Technologist, Infrastructure Operations and Electronics

Duties
• Responsible for installing and maintaining end user I/T equipment in Unclassified, Protected and Classified environments, in direct support of police operations and investigations and for all administrative units of RCMP "V" Division.
• Equipment includes workstations, laptops, printers, scanners, tablets and other network devices
•Travelling to remote communities on small airplanes for operational support will be required.
•Responsible for the maintenance and support of RCMP Operational Communications Center (OCC).
•Responsible for the maintenance and support of wireless communications system that includes (fix repeater sites, portable radios, mobile radios).
•Responsible for the maintenance and support of Uninterrupted Power Supplies (UPS) systems.
•Responsible for the maintenance and support of in vehicle Mobile Workstation Station (MWS).

Intent of the process
Intent to fill two (2) indeterminate positions. A qualified pool of candidates may be established and may be used to staff this position or similar positions or for future term, acting, assignment, secondment, deployment, or indeterminate opportunities. Should a Civilian Member (CM) be found qualified and selected for appointment, the appointment will not result in a change of status to the Public Service (PS) category for the CM.This position is located in Iqaluit, Nunavut. Applicants are encouraged to apply only if they are willing and able to work and relocate to Iqaluit, Nunavut.

Positions to be filled
2

Important messages
Nunavut Inuit who are enrolled under the Nunavut Agreement.* In accordance with the Nunavut Agreement and Inuit Impact and Benefit Agreements, qualified Inuit of the Nunavut Settlement Area will be considered ahead of other applicants📢 Northern Allowances:
Isolated Post Allowance for Iqaluit, NU, which is based on if the employee has dependents or is occupying Government housing.
Vacation Travel Assistance will be provided for each eligible member of the household and represents 2 trips per year.📢 We Also Offer:
Housing: Federal government housing is provided in Iqaluit, NU.
Relocation Assistance: Applicants may be eligible for relocation assistance and may wish to review the Relocation Directive: https://www.njc-cnm.gc.ca/directive/d6/en External candidates may be eligible for the initial appointment relocation entitlement of up to $5000 if they are not currently a federal public service employee** The use of AI is prohibited. **You must complete your application and future assessments independently without external help, including unauthorized internet resources or Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools (for example, Copilot, ChatGPT or any other form of AI).You may be asked to explain or elaborate on your answers in a follow-up interview.Any violation may be investigated and result in serious consequences, including the rejection of your application.***************************
HOW TO ANSWER SCREENING QUESTIONSWhen submitting an application to this selection process, you will be prompted to answer screening questions concerning the essential education, and the essential and asset experience qualifications. Your responses to these questions will be used as a primary source of information and your resume may only be used to validate this information. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.
• Provide responses in sentence format.
• Each response must include concrete, specific examples that speak directly to the experience
sought.
• Each example must include WHEN and WHERE the example took place, background of each situation,
WHAT you did, HOW you did it, what your role was in the situation, and what was the outcome.
• Focus on what you did. In referring to an experience achieved in the context of a team, set your role apart from the role(s) of others.
• Simply listing your job duties, or indicating 'refer to resume', is not sufficient.

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Top Secret security clearance - RCMP Top Secret Security Clearance
This requires a Security/Reliability Interview, and a field investigation in matters of Criminal Activities, credit/finances, education, employment, reference, etc.In accordance with the Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS) Directive on Security Screening, effective January 6, 2025, Canadian citizenship is a requirement for a Top Secret clearance. Please note that while a Top Secret clearance is not required at the time of application, all conditions of employment, including security clearance, must be met prior to appointment and maintained for the duration of employment in the position. Please refer to the TBS Directive on Security Screening for more information: https://www.tbs-sct.canada.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=32805#annA1

• Willingness and ability to travel to attend training, or for work, as necessary.
• Willingness and ability to work flexible hours, overtime, on evenings and weekends, and/or on a shift schedule.
• Willingness and ability to travel overnight, sometimes for extended periods
• Possession of a valid driver’s license
• Ability and willingness to lift up to 40 lbs
• Meet and maintain the medical profile standards established for the position and any additional medical requirements for isolated posts, in accordance with the National Joint Council Isolated Posts and Government Housing Directive

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Willing and able to work in a busy police environment, including exposure to unsettling and/or graphic material.
Willingness and ability to work overtime, as required.
Willingness and ability to travel for work and/or training purposes using various modes of transportation (including owned or leased government transport, Helicopter, commercial and light aircraft and up to and including remote locations).

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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. *Proof of education in the form of official transcripts will be required.

Recent* experience operating test equipment and with test procedures in both analog and digital systems.

Recent* experience diagnosing problems/trouble shooting technical equipment problems in shop and field environments.*Recent: Within the last five (5) years.

Knowledge of information technology infrastructure/platforms.

Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
Ability to communicate effectively orally.
Ability to diagnose problems/trouble shoot technical equipment problems in shop or field environments.

Problem Solving
Initiative
Reliability

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Applied / assessed at a later date

English essential

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Recent* experience programming digital radio equipment.

Recent* experience diagnosing problems/trouble shooting digital radio equipment problems in shop and field environments.

Experience working in a Northern environment, particularly in Indigenous communities.*Recent: Within the last five (5) years.

Knowledge of measurement and test procedures.

Ability to program digital radio equipment.
Ability to speak Inuktitut

Persons self-identifying as Nunavut Inuit enrolled under the Nunavut Agreement may be selected for appointment to fulfill organizational needs

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Preference will be given to veterans first, followed by Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with the exception of jobs located in Nunavut or Yukon. For positions located in Nunavut, qualified Inuit enrolled under the Nunavut Agreement will be appointed first. For positions located in Yukon, qualified Yukon First Nations will be appointed first, followed by qualified Indigenous persons.

Learn more about preference to veterans.

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