Role: Application Analyst - Intermediate (HYBRID 3 days/CONTRACT) - Government of Alberta - #JP1055
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(NOTE: We are considering Canadian Citizen and PR holders. For the candidate who are on Work Permits and awaiting PR invitation, we don’t provide T4 because this is contract job and the rate we provide is for incorporation. Hence, PR points are not applied, for example: if you’re applying PR under CEC class.)
Client: Government of Alberta
Incorporation Rate: $45 CAD/hr (Canada or Provincial incorporation is a MUST)
Respond by: 11 - Nov - 2026
Contract period: 11/18/2026 to 07/30/2027
Anticipated Interviews dates
- Interview are expected to happen two weeks after the posting closes. This is an estimate.
Scoring Methodology:
Financial/Pricing: 20%
Resource Qualifications: 20%
Interview Process: 60%
SUBMISSION MUST INCLUDE:
- ALL REQUIRED EXPERIENCE MUST BE DESCRIBED IN RESUME UNDER THE JOB/PROJECT WHERE EXPERIENCE WAS ATTAINED.
- EACH JOB/PROJECT MUST CONTAIN THE TERM OF THE JOB/PROJECT IN THE FORMAT MMM/YYYY to MMM/YYYY.
- THREE REFERENCES, FOR WHOM SIMILAR WORK HAS BEEN PERFORMED, MUST BE PROVIDED. THE MOST RECENT REFERENCE SHOULD BE LISTED FIRST. REFERENCE CHECKS MAY OR MAY NOT BE COMPLETED TO ASSIST WITH SCORING THE PROPOSED RESOURCE.
SKILL MATRIX:
MUST HAVE WORK EXPERIENCE:
5+ years of Experience working as an Application Developer in a large enterprise IT environment utilizing .net, Microsoft Visual Studio, and source control tools.
5+ years of Experience working in software development across the full software development lifecycle
5+ years of Duration-Experience with MS SQL Server, Management Studio, stored procedures, data modelling, and reporting services
5+ years of Experience using C# and Visual Studio.
5+ years of Experience working with end-users - confirming requirements, supporting testing and maintain documentation.
3+ years of Experience in the analysis, development, and integration of complex IT systems with a specific focus on the management of multiple data sources , web services, and legacy IT solutions.
3+ years of Experience with Agile methodology.
3+ years of Experience with GitHub.
3+ years of Experience with unit testing and test-driven development tools.
Job Description:
Project Name:
Bitumen Royalty in Kind (BRIK)
Scope:
Project Overview
Technology and Innovation (TI) now supports Oil sand Operations of Energy and Minerals. Technology and Innovations Ministry requires the services of an experienced C#, Visual Studio and MS-SQL application system analyst, that preferably has experience with Oil Sands Regulations.
The System Analyst will be assigned requirements gathering & programming duties for application projects and enhancement tasks. The individual will also work closely with application development and maintenance teams. In addition, the system analyst will work directly with subject matter experts in the business areas for application testing and remediation to ensure code functions as per specification. This system analyst will be assigned to work on implementation of the Bitumen Royalty in Kind (BRIK) program and maintenance projects.
Duties:
Deliver applications programming and analysis tasks as part of a system development process as well as provide application support, maintenance and enhancements. A System Analyst applies a broad knowledge of various technical areas to foresee and rectify certain problem areas within technology or with a mix of technologies, but the focus is to ensure a certain business/functional use case is solved with the help of technology.
- Liaise with business units and program areas to ensure solutions meet current and strategic ministry needs.
- Align development team to follow Application Architecture.
- Write code for the most complex Functional and Technical Designs with minimal defects.
- Define non-functional requirements (Performance, Availability, Portability, Recovery / Recoverability etc.).
- Assess technical impacts up front and recommend better ways of designing applications to ease the development.
- Produce Technical Design, Database structure and Application Architecture for a new average to high complex application.
- Seek the best technical design solution that respects budget and timeline. Advocate the re-use of existing components/frameworks.
- Innovate in providing better efficient ways to design applications.
- Review Technical Designs from other developers and recommend optimization if necessary.
- Evaluate, with assistance, the quality of the product being delivered, and take action to improve situations.
- Assist/Execute performance/penetration tests and troubleshoot issues at the system level.
- Isolate root cause of issues and provide solution options/recommendations.
- Provide tracking and reporting of time and status on all work, as required.
- Contribute to the creation of the Application Lifecycle Planning.
- Identify and coordinate release schedules.
- Identify service requests and priorities with customers.
- Ensure planned releases remain on schedule.
Deliverable Details:
Projects:
•Bitumen Royalty in Kind (BRIK)
Scope of services:
- Write application code using C#, Visual Studio
- Coordinate with the Ministry of Energy and Minerals clients, analysts and/or interfaced systems clients and team members during testing, providing systems support and operational assistance.
- Design and implement MS-SQL databases.
- Liaise with business users to collect and analyze business and user requirements.
- Document business processes and applications.
- Produce systems design manuals.
- Produce technical and reference manuals.
- Conduct unit testing, system testing and integration testing.
- Ensure all application changes are developed, tested and implemented in a well-controlled manner using software release strategy
Equipment Requirements:
It is preferred that resources has their own equipment, though GoA will provide laptop/desktop if necessary. The Contractor is responsible for supplying all equipment necessary for remote work, including computers, software, printers, supplies, and appropriate office furniture.
Working Hours:
- Standard Hours of work are 08:15 – 16:30 Alberta time, Monday through Friday excluding holidays observed by the Province
- Work must be done from within Canada, due to network and data security issues.
- It is anticipated the role will be 100% remote, however in the event of an onsite meeting, the GoA does not pay for travel to attend on-site meetings, nor any expenses related to relocation, commuting, housing/accommodation, food/drink.
Notes on Location:
It is anticipated the role will be hybrid where the resource will be working from the office three days out of each week, and must be available for onsite meetings when required.
