Application Developer Co-op (Winter 2027)

Open to students registered in a recognized co-op program only. • Duration: Winter & Spring 2027 (January to August 2027) • Location: Victoria, BC - our office is located on the Selkirk Waterfront along the Gorge Inlet, offering stunning views of downtown Victoria and the Olympic Mountains. You’ll also have easy access to the nearby Galloping Goose Regional Trail for walking and cycling. • Salary: $2,040.97 bi-weekly – Grid 7, Step 3 (for students working towards a diploma or bachelor's degree) or $2,335.03 bi-weekly – Grid 12, Step 3 (for students working towards a post-graduate degree) • Grant: As part of our inVESTED scholarship program, you may be eligible for reimbursement up to a maximum of $1,000 per four-month work term to cover the cost of co-op work term tuition fees. • Hybrid Work Model: You will have the flexibility to work part of the time on-campus and part of the time off-campus. The requirement for in-office presence is a minimum of 40% of your schedule in a month. Additional requirements are determined by the role functions and operational needs of each business area. • Skills for Success Program: Engage with other co-op students in a monthly virtual event designed to build connection and community while developing skills to support your success. • LinkedIn Learning: During your time working here, you will have 24/7 unlimited access to over 16,000 online courses to help support your personal, educational, and professional goals. • Team: The Information Technology Engineering branch (ITE) provides the IT services to the BC Pension Corporation including Solution Design and Application Development & Maintenance, Release Management and Deployment.

Responsibilities Under the direction of the Assistant Director, IT Engineering, this position will experience a diverse variety of tasks through all stages of the software development life cycle: • Engineering administrative systems based upon business functional specification • Unit and integration testing of engineered solutions • Developing, streamlining, and communicating processes and best practices • Documenting technical solutions to enable ongoing application maintenance • Participating in software design and development reviews • Provide ongoing application support by addressing bugs and defects Learning Outcomes Candidates can expect gaining experience in the following areas: • Full stack development using a variety of technologies • Good understanding of day-to-day software development experience in a mid-size organization. • Experience with Software Development Live Cycle (SDLC) including Release Management. • Experience with GitHub, GitHub Tasks, GitHub Actions and CoPilot. • Developing PaaS solutions and deploying to Cloud Services like Azure. • Integrating with various 3rd party APIs

Qualifications This opportunity is available to 3rd or 4th year Computer Science and Software/Computer Engineering students and graduate level students studying Computer Engineering/Science or related fields. You will bring your enthusiasm to contribute, willingness to learn new skills and tools, strong sense of ownership, and your disciplined approach to software development. Knowledge and/or experience in the following areas would be an asset: • Experience working with application development languages such as Java, C#, T-SQL and Oracle SQL • Experience consuming REST APIs and working with Swagger • Experience with the Linux operating system and command-line interface • Love working in a team environment, developing consensus rather than going it alone • Ability to analyze complex issues, develop and recommend options, and implement solutions As part of your application, please provide the following documents: • Cover letter • Resume • Transcripts (unofficial transcripts are accepted) Diversity & Inclusion BC Pension Corporation is an equal opportunity employer committed to establishing an inclusive, equitable, and accessible environment for all. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status or any other basis protected by applicable law. We are committed to ensuring that reasonable accommodations are made available to persons with disabilities during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes and will provide reasonable accommodations upon request. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please email us at co-op@pensionsbc.ca. Thank you for your interest in working with us. We will let you know about your status in this competition as soon as possible. If you have questions about this opportunity, please email us at co-op@pensionsbc.ca.

About the organization The IT Engineering branch is responsible for technical integration within and across systems in the corporate product portfolio, ensuring the appropriate technical solutions are being delivered, appropriate governance is applied, risks and technical solutions are being delivered, appropriate governance is applied, risks and technical deficits are mitigated, issues are resolved, and sound sustainable technical solutions are successfully implemented. The team ensures that the solutions implemented are as intended and that technical debt is both managed and maintainable.

About the company BC Pension Corporation is one of the largest professional pension service providers in Canada. We serve over 780,000 active and retired members and more than 1,000 plan employers, paying out more than $540 million in benefits each month (over $6.5 billion a year) to over 240,000 retirees. One in eight BC citizens is a member of one of the five pension plans we serve. Services include providing plan information to members and employers, managing contributions and member records, paying pension benefits, and providing policy, financial and communication services to plan boards. We are a community of dedicated professionals who share common beliefs about client service and a desire to make our organization an even better place tomorrow than it is today.