever an employee's private interests and/or outside activities impair, or could be perceived to impair, their ability to make decisions with integrity, impartiality, honesty, and in the best interests of the CRA and the Government of Canada.



For information on how to apply, communication during the staffing process, foreign credentials, employment equity, accommodations during assessment, and code of ethics and conduct refer to the general information page: http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/crrs/srch/tps-eng.html

Before submitting an application, potential applicants are asked to carefully review the requirements of this job opportunity to determine if they are eligible to apply.

Applicants from the general public who do not meet the eligibility requirements in order to apply on this staffing process will not be considered and will not be contacted.

Applicants can view the status of their application by logging into their candidate profile on our Careers site.

Pools

A pool of eligible candidates will be created for this staffing process.

Veterans' Hiring Act (VHA)

The VHA allows current and honourably released former Canadian Forces (CF) members to continue serving Canadians by granting them access to employment opportunities within the federal public service. In order to be considered, these current and former CF members must have at least three years of service and must not already be permanently employed in the CRA or federal public service.

In support of the VHA, the CRA has committed to allowing members and former members of the Canadian Forces access to apply on internal CRA staffing processes (open to CRA employees only) and CRA's interdepartmental staffing processes (open to CRA and federal public service employees). As a result, internal CRA job opportunities are posted on CRA's external Careers website for this purpose.

Members and honourably released former members of the Canadian Forces applying to this staffing process are required to include the details of the Member's Personnel Record Resume (MPRR) or other official documents or pieces of identification (for example, a copy of their release letter), which are documents issued by the Department of National Defence (DND) with their application to confirm their eligibility to apply.

If the current or former Canadian Forces member does not have a MPRR, he or she may contact Department of National Defence's Director of Casualty Support Management (DCSM) at 1(800) 883-6094 or DCSM-DGSB@forces.gc.ca for a copy of their MPRR or other official documents. For information on requesting a determination regarding status as a medically-released veteran, visit Veterans Affairs Canada.

Preferred Status

Before appointments are made from this staffing process, priority for appointment will be given to individuals with CRA preferred status. Members of the Canadian Forces released for medical reasons attributable to service will be given priority for appointment before all other individuals with CRA preferred status. Priority for appointment will be in the following order:

1. Members of the Canadian Forces released for medical reasons attributable to service with preferred status.

2. Individuals with either CRA surplus preferred status or CRA lay-off preferred status who live and/or work within the general rule of minimum distance of the position.

3. All other individuals with CRA preferred status who live and/or work within the general rule of minimum distance of the position.

Employment Equity

If Employment Equity is used as a staffing requirement to appoint from this staffing process, all candidates and all individuals with preferred status will have to meet the staffing requirements identified on this NOJO in order to be considered for appointment.

Security Status/Clearance

An integral part of the Personnel Screening Program requires that all candidates being appointed into the CRA be subject to a reliability check. This includes the verification of reliability, employment history, and police records and could include fingerprinting. The Personnel Screening Program was implemented to protect information that is departmentally sensitive or sensitive to the national interest by ensuring that all persons engaged by CRA meet standards of reliability, trustworthiness and loyalty required by the nature of their duties or tasks.

When attending any tests and/or interview sessions, candidates may be required to complete Personnel Screening forms so that a reliability check can be conducted. When completing the personnel security clearance form, you will be required to provide complete addresses for the places you resided in the last FIVE YEARS, including the year(s) and month(s) for each residence. If you were residing outside of Canada in the last five years, you may experience a delay in obtaining a security status/clearance.

In addition, candidates may be required to provide the original and photocopies of two of the documents listed below. Please note that one must be a photo ID. Photocopying services will not be provided.

Valid Canadian passport
Other passports with a Certificate of Citizenship or Permanent Resident card
Birth Certificate
Baptismal Certificate
Valid Canadian driver's license
Federal Public Service issued ID card

You must notify the manager/staffing board of any leave plans and any change of address or contact information that may occur during this staffing process.

Candidates must submit their application by logging into their CRA candidate account at Canada Revenue Agency - Careers website.

All documentation and information related to this staffing process is available on the Canada Revenue Agency - Careers website. If you cannot view the website, please contact by email IT-TI_CS02_Rex@cra-arc.gc.ca before the closing date and time of this notice of job opportunity.

Appointment

Before proceeding with appointments from this staffing process, the manager will give priority for appointment to individuals with CRA preferred status.

Appointments made from this staffing process will be based on one or more of the staffing requirement(s) identified on this notice.

Contact

Name: IT-TI_CS02_Rex@cra-arc.gc.ca
Email Address: IT-TI_CS02_Rex@cra-arc.gc.ca