Senior Programmer Analyst

ubc; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 95,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of British Columbia seeks a Senior Programmer Analyst to provide advanced system-level leadership in design, development, modernization and support of educational and administrative platforms for the Faculty of Medicine. This senior contributor role balances hands-on delivery with strategic system ownership.

Based in Vancouver, the role emphasizes independent judgment, technical direction, secure coding, DevOps practices and cross-system collaboration across multiple delivery

Qualifications

• Senior technical contributor on an Agile software development team.
• Leadership in design, delivery and modernization of complex platforms.
• Experience with secure coding, automation, testing and DevOps.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical design and delivery of high‑complexity features and integrations.
• Provide system‑level technical leadership for assigned platforms and services.
• Evaluate security, scalability, performance and maintainability requirements.
• Plan and execute modernization, refactoring and technical-debt reduction.
• Champion best practices in development and operations across teams.
• Own or co‑own system-level technical designs and implementation approaches.

Job description

Job Summary

The Digital Solutions Senior Systems Programmer Analyst supports the Faculty of Medicine vision To Transform Health for Everyone as a senior individual contributor who provides advanced system-level technical leadership in the design, development, modernization and support of complex educational and administrative platforms and solutions for the Faculty of Medicine community.

This role operates with a high degree of independence and judgment, leading technically complex initiatives that often span multiple systems, integrations or delivery teams. The Senior Programmer Analyst contributes to system-level technical direction, implementation and long term sustainability for assigned platforms, while remaining focused on hands on delivery and system ownership. The role does not carry faculty wide architectural accountability.

Our team is proud to say we help build medical doctors and health professionals!

Work Performed

SPECIFIC DUTIES:

• Acts as a senior technical contributor on our Agile software development team.
• Leads the technical design and delivery of high-complexity features, services, and integrations for assigned platforms, assessing dependencies, risks, scalability, maintainability and operational impact.
• Provides system-level technical leadership for assigned platforms and services.
• Analyzes and evaluates system requirements related to security, scalability, performance, and maintainability.
• Leads technical planning and execution for modernization, refactoring, and technical-debt reduction initiatives.
• Champions software development best practices, including secure coding, automation, testing, and DevOps.
• Owns or co-owns system-level technical designs and implementation approac

Organizational Status

The University of British Columbia is a global centre for research and teaching, consistently ranked among the top 20 public universities in the world. Since 1915, UBC's entrepreneurial spirit has embraced innovation and challenged the status quo. UBC encourages its students, staff and faculty to challenge convention, lead discovery and explore new ways of learning. At UBC, bold thinking is given a place to develop into ideas that can change the world.

Our Vision: To Transform Health for Everyone

Ranked among the world's top medical schools with the fifth-largest MD enrollment in North America, the UBC Faculty of Medicine is a leader in both the science and the practice of medicine. Across British Columbia, more than 12,000 faculty and staff are training the next generation of doctors and health care professionals, making remarkable discoveries, and helping to create the pathways to better health for our communities at home and around the world.

The Faculty of Medicine -comprised of approximately 2,600 administrative support, technical/research and management and professional staff, as well approximately 620 full-time academic and over 14,000 clinical faculty members-is composed of 19 academic basic science and/or clinical departments, 3 schools, and 26 research centres and institutes. Together with its University and Health Authority partners, the Faculty of Medicine delivers innovative programs and conducts research in the areas of health and life sciences. Faculty, staff and trainees are located at university campuses, clinical academic campuses in hospital settings and other regionally based centres across the province.

The UBC Vancouver Campus is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) people. The City of Vancouver is located on Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations territory.

Staff - Non Union

Job Category M&P - AAPS

Job Profile AAPS Salaried - Information Systems and Technology, Level D

Job Title Senior Programmer Analyst

Department Education Delivery Solutions A | Med IT | Faculty of Medicine

Compensation Range $8,554.25 - $13,340.92 CAD Monthly The Compensation Range is the span between the minimum and maximum base salary for a position. The midpoint of the range is approximately halfway between the minimum and the maximum and represents an employee that possesses full job knowledge, qualifications and experience for the position. In the normal course, employees will be hired, transferred or promoted between the minimum and midpoint of the salary range for a job.

Posting End Date August 18, 2026 Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

Job End Date Ongoing

This position is expected to be filled by promotion/reassignment and is included here to inform you of its vacancy at the University.

At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.