Competition # :

50012

Department:

Cyber Security & Digital Solutions

Location:

HALIFAX

Type of Employment:

Permanent

Union Status:

NSGEU - NSPG

Closing Date:

13-Oct-26 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)

About Us At CSDS, we prioritize people—both within our team and in the communities we serve. Our mission is to redefine how Nova Scotians engage with government by creating accessible, reliable digital solutions centered around user needs.

In today’s tech-driven world, CSDS empowers government departments with essential digital solutions to meet Nova Scotians’ expectations. As a trusted partner across government, we enable departments to fulfill their mandates with secure, user‑friendly services. From healthcare and education to public safety, we collaborate to transform how services are designed and delivered.

We don’t just implement technology; we modernize outdated systems and reimagine processes. Our agile, data‑driven approach ensures that digital services are both effective and adaptable to Nova Scotia’s evolving needs.

Joining CSDS means contributing to work that makes a real difference. From providing vital tech support to healthcare professionals to strengthening cybersecurity and developing scalable digital platforms, you’ll play a key role in building a more inclusive, responsive government for Nova Scotians.

Together, we’re setting new standards for digital public service, delivering resilient solutions that meet today’s needs—and anticipate tomorrow’s challenges.

About Our Opportunity As a Technical Architect in the Integration & Security team, you will design, support,



and optimize the integration platforms that enable enterprise applications to communicate and exchange data securely and reliably. The role provides technical leadership for middleware technologies, APIs, web services, and system integrations, ensuring the availability, performance, and security of critical business applications. Responsibilities include troubleshooting complex integration issues, supporting application deployments and upgrades, performance tuning, security assessments, and providing technical guidance on system architecture and integration solutions. The position plays a key role in maintaining and enhancing the digital services that support business operations across the organization.

Your work will support government departments, agencies, boards, and commissions, as well as Nova Scotia Health and the IWK Health Centre. You will collaborate with different teams and build trusted relationships with a wide range of clients and partners to integrate solutions, implement governance around accounts and access, and resolve problems through clear communications. This role requires deep expertise with a focus on understanding interactions between different systems and interdependencies in the delivery of enterprise Integration & Security services.

Primary Accountabilities To succeed in this role, you must be objective, professional, thorough, data-driven, and have clarity of thought and purpose.



Your technical competence, work ethic, and communications will ensure that the government Integration & Security services are secure, resilient, and user friendly.

In This Role, You Will

Serve as a subject matter expert for the Integration & Security team.

Design, implement, and support application integrations, APIs, and web services.

Maintain and optimize middleware platforms and integration services.

Troubleshoot and resolve complex application and data integration issues.

Perform application configuration, patching, performance tuning, and technical support.

Conduct security reviews and implement mitigation measures for integrated solutions.

Provide technical consulting and guidance on system architecture and integration design.

Support critical enterprise applications and data exchange services.

Manage incidents, service requests, changes, and problems, implementing corrective and preventive actions as needed.

Coach and mentor team members to promote knowledge sharing, consistency, and operational excellence.

Qualifications And Experience To be successful in this role, you will have a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science plus a minimum of 5 years’ experience, or graduation from a recognized Information Technology program plus 5 years and 6 months experience, or an acceptable equivalent combination of training and experience.

Requirements

System Administration - particularly with Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Experience in Application Server Installation, Configuration, Administration - WebLogic, Tomcat, WebSphere, JBoss

Experience with Oracle Fusion Middleware - Oracle Forms, Oracle SOA Suite,

📌 Computer Services Officer 4 (Winnipeg)
🏢 Government of Nova Scotia
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