Student, Associate Software Engineer - Mainframe

Sun Life•Waterloo, ON

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

Energetic Student Associate Software Engineer sought by industry-leading Canadian Asset Management & Insurance Company. In this role, you will work together with experienced software engineers, sub architects, business analysts, and testers to design, develop, and implement solutions. You will learn our software delivery methodology, good software development practice, and continuously grow your technical knowledge, communication skills, and leadership skills.

Requirements

Graduation date of December 2026 or later
Strong collaboration and communication skills
Keen appetite for learning relevant technologies and for continuous self-improvement

Nice To Haves

Excellent communication and organization skills
Familiarity with Git, Bitbucket, and Jenkins is a plus
IBM Z Xplore concepts badge, JCL, COBOL, or PLI an asset
Experience with agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban would be an asset

Responsibilities

Be a collaborative team member who continuously strives to improve the client experience, our team, and our processes
Work with an agile squad updating AI Agents to automate their existing legacy processes as part of Sun Life’s mainframe modernization efforts
Learn JCL, COBOL or PL1, IMS, DB2, IDz and other mainframe programming skills
Grow your problem solving and software development skills
Demonstrate strong ownership of technical work
Create/update team artifacts and deliver value to the client

Benefits

A friendly, collaborative, and inclusive culture where you’re an innovator and trusted partner
An environment of continuous learning and improvement
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 co-workers