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The City of Nanaimo is a rapidly growing community with a population of approximately 80,000. Nestled between the mountains and the ocean, on the east coast of Vancouver Island, we are centrally located, about 1½ hours from Victoria and 2 hours from Vancouver by ferry. With affordable housing, a university-college and well-developed parks, recreational, cultural and social amenities, Nanaimo is truly an extraordinary place to live.
PERMANENT FULL-TIME JUNIOR APPLICATIONS ANALYST
Have you recently completed your bachelor’s degree studies in Computer Science and are looking to start an exciting career? Would you like to work for a progressive and innovative organization where you can learn and grow? Can you bring enthusiasm and a fresh view to our organization? Would you like to work within a team of talented people that can show you how a municipal Information Technology Department operates? If the answer to these questions is yes, you may be the person we are looking for!
Imagine living in a coastal community offering outdoor activities such as mountain biking, kayaking, wind surfing, sailing, snowboarding, skiing and scuba diving. Imagine living in a city with big-city conveniences without long commutes and the hassles of big-city living. Imagine being able to enjoy a university community with people with similar interests to yours!
The City of Nanaimo is recruiting for a permanent full-time Junior Applications Analyst to join our team of professionals in the Information Technology Department and offering a career path with this position that can take you to a Senior Application Analyst level.
Under the direction of the Manager of Business Applications, the Junior Applications Analyst plays an apprenticeship role in developing, designing, implementing and supporting the City’s business applications. The incumbent participates as a member of development team and acts in a support capacity to senior staff members. The incumbent exercises independent judgment and action in performing the duties and refers matters of major impact or policy to the Manager of Business Applications.
The candidate we are looking for will have thorough knowledge in structured, event driven, object oriented programming with proficiency in Web 2.0 using ASP.NET and C#/Visual Basic. The candidate will also be proficient in:
- Client and server side scripting tools such as PHP, ASP, Visual Basic or JavaScript
- HTML, CSS and DHTML
- Relational database development in environments such as Microsoft SQL
- Writing SQL queries, data analysis/modeling, data migration and other tasks related to database administration
Your education will include a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from a recognized University or Technical Institute, with a minimum of three (3) months’ experience. You must be eligible for Certification as an Information Systems Professional of Canada (I.S.P.) and hold a valid Class 5 BC Driver’s License.
This is a unionized position; $25.99 - $27.36 per hour (Jan 2008 Rate), based on a 35 hour work week. After completing different performance requirements this position could grow into an Application System Analyst and later to a Senior Application System Analyst. A career path and a comprehensive benefit package including flex-time are available with this position!
Resumes, covered by a letter outlining your strengths and interests, will be received
until 4:30 pm on Tuesday, 2008-Sep-30.
For detailed information on this position and for more information on our community,
please visit our website at www.nanaimo.ca
Human Resources Department
City of Nanaimo
455 Wallace Street
Nanaimo BC V9R 5J6
Fax: (250) 755-4449
Drop off in person: 238 Franklyn Street
Email: employment.opportunities@nanaimo.ca
We thank all applicants for their interest, however,
only those candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted. |
