Advocacy / CADSI News
July 17, 2003
Defence-related Job Opportunities
Defence-related Job Opportunities
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4.14.4.1094 – WEB MULTI-MEDIA CONTENT DESIGNER
In order to qualify for this position you must meet the following criteria:
• Must hold a minimum security clearance of Enhanced Reliability.
• Must have a university undergraduate degree in Communications with multimedia or graphic design instruction; OR
• Must have two or three year College level certificate in multimedia or graphical interface design for the web; AND three (3) years work experience in multi-media design or development within the last five (5) years.
• Must possess a minimum of one (1) year of demonstrated experience in each of the following within the past five (5) years: Government-On-Line initiative, Defence Intranet/Internet or corporate intranet; Development and implementation of a usability measurement framework, including usability tests, surveys and web usage metrics collection, and analysis of results.
• Must have a minimum of two (2) years of demonstrated experience in each of the following within the past five (5) years: Web site design, including the creation of navigation maps; Web site authoring tools, including Macromedia Dreamweaver, Fireworks and Flash; Web site graphics; and HTML.
• All applicants must already be incorporated or become incorporated prior to the first billing date.
CONTACT INFORMATION: Please apply through email to [email protected]
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4.14.4.1094 – BUSINESS PROCESS ANALYST
In order to qualify for this position you must meet the following criteria:
• Must hold a minimum security clearance of Enhanced Reliability.
• University undergraduate degree in computer science, engineering, science, project management or other related field and two (2) years of practical hands on experience within the last five (5) years in a business process modeling or enterprise architecture project.
• Must have demonstrated experience communicating effectively by visual, oral and written form with individuals, small groups and large audiences.
• Must have three (3) years of demonstrated experience in analyzing business functional requirements to identify and document information, procedures and decision flows using standard modeling languages.
• Must have a minimum of two (2) years of demonstrated experience in each of the following within the past ten (10) years: Quality Management; Configuration Management; and Change Management.
• Must have one (1) year of demonstrated experience with BPWin and ModelMart tools, and IDEF0 modeling standard.
• Must have demonstrated experience in military materiel acquisition and support processes from the perspective of process analysis and business transformation.
• All applicants must already be incorporated or become incorporated prior to the first billing date.
CONTACT INFORMATION: Please apply through email to [email protected]
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4.14.4.1094 – INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER
In order to qualify for this position you must meet the following criteria:
• Must hold a minimum security clearance of Enhanced Reliability.
• Must have a university undergraduate degree in education, training development, communication or other related field AND two (2) years of practical hands-on experience within the last five years. OR
• University undergraduate degree in any field AND three (3) years of practical hands on experience within the last ten (10) years in developing and delivering training material in a military or materiel acquisition and support context. OR
• College diploma in teaching, education, training development, multimedia design or a related field AND three (3) years of practical hands on experience within the last six (6) years in developing and delivering training material in a technical, military or materiel acquisition and support context.
• Must have two (2) years of demonstrated experience in developing and delivering training, which includes:
• Performing a needs assessment; Writing performance-based objectives; Selecting appropriate instructional strategies and media; Developing training materials; Communicating effectively by visual, Oral and written form with individuals, Small groups and in front of large audiences; Evaluating instruction and course.
• Must have experience producing a distance learning, e-learning or computer-based training.
• All applicants must already be incorporated or become incorporated prior to the first billing date.
CONTACT INFORMATION: Please apply through email to [email protected]
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4.14.4.1094 – INTERGRATED LOGISTIC SUPPORT EXPERT
In order to qualify for this position you must meet the following criteria:
• Must hold a minimum security clearance of Enhanced Reliability.
• Must have a university undergraduate degree in a field of engineering, science or mathematics - and – a minimum of five (5) years of demonstrated experience in Integrated Logistic Support and Integrated Logistic Support Analysis within the last (10) years; OR
• Secondary school diploma – and - a minimum of ten (10) years of demonstrated experience in Integrated Logistic Support and Integrated Logistics Support Analysis, of which a minimum of five (5) years must have been in the last ten (10) years.
• Must have demonstrated experience communicating effectively by oral and written form with individuals and small to medium size groups.
• Must have a minimum of six (6) months of demonstrated experience with each of the following ILS elements: Maintenance Planning; Computer Resources; Technical Data; and Support and Test Equipment.
• All applicants must already be incorporated or become incorporated prior to the first billing date.
CONTACT INFORMATION: Please apply through email to [email protected]
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4.14.4.1094 – LIFE CYCLE MANAGER
In order to qualify for this position you must meet the following criteria:
• Must hold a minimum security clearance of Enhanced Reliability.
