Technical Analyst, Mine Engineering Systems (Contract)

Closing Date; July 31st

As part of the Engineering Systems Team, the Senior Technical Analyst will be a key member of the Digital Operations team responsible for software development and sustainment of drilling and blasting systems using Agile approaches. This work includes software development activities, system delivery release management, change management, software quality assurance and support of the current system. Specific systems to be improved are Drilling and Blasting systems (DABS+) and other custom developed solutions within the Mine Engineering domain. Activities include software development (ASP.NET + .NET Core, C++ including Standard Template Library / API development, C#), system design, specification and estimation, development of Service Based Applications (Windows & WCF Services), quality assurance. Enhancements will include development of system integrations between vendor systems and our custom system.
Key results would be to craft and improve application functionality according to user specifications as well as the refactoring of C++ and C# code towards better maintainability and robustness. The ideal candidate would be adept at understanding sophisticated systems to help solve end-user requirements.

This is an initial 12-month contract based in Calgary, AB with potential travel of ~10% to Sparwood/Fernie to gain familiarity with business processes and customers.

Responsibilities:

•Be a courageous safety leader, adhere to and sponsor safety and environmental rules and procedures.
•Full stack software development: application development, deployments releases, incident management, handling defects, etc.
•Configuring application servers and system configuration management, including SQL Server Configuration Manager and security
•Business analysis and software implementation: applying systems thinking when performing requirements gathering with customers
•Provide technical leadership to teams by specifying and implementing data contracts / integrations
•Perform QA and configuration management across a suite of complex systems
•Migration/adjustment of the drill and blast systems to .NET Core and adding functional capabilities in support of business process changes

Qualifications:

•5+ years of object-oriented software development experience in C++ and C# with ASP.NET MVC experience doing full stack development of secure applications to business specifications
•Experienced with Embarcadero C++ Builder development
•Mining and/or drill and blasting domain knowledge is an asset
•Experience migrating systems to a cloud-based architecture is considered valuable
•Enhancements, incident and defect management experience with ServiceNow is helpful
•Previous experience with business analysis and implementation of small software development projects is preferred
•Familiarity with frameworks such as VueJS, NodeJS, and other alternatives
•Familiarity with Agile and DevOps processes and tools including Azure DevOps is preferred
•Power BI Analytics is an asset
•Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery of custom solutions using the Microsoft technology stack, MSBuild and Azure DevOps.
•Source Management with Git/Azure Repos within a Small distributed team.
•Experience with Windows Thick Client Software Development (traditional Windows applications), Windows Service Development
•Prior software development background including development of distributed applications
•SQL Server database application development with SQL Server 2016 or above including development and support of stored procedures and SSRS Reports.
•IIS web server configuration experience
•Familiarity with ORM tools like NHibernate and Entity framework
•Self-motivated with a passion for quickly learning new processes and technologies
•Previous experience taking a lead role for system support
•Dedicated problem solver who can work independently and effectively as part of a small team
•Thrives in a collaborative cross-team development framework working to contribute value and innovate

About Teck:

At Teck, we value diversity. Our teams work collaboratively and respect each person’s unique perspective and contribution. Qualified applicants interested in joining a dynamic team are encouraged to submit a resume and cover letter electronically. We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for the position; however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

Teck is a diversified resource company committed to responsible mining and mineral development with major business units focused on copper, steelmaking coal and zinc, as well as investments in energy assets. Teck has been named one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for the six consecutive years. Teck has also been named to the Forbes list of the World’s Best Employers for the past two years and is one of Canada's Top Employers for Young People. Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, its shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols TECK.A and TECK.B and the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TECK.

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