Senior Programmer Analyst – .NET / MVC

• Participate in the analysis, design, development, integration, configuration, testing, and implementation of enhancements to the Student Financial Services solution.
  
• Design and develop secure, scalable, maintainable, and performant applications using .NET / ASP.NET Core and MVC.
  
• Translate User Stories, functional requirements, technical specifications, and solution architecture into effective software designs and implementation plans.
  
• Develop and maintain secure applications addressing data confidentiality and client privacy requirements.
  
• Design and implement Identity Management and authentication/authorization solutions.
  
• Develop and consume REST-based APIs and integrate application components across the technology stack.
  
• Develop database solutions using Microsoft SQL Server, including scripts, stored procedures, queries, triggers, and database-related functionality.
  
• Develop modern and responsive user interfaces using JavaScript, jQuery, HTML, CSS, and appropriate front-end frameworks.
  
• Apply responsive UI design principles and contribute to user-interface and user-experience design activities.
  
• Work with user interface design systems and established UI standards to deliver consistent user experiences.
  
• Develop and support multilingual software functionality, where applicable.
  
• Participate actively in an Agile development environment, including Scrum ceremonies, sprint planning, backlog refinement, stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
  
• Conduct and participate in code reviews, ensuring adherence to established coding standards, security practices, architecture principles, and software-development best practices.
  
• Use Azure DevOps, including development environments, source control, build/release processes, and CI/CD pipelines.
  
• Analyze application defects, bugs, and change requests and recommend appropriate technical solutions.
  
• Implement approved fixes and enhancements across the appropriate layers of the application, including UI, application, API, and database components.
  
• Develop automated unit tests and support QA/testing activities.
  
• Investigate and implement application performance improvements.
  
• Create and maintain technical documentation in accordance with applicable standards.
  
• Participate in team meetings and scrums to communicate progress, technical issues, risks, dependencies, and proposed solutions.
  
• Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and knowledge transfer to other developers and team members.
  
• Ensure application development activities comply with applicable security, privacy, confidentiality, and Government of New Brunswick standards.
  

Requirements

• Excellent English verbal and written communication skills.
  
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  
• 8+ years of programming and design experience with .NET and MVC.
  
• 1+ year of programming and design experience with Identity Management solutions.
  
• 4+ years of experience writing scripts and stored procedures using Microsoft SQL Server.
  

• 4+ years: Designing and developing secure applications addressing both data confidentiality and client privacy, gained within the last 7 years.
  
• 4+ years: Working within an Agile development environment, gained within the last 7 years.
  
• 4+ years: Translating technical requirements from User Stories and solution architecture into application designs and development, gained within the last 7 years.
  
• 5+ years: Conducting code reviews and applying coding guidelines, standards, and best practices, gained within the last 7 years.
  
• 5+ years: JavaScript, jQuery, HTML/CSS, and User Interface design, gained within the last 7 years.
  
• 5+ years: Responsive UI design and front-end frameworks, gained within the last 7 years.
  
• 1+ year: Working with user interface design systems, gained within the last 5 years.
  
• 5+ years: Developing REST-based APIs, gained within the last 7 years.
  
• 2+ years: Working with Azure DevOps, including pipelines and development environments, gained within the last 5 years.
  
• 2+ years: Working within the Canadian Public Sector as a Programmer/Analyst, gained within the last 5 years.
  
• 2+ years: Developing multilingual software systems, gained within the last 5 years.
  
• 1+ year: Programming and design experience with Identity Management solutions, gained within the last 5 years.
  

• C#
  
• .NET / ASP.NET Core
  
• MVC
  
• REST APIs
  
• Enterprise application development
  
• Identity Management
  
• Authentication & Authorization
  

• Microsoft SQL Server
  
• T-SQL
  
• Stored Procedures
  
• SQL Scripts
  
• Queries
  
• Triggers
  

• JavaScript
  
• jQuery
  
• HTML5
  
• CSS
  
• Responsive Web Design
  
• Front-End Frameworks
  
• UI/UX Design Systems
  
• Multilingual UI
  

• Azure DevOps
  
• CI/CD Pipelines
  
• Development Environments
  
• Source Control
  
• Automated Unit Testing
  
• Code Reviews
  

• Agile
  
• Scrum
  
• User Stories
  
• Solution Architecture
  
• Secure SDLC
  
• Coding Standards & Best Practices
  

• Secure online student registration and portal functionality.
  
• Online student financial assistance applications.
  
• Secure electronic notifications and communications.
  
• Improved UI/UX and data validation.
  
• Historical data migration.
  
• Secure online services for educational institutions.
  
• Automated administration, reporting, surveys, and application-management functionality.
  
• Integration between new public-facing services and existing internal SFS applications.