• For Civilian Trained Personnel: Graduation from a two (2) year technical program offered by a recognized technical institute; or eligibility for registration as a technician by a recognized provincial licensing body; AND three (3) years of practical hands-on experience in a maintenance management related activities for equipment used in land vehicles, ships and aircrafts. OR
• For Armed Forces Trained Personnel: Qualified to the QL6 trade level in a related technical field.
• Must have knowledge of any military environment Engineering and Maintenance Management System as demonstrated through years of experience;
• Must have knowledge of the preparation and distribution of Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) documentation as demonstrated through years of experience;
• Must have knowledge of project evaluation, and preparation and implementation of technical documentation as demonstrated through years of experience;
• Must have knowledge of maintenance system interface with the Canadian Forces Supply System (CFSS) and a DND financial / managerial accounting system as demonstrated through years of experience.
• All applicants must already be incorporated or become incorporated prior to the first billing date.
CONTACT INFORMATION: Please apply through email to [email protected]
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4.14.4.1094 – RELIABILITY/MAINTAINABILITY ENGINEER EXPERT
In order to qualify for this position you must meet the following criteria:
• Must hold a minimum security clearance of Enhanced Reliability.
• Must have a postgraduate degree in Reliability Engineering.
• Must have demonstrated experience communicating effectively by oral and written form with individuals and small to medium sized groups.
• Must possess a minimum of ten (10) years of demonstrated experience as an engineer, of which a minimum of six (6) years have been as a reliability engineer.
• Must possess a minimum of five (5) years of demonstrated experience as an engineer, of which a minimum of three (3) years have been as a reliability engineer.
• Must possess demonstrated working experience with each of the following R&M standards: US DoD MIL-STDs; NATO Standards (ARMP4); and SAE Standards.
• All applicants must already be incorporated or become incorporated prior to the first billing date.
CONTACT INFORMATION: Please apply through email to [email protected]
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4.14.4.1094 – SENIOR DEFENCE ANALYST
In order to qualify for this position you must meet the following criteria:
• Must hold a minimum security clearance of Enhanced Reliability.
• Must have a university masters degree in business administration or public administration – AND - a minimum of four (4) years of demonstrated experience directly related to MA&S in the last eight (8) years. OR
• Must have an undergraduate degree in any field – and – a minimum of ten (10) years of demonstrated engineering experience in a Canadian or allied military environment of which a minimum of three (3) years must be experience in DMA&S.
• Must have demonstrated experience that allowed him/her to obtain knowledge, understanding and practical experience in each of the following:
• Developing military MA&S processes;
• Developing processes within a modeling environment;
• Developing MA&S policy and guidance documents at the corporate/department level;
• Conducting comparative analyses of Canadian and allied countries defence acquisition reform initiatives;
• Developing MA&S performance measures and performance management frameworks;
• Providing strategic advice and assistance to senior management (corporate or department) with respect to MA&S policy and practice;
• Monitoring or conducting analyses and providing advice on allied countries legislative and regulatory initiatives that impact or potentially impact Canadian defence MA&S policies and processes;
• Developing and conducting private sector and/or defence acquisition reform.
• All applicants must already be incorporated or become incorporated prior to the first billing date.
CONTACT INFORMATION: Please apply through email to [email protected]
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4.14.4.1094 – SYSTEM ENGINEER – CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
In order to qualify for this position you must meet the following criteria:
• Must hold a minimum security clearance of Enhanced Reliability.
• Must have a minimum of eight (8) years experience with a requirement similar to that described in this RFP of which five (5) years experience have been within the last ten (10) years.
• Must have a university undergraduate degree in the field of engineering or, be eligible for registration as a professional engineer by a recognized provincial licensing body.
• Must have demonstrated experience communicating effectively by oral and written form with individuals and small to medium sized groups.
• Must have demonstrated experience in configuration management. This knowledge consist of demonstrated Configuration Management work experience on Major Crown Project or Life Cycle Materiel Management as related to defence programs.
• All applicants must already be incorporated or become incorporated prior to the first billing date.
CONTACT INFORMATION: Please apply through email to [email protected]
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4.14.4.1094 – SYSTEM ENGINEER EXPERT
In order to qualify for this position you must meet the following criteria:
• Must hold a minimum security clearance of Enhanced Reliability.
• Must have a minimum of ten (10) years of demonstrated engineering experience in a Canadian or allied military environment of which a minimum of three (3) years must be experience in System Engineering Management.
