Senior Technical Publication Analyst

Location:

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For decades, Ottawa has been a global technology leader. Today, Canada’s capital holds one of the brightest and most diverse technological ecosystems in North America. Voted as Canada’s best place to live 2017 by Maclean's, Ottawa offers a low cost of living with a high quality of life. The Thales Ottawa office has been a major supplier and long-term trusted partner to DND, enabling the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Coast Guard to achieve mission success.

Victoria, B.C., Ottawa, ON., Halifax, N.S., (CAN.) - Hybrid

Position Summary

Thales Canada has a current vacancy for a motivated and detail-oriented Senior Technical Publications & Reporting Analyst to join the Technical Documentation Team within the Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) organization. This role combines expertise in technical documentation with responsibility for creating and maintaining reporting metrics that provide leadership with clear, data-driven visibility of team progress and Technical Data Package (TDP) accuracy.

The successful candidate will be a resourceful problem-solver who takes initiative, learns independently, and applies practical solutions. Whether interpreting technical manuals, developing dashboards, or adopting new tools, this individual will thrive on figuring things out and delivering results that support both the team and the wider program. The candidate will also be highly organized, with the proven ability to manage and maintain progress across multiple, and sometimes conflicting, priorities.

Key Areas of Responsibility

As part of the Technical Documentation Team within the Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) organization, the Senior Technical Publications & Reporting Analyst will contribute to both the development and maintenance of technical publications and the reporting of team progress and performance.

Responsibilities include:

Providing subject-matter expertise in technical data and documentation, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and compliance with National Defense and customer requirements. Acting as a technical leader, mentoring peers, sharing best practices, and supporting the direction set by management and organizational leadership.

Leading the development and maintenance of technical publications and data packages, including CFTOs, EFT, drawings, diagrams, spares lists, and bills of materials (BOMs). Maintaining and revising existing CFTOs, incorporating updates from OEM manuals, specifications, and preventive maintenance routines.

Authoring, editing, and formatting technical documentation to a high standard of grammar, clarity, consistency, and style. Performing editorial reviews to ensure accuracy, consistent terminology, and compliance with editorial, formatting, and corporate style standards.

Collaborating with LCMMs, engineers, designers, procurement, and configuration management to ensure documentation reflects the latest approved system/equipment configuration. Providing oversight of Technical Data Packages (TDPs), ensuring alignment with engineering changes, logistics support activities, and quality standards.

Creating, updating, and maintaining TDP and team progress reporting metrics using Power

BI, Excel, and other analytical tools, delivering accurate and timely reports to stakeholders and leadership. Tracking, analyzing, and reporting on team deliverables, progress, and performance, ensuring transparency and supporting informed decision-making at project and management levels.

Developing and automating reports and dashboards to improve visibility of TDP status, document change requests, review cycles, and quality assurance results. Supporting configuration control by analyzing Document Change Requests (DCRs), preparing Change Packages, and ensuring revisions are properly tracked, reviewed, and implemented. Conducting thorough research and…