Category: Government & Public Sector
Location: Fredericton New Brunswick Canada
Senior Programmer Analyst – .NET / MVC
Client:Service New Brunswick (SNB) – Business Application Services
Department/Project:Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour (PETL) – Student Financial Services (SFS)
Location:Fredericton, New Brunswick – Remote acceptable; onsite may be required
Start Date:September 28, 2026 or later
Duration:Up to 250 business days, with potential extension
Workday:7.25 hours/day
Position:Senior Programmer Analyst (PA3)
Position Overview
Service New Brunswick is seeking aSenior Programmer Analystto support the modernization, development, integration, and ongoing enhancement of theStudent Financial Services (SFS)application within the Student Financial Services Branch of PETL.
The successful candidate will work as a senior developer within an Agile team, contributing to the design and development of secure, scalable, performant, and maintainableASP.NET Core MVCapplications. The role involves developing public-facing functionality, integrating with existing internal SFS applications, implementing secure identity-management capabilities, developing REST APIs, supporting database development, and contributing to responsive user-interface design.
The resource will work closely with business stakeholders, subject matter experts, developers, project management, and SNB technical teams to translate business and technical requirements into robust software solutions.
Key Responsibilities
Participate in theanalysis, design, development, integration, configuration, testing, and implementationof enhancements to the Student Financial Services solution.
Design and develop secure, scalable, maintainable, and performant applications using.NET / ASP.NET Core and MVC.
TranslateUser Stories, functional requirements, technical specifications, and solution architectureinto effective software designs and implementation plans.
Develop and maintain secure applications addressingdata confidentiality and client privacyrequirements.
Design and implementIdentity Managementand authentication/authorization solutions.
Develop and consumeREST-based APIsand integrate application components across the technology stack.
Develop database solutions usingMicrosoft SQL Server, including scripts, stored procedures, queries, triggers, and database-related functionality.
Develop modern and responsive user interfaces usingJavaScript, jQuery, HTML, CSS, and appropriate front-end frameworks.
Applyresponsive UI design principlesand contribute to user-interface and user-experience design activities.
Work withuser interface design systemsand established UI standards to deliver consistent user experiences.
Develop and supportmultilingual software functionality, where applicable.
Participate actively in anAgile development environment, including Scrum ceremonies, sprint planning, backlog refinement, stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
Conduct and participate incode reviews, ensuring adherence to established coding standards, security practices, architecture principles, and software-development best practices.
UseAzure 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.
Developautomated unit testsand support QA/testing activities.
Investigate and implement applicationperformance 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 applicablesecurity, privacy, confidentiality, and Government of New Brunswick standards.
Requirements
Mandatory Qualifications
Candidatesmust clearly demonstratethe following:
ExcellentEnglish verbal and written communicationskills.
Bachelor's degree inComputer 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.
Scored Technical Experience
Strong candidates should demonstrate recent experience in the following areas:
4+ years:Designing and developing secure applications addressing bothdata confidentiality and client privacy, gained within the last 7 years.
4+ years:Working within anAgile development environment, gained within the last 7 years.
4+ years:Translating technical requirements fromUser Stories and solution architectureinto application designs and development, gained within the last 7 years.
5+ years:Conductingcode reviewsand 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 designand front-end frameworks, gained within the last 7 years.
1+ year:Working withuser interface design systems, gained within the last 5 years.
5+ years:DevelopingREST-based APIs, gained within the last 7 years.
2+ years:Working withAzure DevOps, including pipelines and development environments, gained within the last 5 years.
2+ years:Working within theCanadian Public Sector as a Programmer/Analyst, gained within the last 5 years.
2+ years:Developingmultilingual software systems, gained within the last 5 years.
1+ year:Programming and design experience withIdentity Management solutions, gained within the last 5 years.
Ideal Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate will be aSenior .NET / ASP.NET Core Developer or Senior Programmer Analystwith extensive experience delivering secure public-facing applications and enterprise systems. The candidate should be particularly strong inASP.NET Core MVC, C#, SQL Server, REST APIs, Identity Management, Azure DevOps, JavaScript/jQuery, responsive UI development, Agile/Scrum, and secure application development.
Experience within theCanadian Public Sector, particularly with government applications involving sensitive client information, privacy, security, multilingual functionality, and citizen-facing services, will be highly advantageous.
Key Technology Stack
Backend / Application
C#
.NET / ASP.NET Core
MVC
REST APIs
Enterprise application development
Identity Management
Authentication & Authorization
Database
Microsoft SQL Server
T-SQL
Stored Procedures
SQL Scripts
Queries
Triggers
Frontend
JavaScript
jQuery
HTML5
CSS
Responsive Web Design
Front-End Frameworks
UI/UX Design Systems
Multilingual UI
DevOps / Development
Azure DevOps
CI/CD Pipelines
Development Environments
Source Control
Automated Unit Testing
Code Reviews
Methodology
Agile
Scrum
User Stories
Solution Architecture
Secure SDLC
Coding Standards & Best Practices
Project Context
The successful resource will contribute to the modernization ofStudent Financial Services, including:
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.
Details
Service New Brunswick (SNB) is a government agency within the Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour (PETL) department that manages student financial services. SNB develops and maintains the Student Financial Services (SFS) application, which handles student financial aid and related services for the province of New Brunswick. The organization is focused on modernizing its technology infrastructure, with current initiatives centered on developing secure, scalable ASP.NET Core MVC applications that serve the public. SNB works to translate complex business and technical requirements into robust software solutions while maintaining high standards for data confidentiality and client privacy.