• Must have a university post graduate degree or undergraduate degree in the field of engineering, science, or mathematics.
• Must have demonstrated experience that allowed him/her to obtain knowledge, understanding and practical experience in the following fields: Engineering Standards and Policy (ESP); Life Cycle Costing (LCC); Integrated Logistics Support (ILS); Reliability and Maintainability (R&M) Engineering; and Requirements Decomposition and Management (RDM).
• Demonstrated experience that allowed him/her to obtain knowledge and understanding of military Acquisition Reforms.
• Demonstrated experience communicating effectively by oral and written form with individuals and small to medium sized groups.
• All applicants must already be incorporated or become incorporated prior to the first billing date.
CONTACT INFORMATION: Please apply through email to [email protected]
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4.14.4.1094 – SYSTEM ENGINEER - IN SERVICE
In order to qualify for this position you must meet the following criteria:
• Must hold a minimum security clearance of Enhanced Reliability.
• Must have a minimum of eight (8) years experience with a requirement similar to that described in this RFP of which five (5) years experience have been within the last ten (10) years.
• Must have a university undergraduate degree in the field of engineering or, be eligible for registration as a professional engineer by a recognized provincial licensing body.
• Must have demonstrated experience communicating effectively by oral and written form with individuals and small to medium sized groups.
• Shall possess a minimum of three (3) years of demonstrated experience in service engineering management. This experience shall include each of the following elements:
• Engineering and logistics analysis and design related to the in-service;
• Equipment trouble shooting, upgrades and change;
• Development and maintenance of technical data;
• Development of equipment technical and support requirements of equipment used in vehicle, ship and or aircraft fleet (e.g. spares, technical manuals, tools, Repair and Overhaul, facilities, etc.),
• and Integration of such requirements into business plan submissions.
• All applicants must already be incorporated or become incorporated prior to the first billing date.
CONTACT INFORMATION: Please apply through email to [email protected]
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4.14.4.1094 – SENIOR PROCUREMENT / FINANCE OFFICER
In order to qualify for this position you must meet the following criteria:
• Must hold a minimum security clearance of Enhanced Reliability.
• University undergraduate degree in administration, commerce or other related field and two (2) years of practical hands on experience within the last five years in a procurement and finance related activity; OR
• Graduation from a provincially recognized college program in procurement, finance, economics, commerce, accounting or materiel management (or in possession of such a certificate from a provincial licensing body) and three (3) years of practical hands-on experience within the last six (6) years in a procurement and finance related activity; OR
• Secondary school diploma and five (5) years of practical hands -on experience within the last eight (8) years in a procurement and finance related activity.
• Must have demonstrated knowledge of the legislation and policies applicable to the procurement and contracting for the federal government in having at least five (5) years of experience working for a federal Government Department.
• All applicants must already be incorporated or become incorporated prior to the first billing date.
CONTACT INFORMATION: Please apply through email to [email protected]
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4.14.4.1094 – SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER
In order to qualify for this position you must meet the following criteria:
• Must hold a minimum security clearance of Enhanced Reliability.
• Must have a university post graduate degree in any field- and five (5) years of work experience in a program management field; OR
• Must have a university under graduate degree in any field-and-ten (10) years of work experience in a program management field.
• Must have two (2) years of demonstrated experience in the organizational relationships between the Vice Chief Defence Staff (VCDS) and ADM(Mat) Groups.
• Must have demonstrated experience in working with each of these systems; the Capabilities Initiative Database (CID) and the Materiel Acquisition and Support Desktop.
• Must have demonstrated experience in each of the following: Defence Services Program (DSP); Capital Equipment Program (CEP); Defence Management System (DMS);
• All applicants must already be incorporated or become incorporated prior to the first billing date.
CONTACT INFORMATION: Please apply through email to [email protected]
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4.14.4.1094 – SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
In order to qualify for this position you must meet the following criteria:
• Must have a university undergraduate degree in any field.
• Demonstrated experience in contract administration in a municipal, provincial/state or federal government department;
• Demonstrated experience in the management of a publishing project (paper or electronic);
• Demonstrated experience in using Earned Value Analysis for project status reporting and assessment in the context of milestone based deliverables.
