Application Analyst

Saskatchewan Health Authority; Regina; On-site; CAD 58,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Saskatchewan Health Authority is seeking an Application Analyst to understand enterprise requirements, modify vendor software, and document business rules. You will train staff and provide ongoing technical management of key applications in a highly integrated IT environment.

HL7 experience is preferred, along with strong knowledge of Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse), Power BI, Azure DevOps, Git, CI/CD pipelines, and SQL-based reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 2+ years related experience or diploma with 5+ years related experience.
• Experience in highly integrated IT environments and HL7 preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Power Platform, Power BI, Azure DevOps, Git, CI/CD and YAML.
• Strong SQL/PLSQL skills and data reporting experience.
• Understanding of HIPA and healthcare privacy requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop an understanding of enterprise requirements and workflows.
• Modify software applications and document business rules.
• Provide training to analysts and business staff.
• Provide ongoing technical management of specified applications.
• Support project teams and ensure interoperability within SCA guidelines.

Skills

Power BI

Power Platform

C# ASP.NET

SQL queries

Data warehousing

Team leadership

Problem solving

Communication

HIPA compliance

Interoperability

Windows/UNIX/Citrix

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/BA/engineering

Diploma in computer technology/engineering

OS/software certification

Tools

Azure DevOps

Git

CI/CD

Dataverse

TOAD

SAS

Oracle

SSRS

Job description

Closure Date: September 4, 2026 at 11:59 PM

Position #: 190409

Union: Saskatchewan Government and General Employees Union

Bargaining Unit: SGEU - Saskatchewan Cancer Agency

City/Town: Regina or Saskatoon

Facility: SCA - Corporate Services

Department: Information Management Services

Type: Full-time Regular

Expected Start Date: October 6, 2026

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days

Number of Hours per Rotation: In a 3 week rotation : 14 shift(s) of 7.77 hours

Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band 8, $42.412 to $49.295 (5 step range)

GENERAL ACCOUNTABILITY:

Reporting to the Provincial Manager, Application Services, Application Analysts are client-focused programmers/analysts responsible for: developing an understanding of business enterprise requirements and workflows, standards and nomenclature; business analysis (or working with the business analyst); assessing, designing and modifying software applications; modifying vendor software, documenting business rules; providing training of other analysts and business unit staff; providing ongoing technical management of specified applications; and, providing support to project teams or other applications analysts.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, business administration, or engineering plus 2 years directlyrelated experience or a diploma in computer technology or engineering plus 5 years directly relatedexperience.
• Certification in various operating systems/software applications as required.
  

Experience:

• Experience in an application analyst role in a highly integrated IT environment.
• HL7 experience preferred.
• Preferred experience with Microsoft's application development ecosystem including Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse), Power BI, Azure DevOps, Git source control, CI/CD pipelines, and YAML-based automation for enterprise application delivery.

Skills:

• Ability to manage multiple applications and/or assignments concurrently while maintaining high levels of quality and effectiveness.
• Ability to work as part of a team including those led by a project manager or peers.
• Ability to work effectively within application/business enterprise architectural and Data Base management guidelines.
• Human relations skills are required to interact with a variety of individuals internal and external to the Agency
• Ability to provide leadership to others involved in the development of specific applications, where full project management methodology is not required.
• Ability to quickly develop an understanding of current SCA business enterprise applications, SCA security policy and applications, Health privacy legislation (HIPA).
• Judgment and problem solving ability is required to identify and analyze technological issues and develop appropriate IM solutions to complex business problems.
• Communication skills are required to develop and present complex information including written documentation and verbal presentations to audiences with varying levels of comprehension ability.
• Demonstrated analytical skill and ability to assess, develop, configure, code, test, document, implement and maintain business enterprise applications.
• Knowledge of and ability to research industry best practices and software solutions.
• Intermediate to advanced ASP.NET/C# programming skills
• Knowledge of different operating systems in SCA (Windows/UNIX/Citrix).
• Understanding of statistics, data warehousing and data cleansing and ability to write SQL-based (or other language-based) queries and generate reports, ensuring patient privacy.
• Understanding of PL/SQL tools, TOAD, Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services, SAS, Oracle, etc.
• Work with the System Integration Analyst to achieve interoperability of, applications and systems within SCA guidelines.