Programmer Analyst

Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) is Canada's only polytechnic university, proudly serving the South Fraser region for more than 40 years. With campuses in Surrey, Richmond, Langley, and Cloverdale, KPU is deeply connected to the communities it serves and to the diverse cultures, backgrounds, and lived experiences of its students. Through academic excellence, applied learning, innovation, and strong industry and community partnerships, KPU prepares students for meaningful futures.

As an open-access university, KPU is powered by the people who live and work here. We believe every employee plays a meaningful role in supporting student learning and success. We are honoured to carry the name of the Kwantlen First Nation and are committed to equity, inclusion, reconciliation, and respectful relationships. As one of BC's Top Employers, KPU is dedicated to fostering a supportive, inclusive, and engaged workplace where employees feel valued, connected to purpose, and empowered to make an impact.

We invite you to explore your next career opportunity at KPU and discover how your work can contribute to a university where thought truly meets action.

Competition ID: 4663

Internal Closing Date: July 9, 2026

External Closing Date: Open Until Filled

# of Openings: 1

Salary Information: 14-10 - BCGEU Pay Grid - $40.27 to $44.36 per hour

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Travel Frequency: Occasional travel between campuses is required.

Employee Group: Support Staff (BC General Employees Union)

Days of Work (BCGEU): Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Hours of Work (BCGEU): 8:30am-4:30pm

Hours per Week (BCGEU): 35

We are currently seeking a Programmer Analyst to join our Information Technology (IT) team.

Job Overview

To provide programming and technical support to develop, maintain, administer and enhance Kwantlen Polytechnic University's information and education systems.

Priority consideration will be given to BCGEU employees currently impacted by layoff at the same or lower pay grade.

Education and Experience

• Completion of a college diploma or university degree in computing studies or a related field.
• Minimum of 6 years' experience in Information Technology environment, which includes 3 years of direct experience in enterprise architecture conception and 1-year recent related experience in supporting the Ellucian BANNER Post-Secondary Enterprise architecture is preferred. An equivalent combination of education, training and experience will be considered.
• Experience working with Active Directory, Open LDAP, Single Sign On solutions, SSPR and provisioning of identities to IdP.
• A Microsoft certification in either Azure Fundamentals or Identity and Access Administrator Associate is required (or applicable experience).

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Progressive technical knowledge and knowledge of best practices in information technology service delivery such as Agile Software Development Life Cycle and ITIL.
• Knowledge of sign-on methodologies (such as CAS, SAML and Shibboleth).
• Experience with IT infrastructure like Active Directory and VMWare in order to understand existing and new architecture with enterprise applications. Installation and
• Configuration experience working with operating platforms such as Windows Server 2016/2019 and Linux RedHat.
• Direct experience working with a broad base of products, technologies, platforms, patterns, frameworks, and methodologies. This would include:
• Programming languages may include: SQL, PL/SQL, T-SQL, C/C++, Java, Perl, PHP, Shell scripting, AWK, and PowerShell.
• Web languages may include: HTML, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript (JQuery), C#, Visual Studio, groovy and grails, NET stack, etc.
• Databases may include: Oracle, MS SQL, mySQL, Postgre, etc.
• Operating platforms may include: Windows, Linux, and UNIX.
• Detailed knowledge of Microsoft SharePoint back end architecture, with experience in maintaining, configuring, installing and upgrading.
• Strong grasp of PowerShell as a scripting tool to automate administrative tasks.
• SQL Server Database support and administration experience is preferred.
• Ability to configure, tune and maintain IIS, Apache, Tomcat and RHEL servers.
• Ability to gather, understand business requirements and translate into high‑level requirement documents for the system integration.
• Knowledge of modern infrastructures such as storage area networks, virtualization, high availability design, operating systems, network architecture, enterprise network management syste