BC Public Service - Internal Job Opportunities

The Team
The Technical Stewardship team guides the technology direction for enterprise hosting and cloud services that underpin critical government operations. Through architecture, standards, lifecycle planning, and technical governance, the team enables secure, resilient, and scalable services while supporting digital transformation, modernization, and emerging technology initiatives across government. 

The Role
The Director, Technical Stewardship is responsible for providing leadership and oversight for the technical stewardship, architecture, standards, lifecycle management and governance of enterprise hosting and cloud services. The position establishes technical standards, architecture principles and service roadmaps, provides strategic advice on infrastructure and technology direction, and ensures services remain secure, reliable, supportable and aligned with government business objectives. Working in partnership with service providers, clients, enterprise architecture, cybersecurity and other stakeholders, the position is responsible for technical governance, risk management and long-term service planning across the enterprise hosting environment.

Qualifications:
Education and Experience Requirements

• Degree in technology, computer science, mathematics or other technical field and minimum of seven years of relevant work experience in a complex technology-enabled environment, or a Diploma in same fields and ten years of relevant work experience in a complex technology-enabled environment. 
• Five years experience in developing enterprise-wide architecture and development of technical standards for shared infrastructure and systems.
• Experience in defining strategic infrastructure strategies, and developing policies, standards, guidelines and best practices.
• Experience with capacity planning and solution costing for enterprise-wide shared infrastructure and systems.
• Experience with formal application development methodologies, quality assurance of deliverables, and the provision of directed improvements and feedback.
• Experience in supervising technical staff and leading technical project teams.

For questions regarding this position, please contact tamara.patterson@gov.bc.ca.

About this Position:
Remote work is allowed, this position can work up to full time from their home in British Columbia subject to an approved telework agreement. The locations listed above are to assist applicants in searching for this opportunity and are not a complete list of locations. 
An eligibility list may be established to fill future temporary and/or permanent vacancies.
A Criminal Record Check (CRC) will be required.
Employees of the BC Public Service must be located in BC at the time of employment.
This position is excluded from union membership.

Working for the BC Public Service:
The BC Public Service is committed to creating a diverse workplace to represent the population we serve and to better meet the needs of our citizens. Consider joining our team and being part of an innovative, inclusive and rewarding workplace.

We are committed to ensuring that reasonable accommodations are available throughout the hiring process, including the assessment and selection stages. Please email the individual or contact listed on the posting if you require an accommodation to fully participate in the hiring process.

The Indigenous Applicant Advisory Service is available to Indigenous (First Nations [status or non-status], Inuit or Métis) applicants originating from the land now known as Canada, seeking work or already employed in the BC Public Service. Indigenous applicants can contact this service for personalized guidance on the BC Public Service hiring process including job applications and interviews.

How to Apply:
Your resume and/or cover letter must clearly show that you meet the education and experience requirements. Highlight the required qualifications and support them with specific examples, such as your responsibilities, projects you've worked on, or accomplishments. Find more information on the recruitment process, including helpful tips and videos about the application process, visit the Your Job Application page of MyHR.

Option 1 – Resume only
Cover Letter: NO - Please do not submit a cover letter as it will not be reviewed.

Resume: YES - Ensure your resume includes your educational accomplishments, employment history including start and end dates (month and year) of your employment, and any relevant information that relates to the job to which you are applying.

Questionnaire: YES - You will need to complete a standard questionnaire (current employment status, eligibility to apply, etc.).

Applicants who are selected to move forward in the hiring process may be assessed on their knowledge, skills, abilities, competencies and other position related requirements as outlined in the Job Profile at the bottom of the posting. Applications will be accepted until 11:00 pm Pacific Time on the closing date of the competition. If you are experiencing technical difficulty applying, visit the Technical Assistance page of MyHR.