Duties
This role involves supervising a technical team responsible for installing, maintaining, troubleshooting, repairing, and modifying electronic communication systems used in government buildings, and facilities. The supervisor ensures equipment operates correctly by testing systems, diagnosing issues, repairing components, and restoring service, while also overseeing technical investigations and experiments. They provide expert advice and guidance on all aspects of electronic systems, including installation, calibration, evaluation, and upgrades.
The position requires strong technical knowledge of electronics and communications systems, along with the ability to interpret specifications, analyze data, and use specialized tools and software. The supervisor also manages planning, reporting, budgeting input, and maintenance tracking.
In addition to technical duties, the role includes leading staff, ensuring safety compliance, monitoring performance, and supporting employee development. The work can be physically demanding and is performed in both workshop and field environments, sometimes under challenging or hazardous conditions.
Work environment
The Department of National Defence (DND) is one of the largest federal government employers, offering over 70 types of civilian career opportunities. DND's role is to provide services and support to the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) in their operations and missions at home and abroad. The civilian workforce is an essential part of the Defence Team. Your knowledge and expertise contribute to the overall mission. In this regard, the department fosters a work environment where you have opportunities to learn, to develop your talents, to progress in your career and have job satisfaction over the long-term.
What do we offer?
At DND we foster a work environment where employees have opportunities to grow, learn, progress in their careers, and have job satisfaction over the long-term. You’ll enjoy:
✅ A career among a dynamic and dedicated team
✅ Opportunities for advancement
✅ A diverse, respectful, and inclusive work environment
✅ A total benefits package including a competitive salary, health and dental insurance plans, pension plan and a variety of leave entitlements
Intent of the process
The intent of this process is to fill one (1) EL-05 position on an indeterminate (permanent) basis in Kingston, Ontario.
A pool of partially or essentially qualified candidates may be established through this process and used to staff identical or similar positions with various employment tenures (temporary and permanent), language profiles, operational requirements, and conditions of employment at the Department of National Defence.
Positions to be filled
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How does this work?
✅ Step 1: Read the entire advertisement. Want to join our team? Let us know you’re interested! Click “”
✅ Step 2: Tell us about yourself! Attach your resume and answer the screening questions in the online application.
✅ Step 3: We will carefully review all your qualifications. If your talent matches one of our immediate or upcoming opportunities, we may contact you for further information or assessment.
Creating an environment where diverse perspectives are valued begins with self-declaration. Count yourself in and self-declare by identifying to which employment equity group(s) you belong. In order to self-declare, please ensure to indicate this by checking off the appropriate box within the online application as part of the Employment Equity section.
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- Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.
- Our organization will only accept on-line applications for this opportunity. Please click “” to submit your application. If there are limitations or special circumstances preventing you from submitting your application via the GC Jobs online portal, you must contact us and receive approval to via an alternate means PRIOR to the closing date.
- Depending on the position being staffed:
- Additional qualifications, operational requirements and/or conditions of employment may be required
- Varying degrees of breadth and depth of experience may be deemed essential
- Asset qualifications may be invoked as essential qualifications
- You may be contacted and asked to submit information or be further assessed
- Applicants who to this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.
- All information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, may be used to evaluate the applicants. Your overall conduct and communications, including email correspondence, may be used in the assessment of qualifications and competencies.
- The information you provide in this application must be true and may be verified. Any false information may result in the rejection of your application and/or not hiring you.
- To ensure the integrity of the selection process, the content and questions of the assessment must remain confidential. Please do not discuss or share the assessment content with anyone, including other candidates. You must complete the assessment, including screening questions, by yourself, without the help of others, including the use of unapproved internet resources and artificial intelligence . Any violation may result in potential consequences which could include your elimination from this selection process.
