Scientific Analyst Programmer Inventory Job in Edmonton Recruiting by Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

Scientific Analyst Programmer Inventory

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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.

FOR THIS PROCESS/INVENTORY

You must submit a complete application, consisting of screening questions which clearly demonstrate how you meet the screening criteria (education and experience) and a résumé. The screening questions will be used as the primary tool in the screening process and the résumé will only be used to substantiate the information provided.

We are accepting applications until September 30, to create an inventory of qualified candidates. However, you should apply now! Applications will be pulled as positions are identified for staffing.

The retest period for re-assessment within the context of this selection process is 6 months from the date of elimination at either the written exam, interview, or reference stage of the process. If, after having been eliminated, you resubmit an application to this process, before the retest period has elapsed, your application will not be considered.

The Canadian Center for Meteorological and Environmental Prevision is located in Dorval. Consequently, the candidate needs to be mobile for Dorval although part time remote work is possible. If employees or persons currently employed by the public service are selected, the acting appointment, deployment, assignment, secondment, or Interchange Canada mechanisms could be used depending on the situation and their eligibility.

Duties

Stream 1: Scientific Analyst Programmer

Collaborate with scientists and researchers to port their science into efficient code and algorithms.
Develop, optimize, and maintain software applications and libraries that implement numerical validation systems, verification and quality control systems, diagnostic and visualisation tools, related to meteorological and environmental prediction numerical models.
Identify performance bottlenecks within the models and develop strategies to improve computational efficiency.
Use profiling tools and techniques to analyze and optimize code for parallel execution.
Develop comprehensive testing and validation procedures to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the HPC implementations.

Stream 2: Machine learning analyst (AI) Data Analysis and Preprocessing:

Collect, clean, and preprocess large datasets from various sources, including meteorological, satellite, and environmental data.
Collaborate with data scientists and machine learning engineers to design and develop AI models for weather prediction and environmental modeling.
Experiment with various AI algorithms, including deep learning, reinforcement learning, and ensemble methods, to optimize model performance.
Develop and implement integration strategies for AI models into existing weather and environmental modeling systems.
Ensure seamless communication and data exchange between AI models and traditional modeling components.
Collaborate with meteorologists, environmental scientists, and software engineers to integrate AI solutions into operational forecasting systems.

Work environment

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) is a department that strives to offer a diverse, inclusive, innovative, and dynamic environment for its employees.

The Canadian Centre for Meteorological and Environmental Predictions (CCMEP) is one of the 5 largest centres in numerical environmental forecasting in the world. This centre brings together expertise in research and development of atmospheric, oceanic, hydrodynamic and urban digital modelling, as well as two of the most powerful super-computing platforms allowing us to provide numerical data and forecasts as well as the most recent observations to help decision-making and planning and to inform citizens of the potential impacts of the weather in the medium and long term.

We are currently seeking individuals who are interested in how mathematics and physical sciences are used in weather and environmental predictions and help us solve the High Performance Computing (HPC) challenges ahead.

You could bring your computer science expertise in the domain of:
Scientific programming
HPC parallelization and optimization
Applied artificial intelligence and machine learning into modeling and product
Big Data management and processing
DevOps

If you feel you can contribute your expertise to improve our weather and environmental prediction systems in a multidisciplinary team with passionate people, then apply today! Many stimulating and gratifying challenges await you in our organization!

Intent of the process

This inventory will be used to staff current and future information technology (IT-02 and IT-03) positions within Environment and Climate Change Canada in Dorval (Quebec), with an imperative bilingual language requirement, a reliability or secret security clearance and various conditions of employments and tenures, and may be used to staff similar acting, assignment, term or permanent positions with various locations whose security profiles, language requirements bilingual imperative BBB/BBB and/or CBC/CBC, and length of employment may vary depending on the position being filled and in various locations within Environment and Climate Change Canada in Canada.

There are two streams planned on being staffed with this inventory:

Stream 1: Scientific analyst programmer
Stream 2: Machine learning analyst (AI)

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

Candidates must clearly demonstrate in their application form how they meet the education and experience criteria listed in the essential qualifications. Candidates must use each of the education and experience criteria as a header. Under each corresponding header, candidates must then write one or two paragraphs clearly demonstrating with concrete examples how they meet each individual criterion. Résumé may be used to validate the experience. Failure to provide this information in the requested format for the essential qualifications may result in your application being rejected.

For each experience criteria provided, candidates must clearly indicate:
Duration of experience,
When the experience was acquired,
The link with the experience criterion requested.

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:
Degree from a recognized postsecondary institution in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Mathematics and Computer science, Physics and Computer science or another specialty relevant to the position to be staffed. An acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience can also serve as an alternative to minimum education.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)
Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)

Second Language Writing Skills Self-Assessment
In order to help you decide if you should apply to a bilingual position, an optional self-assessment of your writing skills in your second official language is available for you to take before completing your application.

For more information, please consult:

Required Experience:

For IT-02 and IT-03 positions:
(Stream 1)
1.Recent and significant* experience in programming in a Unix/Linux environment.
(Stream 1 and 2)
2.Recent and significant* programming experience, developing, maintaining, or improving software with at least one high level language such as but not limited to Python, C, Java, C++, Go, Rust, Fortran.
(Stream 2)
3.Recent and significant* experience in development and application of artificial intelligence techniques (machine learning, deep learning).

