Principal Software Engineer

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:

We are looking for an experienced and high-performing individual to join our Software Engineering team as a Principal Software Engineer. This senior technical role is focused on Project and Operational support for the Credit Risk application. Credit Risk is an inhouse built application with an internal web UI and ETL processes to move and transform source files which provides the business area the ability to perform credit assessments.

What will you do?  

• Provide ongoing support of UI Web interface and ETL functionality production including responding to service requests, problem analysis, resolution, escalation and reporting as necessary. 
• Design and development of new credit risk scorecards and enhancement to existing scorecards.
• Provide technical leadership ensuring the appropriate technical solutions are being delivered, appropriate governance is applied, risks are mitigated, issues are resolved and implementations are successful.
• Identify and participate in improvement, system renewal, stability, upgrade, and Disaster Recovery projects. 
• As a member of the team, interface with developers, infrastructure teams, system designers, business system analysts, application analysts and testing specialists to deliver high quality solutions and maintain a stable, high performing application environment. 
• Create and maintain supporting documentation. 
• This role includes on-call and after hours support on a team rotation basis. 

What do you need to succeed?  

• 10+ years of progressive information technology experience with full application development life cycle and systems integration experience using C# and/or Informatica Powercenter
• University degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience 
• Relational database experience (MS SQL Server). 
• Excellent collaboration skills and proven ability to adapt to challenges, coaching and mentoring.
• Ability to work in a global multi-site environment and working in a matrix environment, onshore/offshore IT mode. 
• Experience with the DevOps tools (Git, Bitbucket, Jenkins, CDD, Ansible)
• Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) best practices
• Knowledge of ITIL standards and best practices

What’s in it for you?  

• A flexible work schedule, so long as it includes core working hours. 
• Competitive salary
• Being part of our journey in developing the next greatest digital experience
• Wellness programs that support the three pillars of your health – mental, physical, and financial. 
• Membership in a highly collaborative, supportive, and productive team 
• An extensive support system for continual learning including company-run courses and access to online learning platforms. 

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 [email protected].

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.

Salary Range:

84,000/84 000 - 138,000/138 000

Job Category:

IT - Application Development

Posting End Date:

21/10/2024