Systems Analyst, Application Development

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At NAIT, we’re passionate about building a team of talented, dedicated professionals who share our commitment to excellence and innovation. Your skills and experience can shape the future of education and make a real impact in our community.

If this opportunity feels like the right fit for you, we encourage you to apply and join us in creating a brighter future – together.

Important Application Deadline Notice

Please note that Workday closes job postings at 11:59pm MST on the day before the posting end date listed above.

To ensure your application is received, submit no later than 11:59pm MST the day prior to the posting end date.

Internal NAIT Employees

Current NAIT employees are welcome to apply for this opportunity. To be considered, please submit your application through the NAIT Jobs Hub rather than the external career site.

NAIT's Application Integrations team connects the systems that run the institution, including Workday, PeopleSoft Campus Solutions, Salesforce and ServiceNow, along with a wide range of other campus and vendor applications. Our integrations work behind the scenes to support students and staff at every stage of their experience with NAIT.

Our team delivers a modern, event-driven, API-first cloud integration platform that connects systems across the institution, and we're bringing AI-assisted development into how we design, build, test and document our work. Over the next few years, we'll lead several major integration initiatives as we modernize core systems and launch new digital services for students and staff.

We're looking for a hands-on senior analyst who writes quality code and takes ownership of problems from diagnosis through to a tested, documented fix. We expect our tools to change, so we care more about how you approach integration problems than which platforms you've used. If you have strong engineering fundamentals, we'll teach you our stack.

Key Responsibilities

• Build integrations. Design, build, test, deploy and support integrations between enterprise systems using NAIT's integration stack (SnapLogic, Azure Service Bus, Azure API Management, Azure Functions, SQL).

• Own the whole lifecycle. Gather requirements with business units and vendors, then handle design, build, testing, user acceptance support, change management, production support and hand-off. Follow issues through to resolution, including with external vendors.

• Shape the platform. Help define and apply integration standards: event-driven patterns, message contracts, API design, error handling and idempotency, monitoring, and secrets management.

• Keep quality high. Review peers' code and pipelines, write automated tests, use source control and deployment pipelines, and mentor other analysts.

• Work with data. Write and tune complex SQL. Troubleshoot data quality and survivorship issues across person, student and employee data, including master data management (MDM).

• Use AI responsibly. Use AI-assisted development tools to speed up design, coding, testing and documentation, following NAIT's AI governance and data classification standards.

• Work as part of the team. Take part in Scrum ceremonies, estimate and track work in Azure DevOps, and contribute to technical documentation and knowledge sharing.

• Support production. Monitor and support production integrations, [including occasional after-hours support for critical issues].

• Contribute to major initiatives. Provide integration design and delivery for institutional projects such as Workday, Slate, the digital student ID and future student system work.

Skills and Abilities

Required for the role:

• Strong SQL skills: complex queries, performance tuning and data troubleshooting on relational databases (SQL Server and/or Oracle).

• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language. C#/.NET is preferred; Python, Java or TypeScript are also considered.

• Solid understanding of APIs (REST and SOAP), JSON and XML, authentication (OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect), and messaging concepts (queues, topics, retries, idempotency).

• Software engineering practices: Git, automated testing, CI/CD and code review.

• Sound integration design judgment: when to use batch or real-time, how to handle errors and reprocessing, and what makes an integration supportable.

• Strong sense of ownership. You work independently, drive problems to resolution and follow up with stakeholders and vendors without being prompted.

• Clear written and verbal communication with both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Curiosity and adaptability. You learn new platforms quickly and are comfortable while tools and approaches are changing.

Assets to the role:

• Experience with an integration platform (iPaaS) such as SnapLogic, Boomi, MuleSoft, or Azure Logic Apps.

• Microsoft Azure: Service Bus, Functions, API Management, Key Vault, Cosmos DB, or infrastructure as code (Bicep, Terraform).

• Integration experience with Workday, PeopleSoft Campus Solutions, Salesforce, ServiceNow or Slate.

• Identity and access: Entra ID / Azure AD B2C, SailPoint, Active Directory, SAML and OIDC single sign-on.

• Master data management (for example, Semarchy), data modelling, or Microsoft Fabric.

• Hands-on use of AI coding assistants (for example GitHub Copilot, Claude Code or Codex) within a disciplined review and testing workflow.

• Experience in post-secondary or public sector environments, and with Agile/Scrum.
  

Qualifications

• Diploma in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or a related field (a degree is an asset), or an equivalent combination of education and experience

• [5+] years of experience in systems integration, software development or data engineering, including building and supporting integrations in production

• Relevant certifications (for example Microsoft Azure Developer Associate, SnapLogic, Salesforce or Workday integration) are an asset

Applicants with education credentials earned outside of Canada should have their credentials evaluated by World Education Services (WES), International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS) or the Comparative Education Services (CES).

This position is currently under a review initiated by AUPE (Alberta Union of Provincial Employees). This means that the terms and conditions may change at a future time if the review finds that this position properly belongs within the scope of AUPE. The review is ongoing with no current forecasted date of completion.

Remuneration: Refer to salary range noted on posting, plus a comprehensive benefits package.

The compensation range for this job posting is : $86,686.95 - $114,845.29

NAIT is committed to a transparent, fair, and human-centered hiring experience. All candidates are assessed directly by our recruitment and hiring teams.

About NAIT

We are known as one of Alberta’s top employers. Being part of a community that makes a difference in the lives of students, staff, industry clients and partners, NAIT’s culture reflects our shared values of respect, collaboration, celebration, creativity, and accountability.

People are what make NAIT great, and we prioritize the employee experience. For eligible positions, we offer benefits and unique perks focusing on health and wellness, work-life balance, recognition, and professional and personal growth. In addition to excellent vacation time, eligible employees receive paid time off between Christmas and New Year’s.

NAIT supports a flexible work environment, enabling staff to request approval for on-campus, off-site, or hybrid work arrangements based on the nature of the role. Please note that remote positions require employees to reside within Canada.

NAIT is committed to fostering a safe environment that supports equity and cultivates inclusion through our Centre for Community and Belonging (CCB) and our Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Strategy. We are a proud partner of the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion. While we encourage all qualified applicants to apply, only those being considered will be contacted. If you require any assistance or accommodations, please connect with us at careers@nait.ca.

Please submit a resume and cover letter to be considered for this opportunity.