- If, at any point in this process or upon qualifying in this process, your Values and Ethics do not align with that of the Department of National Defence and Canadian Forces Code of Values and Ethics and Values and Ethics Code for the Public Sector, you will be eliminated from further consideration in this process. (Copy and paste these links in your browser for more information: https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/benefits-military/defence-ethics/policies-publications/code-value-ethics.html AND https://www.tbs-sct.canada.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=25049)
Top Secret security clearance - *Important Information: Candidates must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret security clearance. In line with the Directive on Security Screening, candidates must hold Canadian citizenship to obtain this level of clearance.
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CO1. Ability to obtain industry recognized alarm technician certification (e.g., CANASA).
CO2. Possession of a valid and unrestricted Provincial Driver’s Licence.
CO3. Willing and able to obtain and maintain a DND 404 driver’s licence.
Strict adherence to the Department of National Defence and Canadian Forces Code of Values and Ethics, Values and Ethics Code for the Public Sector, Directive on Conflict of Interest, and Defence Administrative Orders and Directives (DAOD) 7021-1, Conflict of Interest.
Copy and paste these links in your browser for more information: https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/benefits-military/defence-ethics/policies-publications/code-value-ethics.html AND
https://www.tbs-sct.canada.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=25049 AND
https://www.tbs-sct.canada.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=32627 ANDhttps://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/policies-standards/defence-administrative-orders-directives/7000-series/7021/7021-1-conflict-of-interest.html
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Your application must clearly explain how you meet the following
Note: To support an efficient assessment process, essential experience criteria may be evaluated sequentially, one criterion at a time. Candidates must meet each criterion being assessed in order to proceed to the evaluation of subsequent criteria. Candidates who do not meet the criterion under review will be screened out of the process. It is the responsibility of candidates to carefully review the requirements and to ensure their application clearly demonstrates how each experience criterion is met.
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❗ Essential qualifications are qualifications that you must meet in order to be considered for the position. This means that when you , your application must clearly demonstrate how you meet the education and experience listed below.
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EDUCATION
EDU1. A secondary school diploma; and Completion of an acceptable training program in electronics technology or the employer-approved alternative.
The employer-approved alternative is as follows:
- An acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.
Note:
1. Normally, an acceptable training program in electronics technology involves the completion of two to three years of post-secondary study in this subject.
Learn more about degree equivalency.
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EXPERIENCE
EX 1: Experience servicing and repairing programmable Intrusion alarm panels, Access Control panels and Network security cameras.
EX 2: Experience working with security system management or monitoring software for configuration, diagnostics, or system oversight.
EX 3: Experience providing technical supervision, coaching, or coordination of technicians, employees, or apprentices.
Applied / assessed at a later date
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KNOWLEDGE
K1. Knowledge of electronic systems theory and electronic security systems, including intrusion alarms, access control, CCTV, and associated communication protocols and system integration.
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COMPETENCIES
C1. Demonstrating integrity and respect
C2. Thinking things through
C3. Working effectively with others
C4. Showing initiative and being action-oriented
C5. Communication
May be applied / assessed at a later date
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❗ Asset qualifications are qualifications that may be required for the position. If you possess any of the qualifications listed below, please clearly demonstrate how you meet the qualification in your application.
ASSET EXPERIENCE
AEX1. Experience preparing reports, presentations, briefing notes and correspondence for management.
AEX2. Experience in staffing processes (hiring) and employee training and development.
AEX3. Experience using Microsoft Software (Word, Excel, Outlook).
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ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
The Department of National Defence is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive team that reflects Canada's population.
To achieve a representative workforce, selection may be based on qualified candidates self-declaring as belonging to one or more of the designated groups: Indigenous Peoples, members of visible minorities, persons with disabilities, and women.
We encourage you to indicate if you belong to any of the designated groups when you .
As means to support our military families and linked with the Department of National Defence priorities, consideration may first be given to the spouses or common-law partners of serving Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members.
We're committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please contact the hiring organization below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.
Learn more about assessment accommodation.
The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the population it serves. We promote employment equity and encourage you to self-declare if you belong to one of the designated employment equity groups when you .
Learn more about diversity and inclusion in the public service.
Selection may be limited to members of the following employment equity groups: Indigenous (Aboriginal) peoples, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, and women.
Learn more about employment equity.
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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