Senior IT Technologist

Priority will be given to the following designated employment equity groups: Indigenous peoples* (First Nations, Inuit and Métis), persons with disabilities and racialized persons*.

* The Employment Equity Act, which is under review, uses the terminology Aboriginal peoples and visible minorities. 

Candidates are asked to self-declare when applying to this hiring process.

City: Ottawa
Organizational Unit: Knowledge, Information and Technology Services
Classification: CS-3
Tenure: Term
Duration: 2 years with possibility of extension
Language Requirements: English essential 

Note: This position will require full time on site presence.

NRC welcomes all qualified applicants and encourages candidates to self-declare as members of the following designated employment equity groups: women, visible minorities, Aboriginal peoples and persons with disabilities.

Please advise of any accommodation measures required to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. They are available to all candidates for further assessment. Related information received will be addressed confidentially.

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We are looking for a senior IT technologist within the KITS branch. The candidate would be someone who shares our core values of integrity, excellence, respect and creativity.

The senior IT technologist will be responsible to facilitate the deployment, management and support of IT infrastructure and to enable manufacturing in the Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre (CPFC). The CPFC is an NRC business unit with a mandate to fabricate high quality III-V semiconductor based opto- and micro-electronic components for its clients.

In addition to the work mentionned above, the selected candidate will represent the CPFC’s interests by indentifying, creating and driving IT project opportunities. These projects will have to be elaborated and deployed with within the framework of KITS, Shared Services Canada(SSC) and the Treasury Board of Canada Secretaria (TBS) guidelines and policies.  

Applicants must demonstrate within the content of their application that they meet the following screening criteria in order to be given further consideration as candidates:

Technical College diploma in Computer Science or related field.

Bachelor degree in Computer Science may be an asset.

A combination of education and direct experience may be considered.

For information on certificates and diplomas issued abroad, please see Degree equivalency

• Extensive and recent experience in IT

o    Infrastructure management

• Network
• Storage (e.g. NAS)
  • Backup (e.g. Veeam)
• Server
• Workstation  
• Virtualization

o    Middleware

• Operating System administration (Windows)

o    Platforms, as example

• Database Management Systems (e.g. Sql Server)
• Web server

o    Industry standard cyber security practices
o    End user identity management

• Significant and recent customer service experience

o    Communications skills (written and oral)
o    Authoring of technical documentation / SOP’s
o    Integrity and reliability

Note that extensive experience is define by minimum of 5  years’ experience. Recent is defined as experience gained in the last 10 years.

Assets

• Manufacturing Execution System (MES) administration
• Working in a quality managed environment
• Project management experience
• Experience in legacy DOS, netware, Windows OS.

Enhanced Reliability

English essential

Information on language requirements and self-assessment tests

Candidates will be assessed on the basis of the following criteria:

• Configuration, deployment and maintenance of :

o    Network (e.g. firewall)
o    Storage appliances (e.g. NAS)
o    Backup services (e.g. Veeam)
o    Server (e.g. Windows server administration)
o    Workstation (configuration and end user support) 
o    Virtualization (e.g. VMWare)
o    Platforms, as example 

• Database Management Systems (e.g. Sql Server)
• Web server (e.g. Apache)

o    End user identity management (e.g. Active Directory)

• Industry standard cyber security practices
• Communications skills (written and oral)

• Management services - Conceptual and analytical ability (Level 2)
• Management services - Results orientation (Level 2)
• Management services - Communication (Level 2)
• Management services - Organizational and environmental awareness (Level 2)
• Management services - Client focus (Level 2)

For this position, the NRC will evaluate candidates using the following competency profile: Management Services .

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Rates under review

From $89,548 to $112,660 per annum. 

An incumbent occupying a position within the CS Group is currently entitled to receive a terminable allowance of $212 per month.

NRC employees enjoy a wide-range of competitive benefits including comprehensive health and dental plans, vacation, sick, and other leave entitlements, disability insurance and pension plans.

The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) is the Government of Canada's largest research organization supporting industrial innovation, the advancement of knowledge and technology development. We collaborate with over 70 colleges, universities and hospitals annually, work with 800 companies on their projects, and provide advice or funding to over 8000 Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) each year.

We bring together the brightest minds to deliver tangible impacts on the lives of Canadians and people around the world. And now, we want to partner with you.  Let your expertise and inspirations make an impact by joining the NRC.

At the NRC Employee wellness matters. We offer flexible work schedules as well as part-time work to help employees maintain work-life balance. We are one of the few federal organizations that close our offices during the December holiday season.  We offer professional learning and development opportunities such as conferences, workshops, and a suite of mentorship, award and recognition programs. Diversity enables creativity and innovation. Fostering a diverse, inclusive, welcoming and supportive workplace is important to us, and contributes to a more inclusive Canadian innovation system. We welcome all qualified applicants and encourage you to complete the employment equity self-declaration questions during the job application process. Please let us know of any accommodation measures required to help you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Please note that the information you provide will be treated confidentially. 

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• Relocation assistance will be determined in accordance with the NRC's directives.
• A pre-qualified list may be established for similar positions for a one year period.
• A cover letter is required. Failure to provide a cover letter will be grounds for rejection of the application. The cover letter should include a description of how the specific competencies in this competition are met.
• Failure to provide appropriate or factual information in the application may result in the rejection of your application.
• Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or possible missing information. 
• Preference will be given to Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents of Canada. Please include citizenship information in your application.
• The incumbent must adhere to safe workplace practices at all times.
• We thank all those who apply, however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Please direct your questions, with the requisition number (21432) to:

E-mail: [email protected]

Telephone: 343-596-8193 
Closing Date: March 4, 2024 - 23:59 Eastern Time

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*If you are currently a term or continuing employee at NRC, please apply through the SuccessFactors Careers module from your NRC computer.