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.

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Life, we're driven by our Purpose: helping our Clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives. When you join Sun Life, you'll work with passionate colleagues and empowering leaders who support your growth and celebrate your contributions, so you can make a meaningful difference in our Clients' lives. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.

The e-Business team in Application Operations Support (AOS) provides operations and support services to ensure reliability of IT applications to deliver seamless Digital experiences for our clients. Through innovation, continuous improvement, and collaboration, we strive to find new and better ways to bring value to Sun Life. We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer who thrives in high-impact environments and brings 7+ years of Java application support, analysis, and development experience.

The ideal candidate is a calm, confident problem solver who can take ownership during production incidents, drive resolution, and collaborate effectively across Delivery, Infrastructure, and IT Operations.

Monitoring & Observability Implement end-to-end monitoring, logging, and alerting for applications and infrastructure.

Proactively identify performance degradation, capacity risks, and reliability gaps.

Perform capacity planning and performance tuning to support growth.

Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent discipline

3+ years with Incident Management Processes in IT operations

7+ years experience in: Java,



JavaScript & web development languages like HTML, XML, CSS Java Enterprise Edition (J2EE) technologies such as Servlet, JDBC and JSP Spring framework

1+ years experience in: ReactJS/ React.js - Angular Container technologies – Kubernetes, Docker Web Security Knowledge (OWASP top 10)

Learn on the job: Web services and frameworks such as SOAP, REST API, Java APIs, JSON, Spring Boot Database technologies like SQL, Oracle, POSTGRES DevOps tools - Jenkins, Artifactory, Bitbucket/Git, Gradle, Maven, CDD, Ansible Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Exposure to Agile framework (Kanban, Scrum) Experience working with cloud hosted applications / servers on AWS. Exposure to team collaboration tools like Confluence, JIRA, Service Now, MS Teams Experience with Kafka and light car proxy Use of AI based tools to bring efficiency Knowledge of Middleware technologies such as WebSphere/WebLogic

Collaboration and teamwork Continuous learning mindset Familiar with AI Ops capabilities, experience developing / implementing AI based tools is an added advantage Ability to work in a dynamic environment with changing priorities Be able to lead/drive investigations involving a cross-functional team Strong analysis, debugging and problem-solving skills Ability to produce succinct reports on incident impact,



root cause and follow-ups Solid written and verbal communication skills The role includes on-call and after-hours support on a team rotation basis. This role requires Canadian Enhanced Reliability Security clearance [a minimum of 5 years of consecutive residency in Canada].

The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential. As a hybrid organization, you and your leader use business and Client needs to choose where you work, at home or in the office

This role requires Reliability Security 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. Must be able to satisfactorily complete applicable background checks prior to the start date and during employment, in accordance with Sun Life's policies and practices.

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.

Job Category: IT - Application Development

Our supportive, versatile, and inclusive work environment is one where you - and your career - can thrive. Whatever your aspirations, collaborative leaders and colleagues are ready to help you learn, grow, and succeed. Our purpose is to help Clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives. As part of Sun Life's growing team, you have an impact on people in your community and around the world. Use data to drive bold actions. Be agile and pivot as we test and learn.

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Life, we're driving transformation, sustainability and innovation for our Clients, employees, partners, and communities.

📌 Senior Software Development Engineer - Test (Remote Working) (Toronto)
🏢 Sun Life Financial
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