Full-Time Support Staff

Reporting to the Manager, Applications & Infrastructure, the Application Developer/Analyst plays a key role in delivering and supporting both vendor provided and custom applications that serve the University community. The role focuses on translating business and operational needs into secure, reliable, and sustainable technical solutions across a diverse and evolving application environment.

The Application Developer/Analyst brings strong hands-on experience with modern development and automation technologies, including C#, PowerShell, RESTful APIs, version control systems, Azure based deployment tools, and containerized application platforms such as Docker and Kubernetes. The role embraces contemporary development practices, including the responsible use of AI assisted and emerging agent-based tooling, such as GitHub Copilot and workflow-oriented automation, to improve code quality, developer productivity, solution consistency, and long-term maintainability.

Responsibilities span the full application lifecycle and include application and database administration, systems integration, security, testing, documentation, reporting, and ongoing operational support. The Application Developer/Analyst contributes to system planning, modernization initiatives, and new implementations, leveraging automation and AI assisted insights where appropriate to support troubleshooting, operational optimization, and continuous improvement. Troubleshooting responsibilities may extend across application, infrastructure, identity, and selected networking components.

The successful candidate will have a bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent. A minimum three (3) years of IT experience in a mid‑to large‑scale enterprise environment with hands‑on experience designing, developing, and maintaining production applications using C# and ASP.NET MVC is also required. The successful candidate must provide a negative Criminal Record Check prior to employment start date (i.e. not been convicted of a criminal offence for which a pardon has not been granted).

This position is classified at Wage Grade 110, with a wage range from $38.44 per hour (Step 1) to $48.72 per hour (Step 9). Placement within the salary range will be determined based on the candidate’s relevant experience, skills, and qualifications, as well as internal equity and market conditions.

A comprehensive group benefits and pension plan is offered, along with a tuition subsidy for eligible dependents.

Please submit your letter of application in a single PDF document (last name, first name), via email to careers@nipissingu.ca by 4:00 p.m., Thursday, July 9, 2026. Please indicate on your application if you are a Nipissing University OPSEU employee.

Hiring is subject to final budgetary approval. In accordance with Article 12.05 (b) of the OPSEU Full-Time Support Staff Collective Agreement and OPSEU Part-Time Staff Collective Agreement first consideration is given to those internal applicants. The search committee would like to thank all applicants for their interest in Nipissing University. Please note that only those candidates invited for an interview will be contacted.

Nipissing University is committed to employment equity and strongly encourages applications, which may include self-identification in a cover letter from Indigenous peoples, women, persons with disabilities, persons who identify as 2SLGBTQI+ and racialized minorities.

Nipissing University must gather information from applicants to determine eligibility to work in Canada. Please include a statement in your application to identify whether you are a Canadian Citizen, Permanent Resident or are otherwise legally eligible to work in Canada.

Nipissing University will provide accommodation to ensure barrier-free employment in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. You can request accommodation at any stage of the hiring process. If you require an accommodation, please contact Human Resources at access@nipissingu.ca.

This is an open vacancy, and artificial intelligence (AI) will not be used in the evaluation or assessment of candidates.