• Demonstrated experience using Microsoft project or another project planning tool for planning, scheduling, task assignments and progress reporting;
• Must have demonstrated experience in managing the design, implementation and support of 3-tiered client/server and web based applications;
• Must have demonstrated experience in (a) military materiel acquisition and support processes (b) from the perspective of process analysis and business transformation;
• Must have work experience of either: Minimum of eight (8) years experience in the last twelve (12) years in the direct management of a project and in charge of a team of no less than five individuals; - OR –
• Minimum of five (5) years of demonstrated experience in the last eight (8) years in the direct management of a project and in charge of a team of no less than five individuals – and evidence of Project Management Institute accreditation as a Project Management Professional.
• Must have a minimum of two (2) years of demonstrated experience in each of the following, within the last five (5) years in all of the following: Project planning; Configuration Management; Risk Management; Status Reporting; Quality Management; Change Management.
• Demonstrated experience communicating effectively by oral and written form with individuals and small to medium sized groups as demonstrated in past projects/experience
• All applicants must already be incorporated or become incorporated prior to the first billing date.
CONTACT INFORMATION: Please apply through email to [email protected]
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4.14.4.1094 – SENIOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SPECIALIST
In order to qualify for this position you must meet the following criteria:
• Must hold a minimum security clearance of Enhanced Reliability.
• Must have a university undergraduate degree in any field.
• Minimum of eight (8) years experience in the last twelve (12) years in a direct project management capacity with detailed knowledge in all nine (9) Project Management knowledge areas as detailed in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) 2000 edition.
• Must have Project Management Institute (PMI) Accreditation as PM Professional.
• Must have a minimum of four (4) years experience as a Project Manager of a significant size project (project lasted 3 years) in charge of a team of no less than five (5) individuals.
• Must have Formal Project Management Training - Copy of Certificate(s) required for all training required.
• Post graduate training in project management from a university or a recognized training institution including Military organization; Or
• Project management training from an accredited PM Training Institution leading to a college certificate/diploma; Or
• Project management training from a PMI accredited training organization including: Cost and Scheduling, Risk Management, Scope Management, etc.
• Must have developed or managed any 5 of the following:
• Project Charter; Defence Management approval documentation; such as Synopsis Sheets; Preliminary Project Risk Assessment; Statement of Requirements; Work Breakdown Structure; Project Management Plan; Risk Plan and Risk Assessment Schedule; Communication Plan; Request for Proposal Documentation such as Statement of Work and Evaluation Plan.
• Must have demonstrated practical experience using Earned Value Analysis for project status reporting and assessment in the context of milestone based deliverables.
• Must have demonstrated practical experience using project management tools including, but not limited to: a scheduling tool or another project planning tool for planning, scheduling, task assignment and progress reporting such as MS Project; a Risk Management tool such as Risk Radar; a Requirement Management tool such as DOORS.
• Must have demonstrated practical experience in technical discipline (e,g. system engineering, ILS, Configuration Management, Procurement) as related to the Acquisition and Support processes.
• Must have demonstrated practical experience in having participated in the approval of projects through the Defence Management System (DMS).
• All applicants must already be incorporated or become incorporated prior to the first billing date.
CONTACT INFORMATION: Please apply through email to [email protected]
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4.14.4.1094 – SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER
In order to qualify for this position you must meet the following criteria:
• Must hold a minimum security clearance of Enhanced Reliability.
• Must have a university postgraduate degree in computer engineering or computer science – and – five (5) years of work experience in software engineering within the last ten (10) years. OR
• A university undergraduate degree in computer engineering or computer science and ten (10) years of work experience in software engineering within the last twelve (12) years
• Must have demonstrated experience communicating effectively by oral and written form with individuals and small to medium sized groups.
• Must have demonstrated engineering experience with software embedded in military weapon systems.
• All applicants must already be incorporated or become incorporated prior to the first billing date.
CONTACT INFORMATION: Please apply through email to [email protected]
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4.14.4.1094 – SENIOR WEB DEVELOPER
In order to qualify for this position you must meet the following criteria:
• Must hold a minimum security clearance of Enhanced Reliability.
• Must have a minimum of two (2) years of demonstrated experience in each of the following within the past five (5) years:
• Systems analysis; requirements analysis, business case analysis; effort estimating; modeling and documentation; Software Engineering, using a standard or documented process; Quality Management, using a standard or documented process; Configuration Management, using a configuration or version management tool; and Change Management, using a change request management or helpdesk type tool.
• Must have demonstrated experience in developing, deploying and supporting web content or electronic documentation environments, which is defined as the necessary hardware, software and standards to enable the primary information management processes of storage, control, publication, revision and archival.
