Programmer Analyst II (AI)

Location: hirify.global Vancouver Campus, Vancouver, BC, Canada; hybrid work arrangement.

Salary: $8,810.92–$13,202.50 CAD monthly.

Company

hirify.global is a post-secondary institution whose Information Technology department links university systems and data through governed APIs and enterprise integration tools.

What you will do

• Design, develop, test, document, implement, and maintain hirify.global APIs and API-centric integrations.
• Build data integration applications, system adapters, message flows, compositions, and customized software solutions.
• Analyze integration requirements, conduct requirements workshops, create technical designs, and advise stakeholders on complex system architecture.
• Develop proofs of concept, prototypes, test environments, integration specifications, and production releases.
• Conduct code reviews, QA activities, application support, monitoring, troubleshooting, and tier 2 support for mission-critical systems.
• Provide technical consultation, training, coordination, and guidance to Programmer Analysts, Business Analysts, QA Analysts, vendors, and other stakeholders.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline and at least five years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• In-depth knowledge of applications and the business requirements supporting them.
• Willingness to respect diverse perspectives and commitment to improving knowledge and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Nice to have

• Experience designing, developing, and implementing medium- to large-scale software applications and integrations using Java or Java-based tools, SOAP web services, or RESTful APIs.
• Experience with enterprise application integration tools, including ETLs, ESBs, enterprise integration patterns, and large COTS implementation programs.
• Working knowledge of Java, Groovy, Python, Perl, HTML, XML, JSON, SOAP, REST, XSD, XSLT, XPath, WSDL, JSON Schema, RAML/Swagger, OAuth2, ActiveMQ, JMS, and STOMP.
• Experience with data modeling, data mapping, data structures, SOA, ETLs, ESBs, MOMs, EAI, SQL, Oracle, MuleSoft, Pentaho, Talend, MS SQL Server, and MySQL.
• Knowledge of object-oriented analysis and design, UML, ORM, web frameworks, version control, CI/CD, test-driven development, behaviour-driven development, and Agile or Scrum methodologies.
• Full Stack development experience with Java, JavaScript, PostgreSQL, HTML, CSS, JSON, and ZK Framework, including QA methodologies and database optimization.
• Experience with ServiceNow and Atlassian APIs, source code management, requirements workshops, UML and data-flow diagrams, change management, and project management.
• Knowledge of data structures and algorithms, including arrays, linked lists, stacks, queues, searching, and sorting.
• Practical experience with AI orchestration, AI agents, RAG, A2A, MCP, tool calling, model training or fine-tuning, AI governance, and LLM-based search, summarization, and automated decision workflows.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement based at the hirify.global Vancouver Campus.
• Full-time, ongoing employment in a non-union staff position.
• Collaborative work with analysts, technical leads, managers, developers, vendors, faculty, staff, students, and university technology professionals.
• Autonomous work within general instructions, with opportunities to provide technical leadership and coaching.
• Work on enterprise-wide systems supporting university operations and 24x7x365 mission-critical services.