Reference number: RF-16914

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Job summary

CSE is currently looking to fulfill various roles within a Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT).

CSIRT Analytical and Systems Engineer (UNMA-07, UNMA-08 and UNMA-09)

As a CSIRT Analytical and Systems Engineer you will design, develop, and maintain automation, analytics, and systems that help CSIRT detect, understand, and respond to cyber threats. You will work on National Outcome projects where you’ll build and design cloud infrastructure and analytics platforms using programming languages and AI, support system planning and design, gather requirements and evaluate new technologies and approaches. In this role, you’ll work in partnership with the many cyber defender communities to guard and protect critical Government of Canada systems as well as provide advice, guidance, and services to organizations within Canada’s Critical Infrastructure sectors.

CSIRT Analytical and Systems Engineer – Supervisor (UNMA-10)

As a Supervisor, you will provide day-to-day leadership, direction, and support to employees working in a Computer Security Incident Response Team environment. You will coordinate team priorities, assign work, monitor progress, and help ensure that operational and project outcomes are delivered effectively, securely, and on time.

You will supervise and support employees involved in cyber security analysis, automation, systems engineering, cloud infrastructure, data analysis, and incident response support. You will help translate operational requirements into clear tasks, remove obstacles for the team, support employee development, and foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing work environment. You will also contribute to planning, reporting, risk management, stakeholder engagement, and coordination with internal and external partners across the cyber security community.

Salary

To find out more about our salary scale, vacation allowances and benefits (health, dental and pension plans, etc.) visit the Compensation page on our website.

Area of selection

Open to Canadian citizens.

Location

The majority of our jobs are in Ottawa, Ontario. CSE has two accessible facilities. Flexible work arrangements, including telework for a portion of the work week, may be possible.

Conditions of employment

Enhanced Top Secret (ETS) security clearance is a condition of employment that must be met before an offer can be made.

More information about our hiring and security processes can be found on our website.

Essential qualifications

In order to be considered, your cover letter must clearly explain how you meet the following education and experience requirements.

Education

You must have either one of the following:

• A university degree in a field related to the position, such as (but not limited to) computer science, information technology; or
• A combination of experience and education (college diploma) in a field related to the position (as above).

Note: The educational program must be recognized in Canada, and you must be able to provide proof of education credentials. Students graduating within the next twelve months are eligible to apply.

Experience

Recent experience in at least one of the following Information technology (IT) practices:

• IT security technology
• Application security
• Network security
• IT security architecture and design
• Cyber security analysis
• IT system development and/or maintenance
• IT Security incident handling
• IT system vulnerability assessment
• Digital Forensics and Incident Response
• Software development
• System Administration and Cloud
• Data analysis
• For UNMA-10 Supervisor positions
  • Supervising, leading, or coordinating employees or multidisciplinary technical teams.
  • Assigning work, setting priorities, monitoring progress, and supporting delivery of operational or project outcomes.
  • Providing guidance, coaching, feedback, or support to employees, students, contractors, or junior colleagues.

Note: For the purposes of this hiring process, “recent” is defined as experience having normally been acquired within the last five years.

Official language requirements

English essential, bilingual imperative: Language profile: BBB

• English essential means that the position is unilingual English.
• Bilingual means that knowledge of both official languages (English and French) is required for the position.
  • Imperative means that you must possess the knowledge of both official languages before a job offer can be made.
• The profile (e.g. CBC/CBC) represent the proficiency level you must demonstrate in each of the language skills (reading, writing and oral interaction) for the bilingual position. For bilingual positions, second language evaluations will be offered to candidates who don’t have valid language test results issued by the Government of Canada.

Find out more about the language requirements of positions.

Competencies

The following technical, behavioural and leadership competencies will be assessed at a later date. You do not need to include information about them in your application.

Technical competencies

• Knowledge of IT (all positions)
• Application Development (all positions)
• Project Management (all positions)

Behavioural competencies

• Cognitive Thinking Skills (all positions)
• Interactive Communication (all positions)

Leadership competencies

• Collaboration (all positions)
• Change and Innovation (all positions)
• Achieving Results (all positions)
• Lead and Motivate (UNMA-10 Supervisor positions)
• Integrity, Respect and Awareness (UNMA-10 Supervisor positions)
• Strategy Vision (UNMA-10 Supervisor positions)

Assets

Assets are “nice-to-have” expertise and skills we’re interested in. They may be used to identify which team you could best complement, or they may be invoked as a volume management strategy.

Please demonstrate on your application if you meet or possess the asset experience listed below.

Asset experience

• Experience in Cloud Technologies
• Experience is system administration
• Experience in scripting or automation
• Experience in Python development.
• Experience in Java development.
• Experience in using and creating AI models for data analysis
• Experience in data processing and analysis
• Experience in Malware Reverse Engineering
• Experience in detection engineering
• Experience in a Government of Canada cyber security role
• Experience engaging with international partners in the realm of Cyber Security
• For UNMA-10 Supervisor positions
  • Experience supervising employees in a cyber security, IT, application development, intelligence, operational, or incident response environment.
  • Experience leading technical projects, operational improvements, automation, analytics, or cloud-based initiatives.
  • Experience working with Government of Canada, critical infrastructure, or international cyber security partners.

Asset competencies

The following asset technical competencies may be assessed at a later date. You do not need to include information about them in your application.

Asset technical competencies

• Cyber Security
• Knowledge of Malicious Internet Activity
• Network Analysis

Operational requirements

Overtime, occasional travel and standby duty may be required.

How to apply

You may submit your candidacy online by selecting “Apply” at the top or bottom of this page.

If you cannot apply online or have a disability preventing you from applying online, please inform us by email at careers-carrieres@cse-cst.gc.ca prior to the closing date of this hiring process.

Important information

We ask you to not discuss your application with others (including on social media) besides your partner, or close family members - who should also be reminded about the need to be discreet.

Assessments of candidates are conducted in the official language of their choice.

To address CSE’s current representation gaps, priority may be given to persons who self-declare as belonging to one, or more, designated employment equity groups: women; Indigenous peoples, including First Nations who are status, or registered and non-status, or non-registered, Inuit and Métis; persons with disabilities, including people with a mental health condition and neurodivergent people; and persons from racial or ethnic groups.

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

CSE offers an assessment process that will accommodate any reasonable measures you require to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Those measures are available to all candidates during our processes. Information you provide will be addressed confidentially.

The level of competence demonstrated in the various assessments will be used to determine your qualifications for the UNMA-07, UNMA-08, UNMA-09 or UNMA-10 levels.

Candidates meeting the UNMA-09 assessment level may choose to be assessed for the UNMA-10 supervisory position as part of the selection process. Assessment for the UNMA-10 supervisory position is optional and will be conducted in addition to the UNMA-09 assessment requirements.

All communications with CSE relating to this process, including email messages and telephone conversations, may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

The intent of this process is to fill vacant positions at CSE. The process may also be used to establish a pool of qualified candidates which could be used to staff similar or identical positions with various tenures.

Due to the nature of CSE’s mandate certain roles may expose employees to content that is difficult to process. Mental health is a priority at CSE and if any personnel feel they require assistance to preserve their mental wellbeing, they have access to services, tools and other resources to help them in both their personal and professional lives.

Please note that in an effort to maintain balance between employee development and business needs, candidates who are hired at CSE must remain in their substantive position for a minimum of twelve (12) months subject to operational requirements.

We thank you for your interest in CSE. However, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.