Software Engineer (Java, .NET, Python)

at  Sun Life

You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You’ll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you’ll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.

JAVA SOFTWARE ENGINEER, DEVOPS (DEVELOPER EXPERIENCE)

You are passionate about technology and this digital era. You are an agent of change, looking forward to a meaningful and impactful role. You seek challenges, take risks, and live your life intensively. You work well with others; you listen but also speak your mind clearly. You see solutions instead of obstacles; you get inspired and try to inspire. You believe that change is possible, and you can make it happen.

PREFERRED SKILLS:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a strong, collaborative multi-site team.
• Excellent organizing, planning and time management skills.
• Self-directed and proactive; thinking beyond the immediate problem with ability to analyze situations/problems systematically and deliver effective right-sized solutions in a timely manner.
• Possess an inherent passion for continuous improvement and innovation.
• Customer and results focused.
• Flexible and adaptable with the ability to align to changing priorities.

UNIQUE / ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• We know there are endless tools in the DevOps toolbox, and we don’t expect you to come in as an expert on everything, but you are looking forward to experimenting and learning.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Technology and Transformation Strategy team is looking for a Software Engineer with experience developing, implementing, supporting, and analyzing large-scale applications, pipelines and tooling systems that support the end-to-end development process.
To be successful in this role, you will have been a Software Engineer with at least 2 years experience in Java and have DevOps Build and Deployment Engineering experience (CI/CD). CI/CD refers to pipeline and tools that focus on the software build, test, packaging, and deployment automation including tools and processes.
The successful candidate will have strong technical and problem-solving skills and will show initiative, be accepting of responsibility and be accountable for results.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

• Provide packaging instructions to our software rollout teams for key software that is needed by our development teams, including IntelliJ, Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, Android Studio.
• Test software rollout packages to ensure they work on various configurations, such as Windows and macOS.
• Build example applications and pipelines for use by applications development teams when onboarding and training new members.
• Build applications in Java for automating the process in a modular way using APIs (REST web services) built on the Sun Life API platform powered by tools like SwaggerHub and RapidAPI.
• Create pipeline code in technology appropriate scripting or programming languages depending on the context of the technology being delivered (Java, .NET, and more)
• Collaborate with team members to deliver fully automated CI/CD systems.
• Deploys, configures, manages, and performs ongoing maintenance of DevOps pipeline, metrics gathering and tools automation code.
• Be the custodian of shared DevOps pipeline code and scripts for multiple technologies.
• Provide, maintain, and manage the appropriate release policy, processes, standards, and procedures.
• Create or improve the automated deployment processes, techniques, and tools.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical operational issues related to DevOps pipeline.
• Ensure information security standards and requirements are incorporated into all solutions.
• Stay current with trends in emerging technologies and how they could apply to Sun Life.