Sr. Application Developer

Vantix Systems Inc.; Edmonton; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Vantix Systems Inc. is seeking an experienced .NET C# / SQL Application Developer for a 12-month remote contract. The developer will work on various application projects and must have strong skills in user requirements gathering and application development, specifically with technologies such as .NET, SQL Server, and Entity Framework.

Qualifications

• Must have a minimum of 4 years experience in application development.
• Experience in Entity Framework and WCF web services is essential.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Gather requirements and program application features.
• Work closely with development and maintenance teams.
• Conduct application testing and ensure functionality.

Skills

User requirements gathering

System documentation

C# application development

.NET frameworks

Entity Framework

MS SQL Server

Windows Forms development

WCF web services

ASP.NET MVC

Agile project management

Unit testing

Excellent verbal skills

Excellent written skills

Education

University graduation in computer science

2-year diploma in computer science

1-year certificate in computer science

Tools

Microsoft Visual Studio

Team Foundation Server / Azure DevOps

Management Studio

Job description

Our Client is seeking the services of an experienced .NET C# / SQL Application Developer. The developer will be responsible for various requirements gathering & programming duties for application projects and enhancement tasks. The resource will work closely with the application development and maintenance teams. In addition, the developer will work directly with subject matter experts in the business areas for application testing and remediation to ensure code functions as per specification. This developer will be assigned to work on the Pension Benefits Information System (PBIS), and possibly the Insurance Regulatory Information System (IRIS), Disaster Recovery Dashboard, or other Treasury Board & Finance application development & maintenance projects.

Experience with Pension regulation and systems would be an asset.

The position is a 12-month contract with possible extension.

Remote. Resource must reside in Canada.

• Proposed resource must be submitted at an hourly rate of $X per hour or less for all possible terms. Note that proposed rates which are lower than this maximum rate will receive a higher score in evaluation.

• The proposed resource must meet or exceed one of the following:
  University graduation in computer science or a related discipline and 4-yr Application Developer (AD) experience OR 2-yr diploma in computer science or a related discipline and 6-yr AD experience
  OR 1-yr certificate in computer science or a related discipline and 7-yr AD experience OR 8-yr AD experience

• Experience gathering user requirements, system documentation and creating user documentation / manuals

• Experience with Entity Framework.

• Experience with .Net frameworks and C# application development using object-oriented techniques.

• Experience with MS SQL Server, Management Studio, stored procedures, data modelling, and reporting services

• Experience with Windows Forms development

• Experience with WCF (Windows Communication Foundation) web services

• Experience with ASP.NET MVC (Model View Controller)

• Experience with Microsoft Visual Studio, Team Foundation Server/Azure DevOps for source control, agile portfolio management, and release management, continuous delivery, continuous integration, and unit testing

• Proposed resource must work from within Canada, due to network and data security issues. Standard Hours of work are 08:15 - 16:30 Alberta time

• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, verbal and written skills.