Senior Software Engineer (AWS Glue)

Bring us your passion for digital or data analytics, and we’ll put you to work on exciting initiatives that answer the challenge: "How can we do that better?” Working with a dedicated team of energetic, forward-thinking innovators, you’ll stretch your imagination and sharpen your skills on the leading-edge projects that are keeping Sun Life Financial ahead of the curve. You want more than a job; you want a career - a career with a company that encourages learning and personal growth. You want to be “one of the best”.

Job Description:

We are looking for an experienced and high-performing individual to join our Software Engineering team as a Senior Software Engineer.  This technical role is responsible for the building, integrating, deployment, and support using AWS technologies such as GLUE, S3 and Lambda etc. In this role you will have opportunity to work with leading-edge technologies and leveraging AWS Cloud based data platform.

The successful incumbent will have strong technical and problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently. As a member of the team that supports AWS Cloud based applications, responsibilities include application support, responding to service requests, debugging and problem solving, security reviews, maintaining stability, requirements analysis, performance and tuning, application development and unit testing, writing technical specifications, as well as participation in transitions to support and design reviews. The desirable candidate will show initiative, be accepting of responsibility and be accountable for results.

What will you do?

• Provide ongoing support of AWS Cloud based on Finance application systems in production including responding to service requests, problem analysis, resolution, escalation and reporting as necessary.
• Identify and participate in improvement, system renewal, stability, upgrade, and Disaster Recovery projects.
• As a member of the Finance operations support 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.
• Participate in various review processes - e.g Business Requirements, Test plans, Design reviews, etc to gain a solid understanding of the application and provide input into the various deliverables from a support perspective.
• Design, develop, code, test, and debug programs for various projects.
• This role includes on-call and after hours support on a team rotation basis.

What do you need to succeed?

Experience & Credentials

• University degree in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience.
• 7+ years of progressive information technology experience, including full application development life cycle and systems integration using ETL tools
• Demonstrated expertise with AWS GLUE.
• Excellent collaboration skills with proven ability to adapt to challenges.
• Demonstrated coaching and mentoring capabilities.
• Strong communication and analytical skills encompassing conceptual thinking, requirements interpretation, solution creation, and problem-solving.
• Ability to work effectively in global, multi-site environments and matrix organizational structures (onshore/offshore IT models).
• Capacity to engage with diverse technical teams and interface with peripheral technical departments.
• Experience creating comprehensive technical documentation, including data mappings, lineage, and data flow diagrams.

Technical Proficiencies

• Advanced proficiency in SQL (Postgres/Oracle) with demonstrated strong core competency.
• Expertise in designing and building development frameworks using Python/PySpark and GLUE.
• Proficiency in Linux/Unix environments (command line, scripting, PuTTY/SSH).
• Hands-on experience with DevOps tools (Git, Bitbucket, Jenkins, CI/CD, Ansible).
• Proven understanding of Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) best practices.
• Knowledge of file transfer processes and protocols (FTP/SFTP) - Familiarity with ITIL standards and best practices.

Desirable Qualifications

• Experience with additional ETL tools (IICS/IDMC, Aptitude Studio)
• Proficiency in Java, JavaScript, and web development languages (HTML, XML, CSS)

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
• Flexible Benefits from the day you join to meet the needs of you and your family.
• 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.

Unique Requirements: 

As a condition of the role, the successful candidate must obtain a Government of Canada Reliability Status security clearance through Sun Life.

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 thebrightside@sunlife.com.

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.

We may use artificial intelligence to support candidate sourcing, screening, interview scheduling.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Salary Range:

90,000/90 000 - 140,000/140 000

Job Category:

IT - Application Development

Posting End Date:

26/03/2026