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Collaborative Senior Software Engineer sought by industry-leading Canadian Asset Management & Insurance Company.

For a journey this exciting and complex, we are looking for an experienced Mainframe Software Engineer who can design, develop, support, and analyze large scale applications and systems. The successful candidate will be an Ingenium subject matter expert, have strong technical and problem-solving skills, and will show initiative, be accepting of responsibility and be accountable for results.

We operate in a world where time-to-market and evolving business priorities drive our plans. The awesome person who fills this role will need to be resilient and equally effective in communicating and adapting to change as they champion good design and alignment with technical strategies.

What will you do?

• Provide Ingenium subject matter expertise to deliver analysis, solution design, development and implementation of projects
• Communicate effectively and utilize your technical and 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
• Effectively consult/support technical discussions with peers and Business Sponsors ensuring alignment to both technology and business visions
• Be a collaborative team member who continuously strives to improve the client experience, our team, and our processes.
• Stay current with trends in emerging technologies and how they could apply to Sun Life

What you will need to succeed?

• Proven track record designing, implementing and troubleshooting Ingenium insurance solutions.
• 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.
• Stay current with trends in emerging technologies and how they could apply to Sun Life
• Ideally you will have one or more of the following:
  • 8+ years’ progressive information technology experience with full application development life cycle and systems integration experience
  • Keen appetite for learning relevant technologies and for continuous self-improvement
  • Excellent working knowledge of the IBM OS/390 mainframe environment
  • Excellent working knowledge of COBOL, TSO/ISPF, DB2, JCL and other mainframe utilities
  • Understanding of JSP, MQ Series and other middleware technologies
  • Experience with Git, Bitbucket, Jenkins, SonarQube, Artifactory, Ansible and CDD
  • Excellent problem analysis and trouble shooting skills
  • Strong leadership, planning, organizational and consulting skills
  • Working knowledge of IMS as well as the PL/I and SAS development languages
  • Knowledge of Insurance and Wealth Investments Financial Service industries

What’s in it for you:

• Opportunity to help evolve our brand through projects and initiatives that contribute to helping our Clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives
• To be part of a dynamic team of professionals in a highly collaborative environment
• Grow strength and feel comfortable with managing ambiguity, flexibility, and nimbleness.
• Recognition; everyone is a contributor
• Opportunities to grow your skills through on the job coaching and formal training
• To be part of an innovative culture where continuous improvement is valued, rewarded, and embedded in what we do.
• To use an industry-leading desktop development toolkit which integrates into a full Continuous Delivery pipeline.
• Opportunities to socialize and team build through fun activities with coworkersGreat Place to Work® Certified in Canada and the US - 2022Why Sun Life:
• Great Place to Work® award for Best Workplaces for #HybridWork
• 2022 Named “Best Places to Work” by Glassdoor - 2021
• Canada Award for Excellence for Mental Health at Work
• 2021 Flexible hybrid work model including in-country work-from-home if you prefer.
• Pension, stock and savings programs to help build and enhance your future financial security.

Notes / Unique Requirements

• Occasional weekend work in support of project implementations
• Participation in an on-call rotation may be required.

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The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted. It may vary depending on the work location of the successful candidate or other factors. In addition to Base Pay, eligible Sun Life employees participate in various incentive plans, payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance. Certain sales focused roles have sales incentive plans based on individual or group sales results.

Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our clients, the communities where we operate and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.

Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process or those needing job postings in an alternative format may e-mail a request to thebrightside@sunlife.com.

At Sun Life we strive to create a flexible work environment where our employees are empowered to do their best work. Several flexible work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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