Job Description

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.

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Job Description (heading) / Description Du Poste (titre)

Canada Asset Management & Individual Insurance & Investments (ISS) team is in search of a collaborative Senior Software Engineer with the ability to deliver the analysis, solution design, development, and implementation of projects; who is an effective communicator who will utilize their technical/business knowledge to lead technical discussions with project development teams, business sponsors, and external technical partners in a manner that ensures understanding of risks, options, and overall solutions; who has the ability to effectively consult/support technical discussions with peers and Business Sponsors ensuring alignment to both technology and business visions; who is a collaborative team member who continuously strives to improve the client experience, our team, and our processes; and who keeps current with trends in emerging technologies and how they could apply to Sun Life.

Preferred Skills (heading) / Compétences Particulières (titre)

8+ years’ progressive information technology experience with full application development life cycle and systems integration experience
Excellent working knowledge of the IBM OS/390 mainframe environment
Experience and understanding of TSO/ISPF, DB2, IMS, JCL and other mainframe utilities
Working knowledge of the Cobol / PLI and SAS development languages
Understanding of MQ Series and other middleware technologies
Experience with Git, Bitbucket, Jenkins, SonarQube, Artifactory, Ansible and CDD

Qualifications (heading) / Compétences (titre)

Graduate of BS Computer Science or other IT equivalent course
Minimum of 8 years relevant work experience
Knowledge of Insurance and Wealth Investments Financial Service industries
Excellent problem analysis and trouble shooting skills
Strong leadership, planning, organizational and consulting skills
Keen appetite for learning relevant technologies and for continuous self-improvement
Willing to work on mid-shift schedule

Responsibilities (heading) / Responsabilités (titre)

Collaborate with teams and peers to think beyond the immediate problem, and analyze situations systematically to deliver effective right-sized solutions
Coach and provide leadership to peers on tools, techniques, and processes
Be cognizant of the future direction of systems, impact to the business and how future and current systems can be exploited for the benefit of the portfolio by staying current on assessments of technology for the business
Build strong relationships/credibility within business and IT ultimately influencing positive outcomes
Lead, co-ordinate and/or execute technical work such as design and development
Demonstrate strong ownership of technical work
Perform health checks of existing systems to identify if technology changes are required to remain current
Create/update living documentation for current design and participate in peer reviews
Key participant in providing estimates and identifying key stakeholders

Job Category:

IT - Application Development

Posting End Date:

18/07/2024