(*) Recent and Significant: Implies the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with having performed a broad range of related activities for a period of approximately:
One year in recent years (approximately eight ) for IT-02 positions
Three years in recent years (approximately eight ) for IT-03 positions

Additionally for IT-03 positions (Stream 1 and 2):
4.Experience in a leadership role in the planning, development and implementation phases of an IM/IT project, or some component of a project.

For each experience criteria provided, candidates must clearly indicate:
duration of experience,
when the experience was acquired,
the link with the experience criterion requested.
The extent of experience will be used to distinguish eligibility for IT-02 and IT-03 positions. The same experience can be used for more than one criterion.

Required Knowledge:
These skills may be tested by a written exam and/or an interview at a later date.

For IT-02 and IT-03 positions:
(Stream 1)
1. Knowledge of Linux shell (one of Bash, Ksh, Dash, Csh, sh).
(Stream 1 and 2)
2. Knowledge of Unix/Linux operating systems;
3. Knowledge of at least one of the following high-level languages such as but not limited to Python, C, Java, C++, Go, Rust, Fortran.

Required Competencies:
These skills may be tested in a written exam and/or an interview at a later date.

1. Application Development
Definition: Ability to design, develop, construct, enhance, support, and maintain application software.
2. Working with others
Definition: Demonstrating effective interpersonal skills & working cooperatively and effectively within & across organizational units to achieve common goals.
3. Initiative
Definition: Identify immediate actions to address current issues and opportunities to improve performance and achieve goals. Addresses pressing issues while remaining aware of emerging opportunities.
4. Adaptability
Definition: Willingly adapts to ever-changing circumstances, constantly willing to learn, and able to adjust knowledge, skills, and abilities to meet new challenges in response to changing contextual realities.
5. Communication
Definition: Use language as a flexible tool to gather and share information, exchange ideas, and openly consider a multitude of viewpoints, adapting style and content to each person, audience, and circumstance.
6. Leadership
Definition: Ability to lead, motivate, influence, or guide individuals, teams, or organizations to act toward achieving a common goal.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS:

While all essential qualifications must be met, not all the asset qualifications, organizational needs or operational requirements advertised will necessarily be used when making any appointment from the process. Candidates must clearly demonstrate in their application how they meet the education and experience criteria listed in the assets qualifications if they meet any. Failure to provide this information in the requested format for the asset qualifications may result in being considered not met.

Education:
Masters degree from a recognized postsecondary institution in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Mathematics and Computer science, Physics and Computer science or another specialty relevant to the position to be staffed.

Experience:
1. Experience supervising employee(s)
2. Experience working on models with fluid dynamics or physical processes
3. Experience in managing and processing geospatial data
4. Experience in code performance evaluation and optimisation
5. Experience with parallel programming (MPI, Threads, OpenMP or OpenACC)
6. Experience with GPU programming for high performance calculations
7. Experience with cloud infrastructure, concepts and/or service delivery (Azure or AWS preferably)
8. Experience working with Big Data
9. Experience with virtualisation (ex: docker, apptainer/singularity, Openshift, k8s)

Knowledge:
1. Deep knowledge* of one of the following interpreted programming languages: Python, Linux Shell, TCL
2. Deep knowledge* of one of the following programming languages: FORTRAN, C, C++
3. DevOps: Continuous integration / Continuous delivery (CI/CD), automation, git

(*) Deep knowledge implies that you are completely comfortable with using most aspects of the language and can use it to express complex ideas efficiently.

Organizational needs:
Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: visible minorities, women, people with disabilities.

Operational requirements:
1. Availability and consent to work overtime, sometimes on short notice.
2. Be available for occasional travel.
3. Some positions offered may require willingness and ability to be on standby to give support on a rotational basis, 24-7;

Conditions of employment

Conditions of employment:
Various security clearance: Reliability, Secret

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.

It is your responsibility to ensure that your email and contact information are maintained with the Assessment board AND in your Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS) account. As all of the communication for this process will be conducted via the email address provided in your application AND via your PSRS account, it is your responsibility to ensure that you check for messages regularly and to ensure that your email address accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email or filter them to a junk mail folder). Failure to respond to key messages may result in your elimination from this process.

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Depending on the number of applicants, the needs, and Human Resources plans, volume management strategies such as random selection, top-down approach and establishing cut-off scores to determine who will continue in the staffing process MAY BE USED for the purpose of managing applications.

Candidates invited to an interview will be required to bring proof of their education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcript (original documents only).

Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at note that any information provided through this selection process may be considered in the assessment of any of the essential or other qualifications, including the ability to communicate effectively in writing.

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

Candidates who have been assessed and found to have met all essential qualifications except official language requirements may update their second-language evaluation (SLE) results for as long as the pool is valid. Each candidate can only undergo SLE testing one time within the context of an appointment process; any update to a candidate's linguistic profile must be as a result of subsequent SLE testing done outside of this appointment process.

If employees or person employed of the public service are selected, the acting appointment, deployment, assignment, secondment or Interchange Canada mechanisms could be used depending on the situation and their eligibility.

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.

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

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