Senior Application Systems Analyst

Position Summary:Driving advanced application systems analysis, software engineering, and database design for the Bitumen Royalty in Kind (BRIK) program in Alberta, High Tech Genesis is actively seeking an accomplished Senior Application Systems Analyst for a contract professional engagement (Hybrid work model with 3 days/week on-site). In this vital technical execution role, you will take full operational, tactical, and technical ownership of C#, .NET framework, Visual Studio, and MS-SQL Server database architecture, coding, data modeling, and stakeholder collaboration. Bringing deep expertise in oil sands and energy/minerals domain technologies, you will empower an elite energy and government IT initiative to achieve uncompromised data integrity, secure royalty calculation workflows, and superior software system performance. This prestigious career opportunity offers competitive contract remuneration, high-visibility energy sector exposure, and professional growth within a leading global technical recruitment and staffing enterprise.
Detailed Job Description:As a Senior Application Systems Analyst supporting High Tech Genesis on a hybrid contract basis in Alberta, you will take full operational, tactical, and technical ownership of application architecture, backend coding, relational database modeling, and cross-functional stakeholder collaboration. Your day-to-day responsibilities include designing, developing, and maintaining robust enterprise software solutions utilizing C#, .NET, and Visual Studio, architecting and optimizing complex MS-SQL Server databases and data models for energy sector reporting, executing secure software coding and system integration, collaborating proactively with energy sector stakeholders, business analysts, and program managers to gather requirements, troubleshooting complex application and database performance bottlenecks, coordinating closely with IT infrastructure and QA teams, and interacting directly with technical recruitment divisions like High Tech Genesis. Furthermore, you will manage application requirements by submitting your updated resume and rate expectations via direct email to huzaifa@hightechgenesis.com.
Key Responsibilities:
Architect, design, develop, test, and deploy robust enterprise software applications utilizing C#, .NET, and Visual Studio.
Design, optimize, and maintain complex relational databases, schemas, stored procedures, and data models utilizing MS-SQL Server.
Support the Bitumen Royalty in Kind (BRIK) program by developing secure data processing pipelines and automated royalty calculation routines.
Collaborate proactively with energy sector stakeholders, business analysts, and government representatives to gather and refine technical requirements.
Troubleshoot complex software bugs, database performance bottlenecks, and system integration anomalies.
Enforce rigorous software development life cycle (SDLC) best practices, code quality standards, and automated unit testing.
Ensure strict compliance with energy industry data security protocols, auditing standards, and confidentiality requirements.
Maintain meticulous technical documentation, database schemas, API specifications, and system architecture runbooks.
Required Qualifications & Skills:
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline.
Minimum of 6+ years of progressive professional hands‑on experience in application systems analysis, software engineering, and database design.
Strong, demonstrable operational expertise in C#, .NET framework, and Visual Studio development environments.
Comprehensive working knowledge and practical proficiency in MS-SQL Server database architecture, data modeling, and T‑SQL optimization.
Deep practical experience with enterprise software architecture, coding, and backend integration.
Proven stakeholder collaboration skills with the ability to translate complex business rules into technical specifications.
Mandatory domain knowledge or prior professional experience in Oil Sands, Energy, Minerals, or Government Royalty programs.
Mandatory legal work authorization and physical availability for hybrid professional operations in Alberta (3 days/week on-site).
Nice-to-Have Skills:
Professional vendor certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate or MCSE: Data Management and Analytics.
Prior professional working experience supporting Tier‑1 energy corporations, provincial government agencies, or utility providers.
Hands‑on familiarity with cloud infrastructure platforms (Azure, AWS) and containerization tools (Docker, Kubernetes).
Experience utilizing enterprise agile tracking and IT service desk platforms (Jira, Confluence, ServiceNow).
Active participation in energy technology forums, .NET developer user groups, or database engineerin