Wireless Communications Network Technologist

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Assessment accommodation

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HOW TO ANSWER SCREENING QUESTIONS

When 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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Duties

The Wireless Communication Network (WCN) & Applied Technology Unit maintains a wide range of technologies in support of police operations and specialized RCMP groups. WCN provides technical support to a variety of fixed, mobile and portable radio platforms, including the installation, repair and maintenance of in-car camera, vehicle radio extenders, radar systems and peripheral equipment. The area of responsibility also extends to the computer-aided dispatch systems positioned within the 911 Call Center and to the communication systems, which are installed at the numerous detachments and remote locations situated within the province of Manitoba.

Work environment

Working with the RCMP, a world-renowned innovative organization, you will experience meaningful work and have a real impact on the daily operations as well as job satisfaction and knowing you are making a real difference. The RCMP hires public service employees in a wide variety of disciplines to support our police officers at detachments and offices. Public service employees play a critical role in delivering services to our communities and supporting our local, provincial and national policing priorities. For every successful police operation, there is a team of public service employees providing administrative support in order to help police officers and investigators to accomplish their mandate. These employees play a critical role in delivering services to our communities and supporting our local, provincial and national policing priorities. By hiring the best candidates to staff our public service positions, we are helping police officers accomplish their law and order enforcement mandate. If you wish to provide administrative support to the RCMP, please submit your application!

Intent of the process

To fill vacant IT02 position in Winnipeg and one vacant IT02 position in Dauphin. 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.

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)

Graduation from a two-year program of study from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in computer science, information technology, information management or another specialty relevant to the position to be staffed.
** Note:
1. Indeterminate incumbents in the IT group on December 9, 2021 who do not possess the education prescribed above, are deemed to meet the minimum education standard 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 IT group.
2. Indeterminate 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 standard 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 IT group.
3. At the manager’s discretion, an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience may serve as an alternative to the minimum 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.

Degree equivalency

Experience in repairing and maintaining wireless land mobile radio voice and data communications equipment.

Experience with electronic communications test equipment and test procedures.

Experience writing reports for higher management or clients.

Experience in computer system architecture, software and operational practices in data processing.

Experience in repair and maintenance of modern Land Mobile Radio Networks.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge of Information Technology Infrastructure and Platforms
Knowledge of Information Technology Security and Application Protection

Ability to communicate effectively orally
Ability to communicate effectively in writing
Ability to troubleshoot wireless radio and IT infrastructure issues

Interpersonal Relationships
Flexibility
Planning and Organizing
Problem Solving
Dependability
Client Service Orientation

Conditions of employment

RCMP Top Secret level security clearance
Willingness and ability to travel throughout the service area (Manitoba) for extended period of time as required, sometimes on short notice and often by small plane to remote sites.
Willingness and ability to work in areas exposed to inclement weather and occasional uncomfortable working locations.
Willingness and ability to climb ladders and to work at a height.
Willingness and ability to work overtime to support operational activities or systems, sometimes on short notice.
Willingness and ability to lift and carry heavy tools and equipment (ex: minimum 50lbs).
Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license
Willingness and ability to work in confined areas

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.

Information on employment equity

Communication for this process will only be sent via email. As the applicant, it is your responsibility to ensure accurate contact information is provided and that you inform our office via email of any updates as required. Ensure you include an email address you can access from home and that it accepts email from unknown users. You are strongly encouraged to check your email on a regular basis, including your junk mail folder.

An exam may be administered. An interview may be administered. Reference checks may be sought.

All communication relating to this process, including e-mail correspondence and responses to screening questions, may be used in the assessment of qualifications, including the ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Assessment for this process will take place in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The cost to attend the assessment will be the candidate's responsibility. If you are currently employed with the Federal Public Service, please let us know by email your current group, level, tenure and the Department you are working for.

All applicants for positions within the Royal Canadian Mounted Police will be subject to a thorough security clearance process which includes an interview wherein questions may include (but not limited to), reference checks, previous employment, on-line activities, credit checks, alcohol and/or drug use.

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.

Information on the preference to veterans

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

Contact information

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