Job Description: About the Role: Associate Software Engineer - .NET Join the Platforms and Engineering group and help shape the future of Sun Life's technology.

We're looking for a talented Associate Software Engineer- .NET to own meaningful projects that drive real impact for our clients' financial security and wellbeing.

You will have genuine autonomy to innovate and bring your creative ideas to life within an Agile workplace that values fast learning and iterative improvement.

What Makes This Different? You'll work in an environment where you're empowered to experiment, fail fast and iterate toward excellence.

We value creative thinking and give you real ownership over the impact you deliver.

What will you do? Own end-to-end solutions - Collaborate with designers, business analysts, and testing specialists to design and deliver high-quality applications that solve real client problems.

Modernize legacy systems - Evaluate and upgrade existing applications to adopt current technologies and frameworks to reduce technical debt.

Bridge teams seamlessly - Coordinate with onshore and offshore teams to ensure excellence across development, testing, and implementation.

Champion quality and security - Embed information security standards into every solution you build while maintaining application performance and stability in production environments.

Lead through problem-solving - Take ownership of incident analysis, resolution, and performance optimization; escalate strategically when needed.

What do you need to succeed? Core Requirements:



Minimum of 1 year professional IT experience in Agile-based application development.

Proficiency with C#, .NET, ASP.NET, REST API, SOAP-based web services.

Proficiency with SQL, SQL Server knowledge, relational database concept.

Familiarity with CI/Dev

Ops tools (TFS, Git, Artifactory, NuGet) and unit test automation.

Familiarity with modern development tools including GenAI and Copilot.

Bonus Qualifications: Financial services or insurance industry background.

Experience with Java.

Additional Requirements: Participate in rotating on-call support for production environments.

Participate in periodic weekend / after-hours work to support project implementations and system upgrades.

Flexibility for occasional after-hours work and periodic travel between Sun Life locations.

Unique Requirements: This role requires Reliability Status Clearance.

In addition to a law enforcement inquiry and a credit check, as part of your application, the Government of Canada will ask if you lived or travelled outside of Canada for 6-consecutive months during the last 5 years, and you must account for all activities during this time.

What’s in it for you? Being a member of the Sun Life family, a group of people united by our Purpose: to help Clients and Employees achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives.

An environment of continuous learning, development, and improvement.

Internal mobility is supported by leaders who are dedicated to fueling your professional growth.

As a hybrid organization, you and your leader use business and Client needs to choose where you work, at home or in the office.

📌 Associate Software Engineer (Waterloo)
🏢 Sun Life
📍 Waterloo