Senior Software Engineer (DevOps)

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.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Candidates must be eligible for Reliability Status Clearance, which requires that they have lived and worked in Canada for the past 5 consecutive years. No exceptions, please.

PREFERRED SKILLS / ASSETS:

• Knowledge of developing CICD pipelines using Terraform and/or Hashicorp Terraform certification would be an asset.
• Java experience is an asset.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of AWS services serverless architectures.
• Previous experience with test-driven development and unit testing.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities, with a proactive approach to challenges.
• Excellent communication skills (both written and oral), combined with strong interpersonal skills.

ROLE SUMMARY:

Are you an experienced and versatile Senior Software Engineer with a wide range of technical skills and a passion for driving innovation? If you excel in a collaborative environment and are eager to contribute to innovative projects, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our dynamic team!

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Analyze, investigate, and recommend solutions for continuous improvements, process enhancements, identify pain points, and more efficient workflows. Create templates, standards, and models to facilitate future implementations and adjust priorities when necessary.
• Demonstrate that you are a collaborative communicator by fearlessly and confidently speaking up, bringing people together, facilitating meetings, recording minutes and actions, and rallying the team towards a common goal.
• Utilize Jira and Confluence to efficiently manage project workflows, track progress, and facilitate collaboration. Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, using Agile methodologies for project development.
• Implement effective branching strategies such as Gitflow and Trunk based development to maintain version control. Utilize Git and Bitbucket for efficient source control management.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using configuration management tools (e.g. Ansible, Chef, Puppet); Implement continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines using automation tools (e.g. Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD)
• Work with Python to design, develop, and deliver high-quality software solutions.
• Conduct thorough code reviews to ensure code quality and adherence to coding standards.