Technical Advisor, Application Development

6 months ago


Ottawa, Canada National Research Council Canada Full time

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Help bring research to life and drive your career forward with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), Canada's largest research and technology organization.

We are looking for a Technical Advisor, Application Development to support the research and calibration services in the Frequency and Time group in the Metrology Research Centre. TheTechnical Advisor would be someone who shares our core values of Integrity, Excellence, Respect and Creativity.

We, at the NRC Frequency and Time (F&T) group, are responsible for realising the second, the SI unit of time, and maintaining and disseminating the Official Time for Canada. In support of this work, the F&T team conducts research and development of primary and secondary frequency standards, and frequency comparison and dissemination methods.

The majority of F&T R&D and Services are computerised and automated and involve significant IT infrastructure and software base. The CS primary role will be to contribute to the support and development of F&T automated systems and services.

The CS challenge will be to work collaboratively with F&T team and NRC services to develop software tools and IT systems to support NRC Time measurements, analysis and dissemination and contribute to F&T capabilities development at one of the leading metrology institutes in the world. The activities will include:

- Design, development, implementation and maintenance of in-house software and IT systems;
- Maintain and support F&T network-based time dissemination services;
- Prepare technical documentation, reports, analysis and visualisation of measurement results and systems performance.

**Screening Criteria**:
**Education**:
BSc in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or Science or a three-year Community College diploma in Computer Engineering Technology combined with relevant work experience.

For information on certificates and diplomas issued abroad, please see Degree equivalency

**Experience**:

- Significant experience working independently and within a team on joint projects and achieving recognized and quantifiable results including planning, design, setup, documentation, data collection, troubleshooting, and analysis of complex systems;
- Significant experience working in both Linux and Windows operating systems, including system setup, configuration, troubleshooting and customization;
- Significant experience with software design and development using Python, C, C++ or Java, object-oriented programming (OOP), open-source software development tools, revision control systems, web-based development, and Linux shell scripting;
- Experience with web programming (XML, HTML, JSON, and JavaScript), graphical user interfaces programming, client/server architectures development, data acquisition programming, database programming (SQL, relational and non-relational DBs);
- Experience in IT networks design and technologies (i.e., TCP/IP), implementation, maintenance and troubleshooting; and
- Experience with analog and digital electronics design, FPGA programming, ability to write firmware and software for microprocessors and embedded systems would be considered an asset.

**Condition of Employment**:
Secret (II)

**Language Requirements**:
English

Information on language requirements and self-assessment tests

**Assessment Criteria**:
**Technical Competencies**:

- Advanced knowledge of Linux operating system including system setup and administration, optimization, troubleshooting, automation and shell scripting;
- Solid knowledge of Python and C/C++ computer programming languages;
- Knowledge of object-oriented programming (OOP) principles;
- Knowledge of database programming, open-source software development tools and web-based development; and
- Knowledge of TCP/IP model and general networking concepts.

**Behavioural Competencies**:

- Technology support - Communication (Level 2)
- Technology support - Results orientation (Level 2)
- Technology support - Initiative (Level 2)
- Technology support - Teamwork (Level 2)
- Technology support - Conceptual and analytical ability (Level 2)
- Research Technician/Technologist - Creative thinking (Level 2)

**Competency Profile(s)**:
**Compensation**:
**Rates under review**

From $89,548 to $112,660 per annum.

An incumbent occupying a position within the CS Group is currently entitled to receive a terminable allowance of $212 per month.

NRC employees enjoy a wide-range of competitive benefits including comprehensive health and dental plans, vacation, sick, and other leave entitlements, disability insurance and pension plans.

**The NRC Advantage**:
The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) is the Government of Canada's largest research organization supporting industrial innovation, the advancement of knowledge and technology development. We collaborate with over 70 colleges, universities and hospitals annually, work with 800 companies on their projects, and provide advice or funding


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