• Must have a university postgraduate degree in computer engineering or computer science or related discipline – and – three (3) years of work experience in a software development or support field within the last five (5) years; - OR –
• A university undergraduate degree in computer engineering or computer science or related discipline and five (5) years of work experience in a software development or support field within the last seven (7) years; - OR –
• Two years College level certificate in computer science or related discipline and ten (10) years work experience in a software development or support field within the last twelve (12) years;
• AND a minimum of four (4) years of demonstrated experience in the last ten (10) years designing 3-tiered client/server and web-based applications.
• Must have two (2) years of demonstrated experience in leading a team of developers.
• Must have three (3) years of demonstrated experience in data modeling;
• Must have demonstrated experience using UML (Unified Modeling Language) for systems architecture and design;
• Must have demonstrated experience designing, implementing, testing and supporting 3-tiered client/server and web based applications using an object-oriented analysis and design approach;
• All applicants must already be incorporated or become incorporated prior to the first billing date.
CONTACT INFORMATION: Please apply through email to [email protected]
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4.14.4.1094 – TECHNICAL EDITOR
In order to qualify for this position you must meet the following criteria:
• Must hold a minimum security clearance of Enhanced Reliability.
• Must have a university undergraduate degree in communication, administration, commerce or other field AND two (2) years of practical hands on experience within the last five years in a translation project or as a technical writer. OR
• Graduation from a provincially recognized college program in translation or as a technical writer AND four (4) years of practical hands –on experience within the last six (6) years as a bilingual translator or as a technical writer. OR
• Secondary school diploma AND five (5) years of practical hands–on experience within the last eight years (8) years as a bilingual translator or as a technical writer.
• Two (2) years of demonstrated experience in the translation of technical text within a military or materiel acquisition and support context.
• Must have demonstrated experience in the creation, maintenance or use of an English to French lexicon.
• Must have demonstrated experience in editing HTML pages or using web-editing tools.
• Must have demonstrated experience in editing French content for grammar, terminology and technical accuracy.
• All applicants must already be incorporated or become incorporated prior to the first billing date.
CONTACT INFORMATION: Please apply through email to [email protected]
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4.14.4.1094 – WEB CONTENT COORDINATOR
In order to qualify for this position you must meet the following criteria:
• Must hold a minimum security clearance of Enhanced Reliability.
• Must have a university undergraduate degree in computer engineering or computer science and five (5) years of work experience in a software support field within the last seven (7) years; OR
• Must have a two year College level certificate in computer science or equivalent and five (5) years work experience in a software support field within the last ten (10) years; and a minimum of four (4) years of demonstrated experience in the last ten (10) years managing a configuration management system.
• Must have a minimum of two (2) years of demonstrated experience in using, configuring and managing one of the following within the past ten (10) years: Configuration management tool; Web content management tool; or Change request management or Help desk type tool.
• Must have demonstrated experience in configuration management, or in deploying and supporting web content management environments, which is defined as the necessary hardware, software and standards to enable the primary content management processes of storage, control, publication, revision and archival.
• Must have a minimum of two (2) years of demonstrated experience in each of the following within the past five (5) years: Software Engineering; Quality Management; Configuration Management; and Change Management.
• Must have demonstrated experience communicating effectively by oral and written form with individuals and small groups.
• All applicants must already be incorporated or become incorporated prior to the first billing date.
CONTACT INFORMATION: Please apply through email to [email protected]
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4.14.4.1094 – WEB DEVELOPER
In order to qualify for this position you must meet the following criteria:
• Must hold a minimum security clearance of Enhanced Reliability.
• Must have a university undergraduate degree in computer engineering or computer science or related discipline and two (2) years work experience in a software development or support field within the last three (3) years; OR
• Two year College level certificate in computer science or related discipline and four (4) years work experience in a related software support field within the last six (6) years. OR
• Successful completion of an intensive IM/IT course with a minimum of six hundred (600) hours of instruction and assignments – AND – minimum of five (5) years of demonstrated work experience in a related software development or support field within the last seven (7) years.
• Must have a minimum of two (2) years of demonstrated experience within the past five (5) years supporting the creation and maintenance of web environments;
• Must have a minimum of two (2) years of demonstrated experience within the past five (5) years working with data encoded in accordance with XML;
• Must have a minimum of two (2) years of demonstrated experience within the past five (5) years performing at least 3 internet publishing tasks such as: Incorporating and editing image files of varying source file formats, Creating page linkages, Implementing VB or Java scripts, Implementing HTML; Integrating database capability; Mirroring content across sites; Registering a site with search engines.
• All applicants must already be incorporated or become incorporated prior to the first billing date.
CONTACT INFORMATION: Please apply through email to [email protected]
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