Lead Software Engineer

Sun Life•Toronto, ON

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

As we continue to evolve how we attract and engage with our clients, they are also evolving how and when they want to interact with us. As the demand for immediate and convenient information increases, our systems, data, and digital properties are that much more important in creating meaningful experiences that inspire and energize our clients and sales professionals to believe that “Life’s brighter under the Sun”. 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 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, a strong team member and equally effective in communicating and adapting to change as they champion good design and alignment with technical strategies.

Requirements

7+ years’ progressive information technology experience with full application development life cycle and systems integration experience
Excellent working knowledge of the IBM OS/390 mainframe environment
Experience and understanding of TSO/ISPF, DB2, IMS, JCL and other mainframe utilities
Excellent problem analysis and trouble shooting skills
Strong leadership, planning, organizational and consulting skills
Experience with Ingenium and Pathfinder including PathFinder upgrades
Experience doing COBOL upgrades
Experience using COBOL or PLI, and SAS development languages
Understanding of MQ Series and other middleware technologies
Knowledge of Insurance and Wealth Investments Financial Service industries
Keen appetite for learning relevant technologies and for continuous self-improvement

Nice To Haves

Keen appetite for learning relevant technologies and for continuous self-improvement
Familiarity with Git, Bitbucket, and Jenkins is a plus
Experience with agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban would be an asset

Responsibilities

Deliver the analysis, design, development, and implementation of solutions
Utilize technical knowledge to lead technical discussions with stakeholders and external technical partners in a manner that ensures understanding of risks, options, and overall solutions
Continuously strive to improve the client experience, our team, and our processes
Keep current with trends in emerging technologies and how they could apply to Sun Life
Design, develop, support, and analyze large scale applications and systems

Benefits

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 learning, coaching and 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 coworkers
Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life.
We are proud to be a hybrid organization that offers our employees the choice and flexibility to work from both the office and virtually based on the needs of the business, our Clients and you!
Several work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs.