Senior Programmer Analyst - Canada - 35924 - Maximus

General information

Job Posting Title

Senior Programmer Analyst

Date

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

City

Charlottetown

Province

Country

Canada

Job Schedule

Regular Full Time (RFT)

Work Arrangement

Remote

Description & Requirements

At Maximus Canada, we share an authentic desire to do something meaningful to help others succeed. We apply our deep operational expertise, technology innovation, and digitally enabled citizen engagement in new ways and help governments solve complex problems.

Maximus Canada collaborates with government partners to deliver a variety of citizen services, including healthcare administration, federal and provincial programs, and contact centre services across Canada. We offer eHealth solutions through our Medigent® suite of products, as well as technology consulting and business process services. We leverage our deep operational expertise, technology innovation, and digitally enabled

customer engagement to deliver fast solutions. Today, we proudly support many federal, provincial and municipal programs across the country powered by Canadians.

Globally, Maximus has operations in India, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom. Our mission is to affect fundamental change in the lives of every individual with whom we engage and at every touchpoint. But ultimately, what we do is improve people’s lives. And that is a testament to the ingenuity, commitment, and compassion everyone brings to their role at Maximus Canada and their dedication to connecting citizens with the services they need from Government agencies.

We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. If you would like to request assistance in accessing job openings, applying for a job on this site, completing screening and/or interview questionnaires or participating in any aspect of the recruitment and selection process, please contact us at careers@maximuscanada.ca

Position Summary

The Senior Programmer Analyst provides expertise in application design patterns, application development, systems integration, testing, implementation, maintenance, enhancement, support, and technical documentation. The Senior Programmer Analyst follows established application

development methodologies, project management methodologies and Product Management practices to design, develop, implement, and maintain new applications, existing applications and integrations/interfaces between custom built and purchased applications.

Key Accountabilities

· Works with business analysts and reviews/recommends options for systems solutions individually, or as part of team, including assisting users in

identifying information requirements, collecting data and interviewing users regarding business/information needs, analyzing system requirements

including hardware and software, assessing possible integration with or use of existing systems, investigating alternative solutions to meet

requirements, evaluating costs and benefits of each solution and making recommendations

· Designs, develops, and implements custom applications, interfaces and integrations using a variety of programming languages, database

platforms, tools and technologies targeted towards multiple platforms, formats and clients

· Implements third party application software, interfaces and integrations

· Provides expertise, mentorship and adheres to software design patterns and software development lifecycle

· Inputs into and defines software development project plans, including scope, requirements, schedule, and implementation timelines

· Reviews and provides guidance to others regarding software design and application source code development including peer code reviews and

quality checks

· Investigate and provide solutions to technical problems encountered by systems users

· Researches, evaluates, and recommends various industry best practices for software development, current technologies and their suitability

· Prepares system documentation such as entity relationship diagrams, application flow diagrams, use cases, user guides, technical documentation,

test plans, and maintenance procedures

· Adheres to corporate asset management standards, policies and procedures for creating, maintaining and storing application source code and

documentation

· Establishes, develops, maintains and enhances technical or operational policies, procedures, standards related to system application programming

· Assists with technical documentation and training material regarding process flows and proper use of applications and systems

· Adheres to established ITIL process and Project Management practices

· Remains current with state-of-the-art software development and technology trends

· Will be responsible for on-call duties and response to emergencies / escalations as needed

Organization Structure

Vice President, Product

Director,

Manager,

Senior Programmer Analyst

Job Requirements

· Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field AND minimum of 6 years demonstrated experience in related field

· Strong knowledge of the SDLC & Agile frameworks

· Demonstrated experience of healthcare sector

- Experience with React, TypeScript, Python, Azure

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

· Customer focus mindset

· In-depth knowledge of SDLC & Agile frameworks

· Solid understanding of Product Management best practices, and ability to understand how new innovations, enhancements and platforms can

contribute to a positive experience

· Excellent collaborating skills

· Technical competence

· Motivated and goal oriented, team player

· High level of initiative and works well in a team environment

· Handles stressful situations and deadline pressures well

· Plans and carries out responsibilities with minimal direction

· Ability to work with people from a variety of different culturally diverse backgrounds.

Other

· May require travel (0%-10%); incumbents must be able to obtain and maintain valid travel documentation at all times

· May require working outside of standard business hours (9:00am-5:00pm)

- Experience with PowerShell, PL/SQL, JavaScript is preferred

EEO Statement
Maximus is passionate about our employees and place their well-being at the center of our people strategy.  We are committed and proud to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve.  We value diversity, equity and inclusion and invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from people with disabilities, Indigenous, ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, veterans and gender identities recognizing that this is paramount for the growth and success of our organization.