City : Surrey, BC

Category : 3300-Information Technology

Industry : Education

Employer : Kwantlen Polytechnic University - KPU

Kwantlen Polytechnic University

KPU offers all learners opportunities to achieve success in a diverse range of programs that blend theory and practice, critical understanding, and social and ethical awareness necessary for good citizenship and rewarding careers.  KPU strives to implement initiatives that will attract, support, engage, and retain KPU’s people and create an environment where all employees see themselves as contributing to student learning.

JOB OVERVIEW:  PROGRAMMER ANALYST (215,216,217,218,219,220,300)

Reporting to the Manager, Enterprise Systems Architecture, this position is responsible for providing programming and technical support to develop, maintain, administer and enhance Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s information and education systems.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Completion of a college or university degree in computing studies or a related field.
• Minimum 6 years’ experience in Information Technology environment, which includes 3 years of direct experience in enterprise architecture conception and 1-year recent related experience in supporting the Ellucian BANNER Post-Secondary Enterprise architecture is preferred. An equivalent combination of education, training and experience will be considered.  
• Experience working with Active Directory, Open LDAP, Single Sign On solutions, SSPR and provisioning of identities to IdP.
• A Microsoft certification in either Azure Fundamentals or Identity and Access Administrator Associate is required (or applicable experience).

QUALIFICATIONS

• Progressive technical knowledge and knowledge of best practices in information technology service delivery such as Agile Software Development Life Cycle and ITIL.
• Knowledge of sign-on methodologies (such as CAS, SAML and Shibboleth).
• Experience with IT infrastructure like Active Directory and VMWare in order to understand existing and new architecture with enterprise applications. Installation and Configuration experience working with operating platforms such as Windows Server 2016/2019 and Linux RedHat.
• Direct experience working with a broad base of products, technologies, platforms, patterns, frameworks, and methodologies. This would include:
• Programming languages may include: SQL, PL/SQL, T-SQL, C/C++, Java, Perl, PHP, Shell scripting, AWK, and PowerShell.
• Web languages may include: HTML, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript (JQuery), C#, Visual Studio, groovy and grails, NET stack, etc.
• Databases may include: Oracle, MS SQL, mySQL, Postgre, etc.
• Operating platforms may include: Windows, Linux, and UNIX.
• Detailed knowledge of Microsoft SharePoint 2012-2019 back end architecture, with experience in maintaining, configuring, installing and upgrading.
• Strong grasp of PowerShell as a scripting tool to automate administrative tasks.
• SQL Server Database support and administration experience is preferred.
• Ability to configure, tune and maintain IIS, Apache, Tomcat and RHEL servers.
• Ability to gather, understand business requirements and translate into high-level requirement documents for the system integration.
• Knowledge of modern infrastructures such as storage area networks, virtualization, high availability design, operating systems, network architecture, enterprise network management systems, etc.
• High level of proficiency and experience in cloud application technologies, and transitioning on-site applications to the cloud in a higher education environment.
• Ability to recognize problems or situations that are new or without clear precedent.
• Ability to find solutions using a systematic, multi-step approach for developing improvements and innovations to enhance performance.
• Ability to work proactively with minimal supervision, under own initiative.
• Good verbal and written communication skills, and well-developed leadership skills.
• Must be willing to work a flexible schedule including occasional evenings and weekends.
   

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Note to Applicants
The University welcomes and encourages applications from women, visible minorities, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation, and persons of any gender identity or gender expression. If you require an accommodation through our hiring process, please include your request in the application email.

We thank all applicants for their interest in employment with KPU. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Kwantlen Polytechnic University is committed to protecting the safety and welfare of employees, students, and the general public, and upholding the reputation and integrity of the University. For this reason, final applicants will be asked to undergo a background check.
 
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.